Most Yearly Precipitation in Lexington History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Lexington, Kentucky history from 1872–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Lexington History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Lexington, Kentucky has ever received in a single calendar year is 72.0 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 30, 2024: 18.7 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	141	18.7
2023	93	41.3
2022	60	45.6
2021	15	57.0
2020	48	47.5
2019	17	56.0
2018	1	72.0
2017	39	49.2
2016	68	44.4
2015	8	59.9
2014	19	54.2
2013	9	59.5
2012	81	42.6
2011	2	66.4
2010	109	38.0
2009	20	54.0
2008	50	47.5
2007	72	43.7
2006	25	52.8
2005	131	33.5
2004	4	62.4
2003	23	53.4
2002	37	49.3
2001	104	39.0
2000	85	42.1
1999	135	31.9
1998	35	49.6
1997	10	59.1
1996	22	53.8
1995	33	50.1
1994	59	45.7
1993	62	45.6
1992	40	49.1
1991	87	41.8
1990	27	52.1
1989	24	53.2
1988	105	38.9
1987	119	36.7
1986	128	34.9
1985	111	37.8
1984	84	42.3
1983	96	40.8
1982	106	38.8
1981	120	36.7
1980	129	34.7
1979	21	54.0
1978	13	57.7
1977	100	40.2
1976	115	37.5
1975	11	59.1
1974	7	60.1
1973	30	50.9
1972	14	57.6
1971	67	44.7
1970	49	47.5
1969	102	39.5
1968	75	43.3
1967	61	45.6
1966	56	46.4
1965	134	32.1
1964	74	43.5
1963	133	33.1
1962	34	50.0
1961	53	47.0
1960	65	45.1
1959	107	38.6
1958	71	44.0
1957	43	48.6
1956	26	52.2
1955	51	47.3
1954	124	35.5
1953	103	39.2
1952	94	41.0
1951	18	54.5
1950	12	58.7
1949	44	48.5
1948	32	50.3
1947	98	40.4
1946	70	44.2
1945	46	47.7
1944	101	40.1
1943	86	41.8
1942	16	56.8
1941	132	33.1
1940	80	42.9
1939	42	48.7
1938	92	41.4
1937	31	50.6
1936	122	36.2
1935	3	65.8
1934	108	38.3
1933	41	49.0
1932	45	48.1
1931	97	40.5
1930	140	24.9
1929	90	41.5
1928	88	41.8
1927	79	43.0
1926	47	47.6
1925	114	37.5
1924	118	36.8
1923	55	46.6
1922	95	40.9
1921	77	43.1
1920	78	43.0
1919	29	51.1
1918	125	35.5
1917	117	36.9
1916	126	35.3
1915	66	44.9
1914	112	37.7
1913	69	44.4
1912	110	38.0
1911	116	37.3
1910	28	51.3
1909	36	49.4
1908	113	37.6
1907	91	41.4
1906	82	42.6
1905	64	45.2
1904	138	28.7
1903	136	30.7
1902	123	36.1
1901	137	30.3
1900	130	33.7
1899	99	40.2
1898	6	60.5
1897	38	49.2
1896	76	43.3
1895	127	35.3
1894	121	36.3
1893	83	42.6
1892	58	46.0
1891	63	45.5
1890	5	61.4
1889	89	41.5
1888	54	46.8
1887	143	5.7
1886	144	0.0
1885	144	0.0
1884	144	0.0
1883	144	0.0
1882	144	0.0
1881	144	0.0
1880	144	0.0
1879	144	0.0
1878	144	0.0
1877	144	0.0
1876	139	25.7
1875	57	46.0
1874	52	47.1
1873	73	43.5
1872	142	6.0