Most Yearly Precipitation in Lexington History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Lexington, Virginia history from 1889–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Lexington History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Lexington, Virginia has ever received in a single calendar year is 59.8 inches which occurred in 2003.

Year to date though April 30, 2024: 13.3 inches

Lexington Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	135	13.3
2023	85	36.7
2022	19	46.1
2021	69	38.6
2020	4	53.9
2019	13	47.3
2018	5	53.9
2017	76	37.7
2016	39	42.5
2015	43	41.9
2014	42	42.0
2013	10	48.4
2012	133	24.4
2011	33	43.1
2010	72	38.4
2009	8	49.1
2008	101	34.0
2007	94	35.6
2006	44	41.7
2005	66	39.1
2004	21	45.3
2003	1	59.8
2002	54	40.6
2001	125	30.0
2000	58	40.1
1999	121	30.8
1998	32	43.3
1997	109	32.6
1996	7	51.2
1995	18	46.3
1994	64	39.3
1993	87	36.6
1992	93	35.7
1991	45	41.6
1990	27	43.9
1989	15	46.9
1988	107	32.7
1987	59	40.1
1986	129	28.0
1985	80	37.1
1984	20	45.9
1983	67	39.0
1982	48	41.4
1981	131	27.7
1980	106	32.8
1979	3	57.5
1978	99	34.6
1977	119	31.0
1976	70	38.5
1975	28	43.9
1974	78	37.3
1973	38	42.6
1972	6	52.7
1971	103	33.6
1970	115	31.3
1969	75	37.9
1968	128	29.5
1967	62	39.6
1966	111	32.2
1965	112	31.8
1964	123	30.3
1963	130	27.8
1962	77	37.4
1961	16	46.9
1960	110	32.3
1959	12	47.5
1958	74	38.0
1957	60	40.1
1956	84	36.8
1955	98	35.2
1954	55	40.4
1953	96	35.5
1952	89	36.3
1951	82	36.9
1950	65	39.3
1949	31	43.4
1948	2	57.9
1947	34	43.1
1946	105	32.8
1945	86	36.6
1944	88	36.4
1943	95	35.6
1942	22	45.0
1941	124	30.2
1940	25	44.3
1939	118	31.0
1938	73	38.1
1937	9	49.0
1936	52	40.7
1935	24	44.4
1934	49	41.3
1933	97	35.3
1932	41	42.1
1931	104	33.0
1930	134	20.8
1929	35	43.0
1928	91	36.1
1927	53	40.6
1926	61	39.7
1925	132	24.8
1924	26	44.1
1923	113	31.8
1922	68	39.0
1921	127	29.7
1920	63	39.4
1919	46	41.5
1918	29	43.8
1917	126	29.9
1916	108	32.6
1915	30	43.7
1914	100	34.6
1913	40	42.1
1912	50	41.2
1911	83	36.9
1910	114	31.6
1909	92	35.8
1908	47	41.4
1907	11	48.1
1906	17	46.6
1905	57	40.1
1904	120	30.8
1903	36	42.8
1902	79	37.2
1901	116	31.1
1900	56	40.3
1899	51	40.8
1898	14	47.0
1897	81	37.1
1896	23	44.5
1895	117	31.0
1894	122	30.5
1893	37	42.6
1892	136	0.0
1891	90	36.1
1890	71	38.5
1889	102	33.8