Most Yearly Precipitation in Lead History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Lead, South Dakota history from 1909–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Lead History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Lead, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 49.5 inches which occurred in 2013.

Year to date though April 16, 2024: 5.7 inches

Lead Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	116	5.7
2023	34	31.1
2022	72	24.5
2021	76	23.8
2020	80	23.6
2019	6	40.3
2018	31	31.5
2017	96	20.8
2016	91	21.6
2015	14	35.5
2014	19	34.0
2013	1	49.5
2012	89	21.9
2011	43	28.7
2010	24	33.1
2009	16	35.1
2008	40	29.1
2007	27	32.2
2006	21	33.3
2005	28	32.1
2004	85	23.0
2003	50	27.3
2002	87	22.1
2001	65	24.9
2000	29	31.9
1999	38	30.4
1998	3	42.7
1997	17	34.3
1996	12	37.4
1995	4	41.1
1994	30	31.6
1993	9	39.2
1992	64	25.1
1991	62	25.5
1990	102	20.4
1989	37	31.0
1988	61	25.7
1987	77	23.7
1986	36	31.1
1985	100	20.5
1984	44	28.5
1983	55	26.9
1982	5	40.3
1981	95	21.0
1980	92	21.4
1979	83	23.3
1978	42	28.9
1977	32	31.4
1976	25	32.8
1975	54	26.9
1974	75	23.9
1973	49	27.4
1972	35	31.1
1971	18	34.3
1970	13	36.0
1969	70	24.5
1968	51	27.2
1967	41	28.9
1966	58	26.3
1965	11	37.8
1964	7	39.9
1963	22	33.2
1962	2	42.8
1961	110	17.6
1960	94	21.3
1959	79	23.7
1958	39	30.0
1957	53	27.1
1956	45	28.1
1955	26	32.6
1954	73	24.0
1953	68	24.8
1952	106	20.0
1951	60	26.2
1950	81	23.3
1949	104	20.2
1948	71	24.5
1947	78	23.7
1946	8	39.9
1945	57	26.5
1944	66	24.9
1943	107	19.8
1942	59	26.3
1941	56	26.6
1940	88	22.0
1939	108	18.5
1938	90	21.7
1937	97	20.8
1936	115	12.8
1935	109	18.4
1934	113	15.4
1933	67	24.8
1932	46	28.1
1931	114	14.7
1930	111	17.5
1929	47	28.1
1928	74	23.9
1927	63	25.2
1926	69	24.8
1925	84	23.1
1924	101	20.4
1923	20	33.6
1922	15	35.4
1921	112	16.4
1920	48	27.8
1919	93	21.3
1918	33	31.4
1917	99	20.5
1916	52	27.1
1915	23	33.2
1914	82	23.3
1913	102	20.4
1912	86	22.8
1911	105	20.2
1910	98	20.6
1909	10	38.9