Most Yearly Precipitation in Louisville History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Louisville, Kentucky history from 1893–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Louisville History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Louisville, Kentucky has ever received in a single calendar year is 68.8 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 30, 2024: 15.4 inches

Louisville Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	132	15.4
2023	80	41.1
2022	72	43.0
2021	39	48.5
2020	16	52.9
2019	14	53.3
2018	1	68.8
2017	62	44.6
2016	68	43.6
2015	3	62.4
2014	70	43.3
2013	13	53.6
2012	51	45.7
2011	2	68.0
2010	92	38.5
2009	12	53.9
2008	43	46.8
2007	63	44.5
2006	7	56.9
2005	86	39.9
2004	18	52.3
2003	35	49.1
2002	15	53.0
2001	65	44.0
2000	56	45.2
1999	102	37.4
1998	49	46.3
1997	28	49.7
1996	24	50.7
1995	77	42.2
1994	112	36.0
1993	41	47.4
1992	83	40.8
1991	95	38.2
1990	6	57.5
1989	23	51.0
1988	100	37.5
1987	120	32.7
1986	101	37.5
1985	98	37.8
1984	32	49.4
1983	42	47.4
1982	54	45.4
1981	116	34.0
1980	96	37.9
1979	4	59.8
1978	48	46.5
1977	34	49.1
1976	115	34.2
1975	9	56.3
1974	73	42.9
1973	11	54.0
1972	31	49.4
1971	76	42.3
1970	19	52.2
1969	109	36.8
1968	104	37.3
1967	66	43.9
1966	60	44.9
1965	88	39.8
1964	46	46.6
1963	94	38.4
1962	85	39.9
1961	26	50.0
1960	91	38.7
1959	107	37.1
1958	87	39.8
1957	25	50.1
1956	81	41.0
1955	52	45.6
1954	119	32.9
1953	124	30.4
1952	99	37.6
1951	22	51.2
1950	5	59.4
1949	45	46.7
1948	55	45.3
1947	125	30.3
1946	113	36.0
1945	21	51.5
1944	93	38.5
1943	127	29.1
1942	71	43.2
1941	123	30.6
1940	110	36.4
1939	53	45.5
1938	79	41.3
1937	20	52.1
1936	131	20.1
1935	130	23.3
1934	122	31.1
1933	33	49.2
1932	105	37.2
1931	128	28.7
1930	129	26.5
1929	69	43.4
1928	61	44.6
1927	8	56.5
1926	74	42.9
1925	117	33.9
1924	97	37.8
1923	27	50.0
1922	57	45.2
1921	37	48.9
1920	90	39.0
1919	38	48.6
1918	84	40.4
1917	59	44.9
1916	17	52.9
1915	75	42.9
1914	118	33.5
1913	58	45.1
1912	47	46.6
1911	103	37.3
1910	36	49.0
1909	30	49.5
1908	111	36.2
1907	50	46.3
1906	67	43.7
1905	29	49.7
1904	126	30.2
1903	114	35.8
1902	78	41.4
1901	121	31.2
1900	106	37.1
1899	82	40.9
1898	10	54.2
1897	44	46.7
1896	40	48.5
1895	108	36.9
1894	89	39.4
1893	64	44.3