Most Yearly Precipitation in Leadville History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Leadville, Colorado history from 1948–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Leadville History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Leadville, Colorado has ever received in a single calendar year is 22.1 inches which occurred in 1957.

Year to date though April 30, 2024: 7.5 inches

Leadville Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	72	7.5
2023	38	13.7
2022	24	15.3
2021	23	15.4
2020	26	15.1
2019	15	16.4
2018	48	12.3
2017	9	17.9
2016	13	16.8
2015	32	14.8
2014	7	18.1
2013	10	17.8
2012	58	10.9
2011	20	16.0
2010	31	14.9
2009	37	13.8
2008	63	9.6
2007	52	11.7
2006	47	12.4
2005	55	11.2
2004	51	12.3
2003	41	13.3
2002	61	9.8
2001	22	15.4
2000	27	15.1
1999	65	9.4
1998	53	11.4
1997	49	12.3
1996	3	20.2
1995	30	14.9
1994	68	8.3
1993	67	8.3
1992	25	15.2
1991	66	9.3
1990	50	12.3
1989	54	11.4
1988	64	9.6
1987	57	11.0
1986	34	14.5
1985	35	14.0
1984	45	12.7
1983	69	8.2
1982	62	9.8
1981	74	4.7
1980	77	0.7
1979	76	3.2
1978	75	3.2
1977	21	15.7
1976	71	7.7
1975	59	10.5
1974	60	10.1
1973	70	8.2
1972	56	11.1
1971	39	13.4
1970	8	18.0
1969	2	20.6
1968	28	15.1
1967	12	16.9
1966	36	13.9
1965	11	17.7
1964	29	14.9
1963	19	16.2
1962	17	16.3
1961	6	18.3
1960	40	13.4
1959	5	18.6
1958	44	12.9
1957	1	22.1
1956	42	13.2
1955	33	14.7
1954	46	12.6
1953	43	13.2
1952	14	16.6
1951	4	19.3
1950	16	16.3
1949	18	16.3
1948	73	5.5