Most Yearly Precipitation in Missoula History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Missoula History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Missoula, Montana has ever received in a single calendar year is 21.8 inches which occurred in 1998.

Year to date though April 24, 2024: 3.4 inches

Missoula Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	130	3.4
2023	61	13.8
2022	106	11.0
2021	89	12.0
2020	58	14.0
2019	36	15.2
2018	24	16.0
2017	34	15.2
2016	57	14.0
2015	114	10.1
2014	28	15.6
2013	118	9.5
2012	31	15.3
2011	43	14.9
2010	23	16.1
2009	101	11.3
2008	64	13.7
2007	109	10.5
2006	16	16.6
2005	27	15.6
2004	37	15.2
2003	50	14.6
2002	111	10.2
2001	71	13.3
2000	82	12.4
1999	91	11.9
1998	1	21.8
1997	45	14.8
1996	4	19.6
1995	21	16.2
1994	94	11.6
1993	56	14.0
1992	96	11.6
1991	95	11.6
1990	69	13.5
1989	67	13.6
1988	104	11.1
1987	112	10.1
1986	17	16.6
1985	79	12.5
1984	70	13.3
1983	14	16.7
1982	30	15.4
1981	11	17.4
1980	6	19.4
1979	110	10.4
1978	93	11.8
1977	74	13.0
1976	119	9.1
1975	8	18.5
1974	107	10.8
1973	120	9.0
1972	63	13.7
1971	73	13.1
1970	39	15.1
1969	72	13.2
1968	75	12.9
1967	81	12.4
1966	103	11.1
1965	52	14.2
1964	35	15.2
1963	41	14.9
1962	88	12.0
1961	55	14.1
1960	115	9.9
1959	20	16.3
1958	13	17.0
1957	84	12.2
1956	38	15.2
1955	26	15.8
1954	66	13.6
1953	100	11.4
1952	124	8.6
1951	40	15.0
1950	53	14.2
1949	121	8.9
1948	42	14.9
1947	46	14.7
1946	86	12.0
1945	129	6.6
1944	78	12.8
1943	44	14.8
1942	47	14.7
1941	33	15.3
1940	80	12.5
1939	85	12.0
1938	76	12.8
1937	117	9.6
1936	92	11.8
1935	123	8.7
1934	98	11.4
1933	29	15.5
1932	105	11.0
1931	127	7.4
1930	77	12.8
1929	108	10.6
1928	112	10.1
1927	2	21.3
1926	68	13.5
1925	51	14.5
1924	125	8.5
1923	99	11.4
1922	131	0.0
1921	131	0.0
1920	128	6.8
1919	87	12.0
1918	32	15.3
1917	10	17.4
1916	60	13.8
1915	9	18.2
1914	122	8.8
1913	19	16.3
1912	15	16.7
1911	97	11.6
1910	90	12.0
1909	25	15.9
1908	7	19.3
1907	12	17.1
1906	83	12.3
1905	65	13.6
1904	126	8.4
1903	102	11.2
1902	59	13.9
1901	5	19.4
1900	54	14.2
1899	18	16.4
1898	49	14.6
1897	3	20.0
1896	48	14.6
1895	116	9.6
1894	62	13.7
1893	22	16.2