Most Yearly Precipitation in Modesto History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Modesto, California history from 1906–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Modesto History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Modesto, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 27.4 inches which occurred in 1983.

Year to date though April 13, 2024: 12.8 inches

Modesto Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	44	12.8
2023	17	15.9
2022	78	9.1
2021	34	13.8
2020	107	5.3
2019	52	11.8
2018	54	11.6
2017	42	12.9
2016	16	16.2
2015	98	7.3
2014	39	13.2
2013	108	4.7
2012	45	12.7
2011	61	10.8
2010	10	17.8
2009	82	8.9
2008	75	9.2
2007	97	7.4
2006	35	13.5
2005	31	14.1
2004	66	10.2
2003	84	8.6
2002	67	10.1
2001	24	14.8
2000	15	16.4
1999	93	7.6
1998	2	23.3
1997	72	9.8
1996	6	19.2
1995	3	21.0
1994	64	10.3
1993	13	16.7
1992	47	12.7
1991	73	9.8
1990	100	6.9
1989	99	7.1
1988	91	8.0
1987	53	11.6
1986	27	14.6
1985	71	9.8
1984	77	9.1
1983	1	27.4
1982	4	20.5
1981	28	14.3
1980	57	11.3
1979	41	13.0
1978	5	20.2
1977	92	7.7
1976	105	6.4
1975	76	9.2
1974	58	11.3
1973	9	18.2
1972	94	7.6
1971	80	9.0
1970	18	15.7
1969	23	14.9
1968	33	13.9
1967	46	12.7
1966	95	7.5
1965	62	10.8
1964	68	10.1
1963	36	13.5
1962	55	11.5
1961	85	8.6
1960	88	8.3
1959	70	9.8
1958	7	19.2
1957	50	12.3
1956	81	8.9
1955	21	15.4
1954	60	10.8
1953	103	6.6
1952	43	12.8
1951	51	12.2
1950	14	16.6
1949	101	6.9
1948	59	11.3
1947	104	6.4
1946	90	8.0
1945	37	13.4
1944	32	14.1
1943	64	10.3
1942	30	14.3
1941	11	17.5
1940	8	18.7
1939	87	8.3
1938	20	15.4
1937	19	15.7
1936	26	14.7
1935	22	15.0
1934	74	9.7
1933	63	10.3
1932	89	8.0
1931	49	12.4
1930	83	8.8
1929	106	5.7
1928	79	9.1
1927	109	4.7
1926	112	0.0
1925	112	0.0
1924	112	0.0
1923	112	0.0
1922	112	0.0
1921	112	0.0
1920	112	0.0
1919	112	0.0
1918	102	6.7
1917	110	4.2
1916	29	14.3
1915	38	13.2
1914	25	14.8
1913	69	9.9
1912	111	3.8
1911	56	11.4
1910	96	7.5
1909	40	13.1
1908	86	8.4
1907	12	16.8
1906	48	12.7