Most Yearly Precipitation in Needles History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Needles, California history from 1888–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Needles History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Needles, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 13.3 inches which occurred in 1909.

Year to date though April 15, 2024: 2.2 inches

Needles Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	110	2.2
2023	43	5.0
2022	96	2.8
2021	127	1.3
2020	87	3.2
2019	10	8.5
2018	90	3.0
2017	102	2.6
2016	85	3.3
2015	66	4.0
2014	28	5.9
2013	44	5.0
2012	61	4.2
2011	75	3.6
2010	26	6.0
2009	108	2.3
2008	31	5.8
2007	117	1.6
2006	134	0.7
2005	41	5.1
2004	21	6.3
2003	52	4.6
2002	133	0.9
2001	81	3.5
2000	116	1.7
1999	107	2.3
1998	13	8.0
1997	82	3.4
1996	105	2.5
1995	73	3.7
1994	53	4.5
1993	16	7.2
1992	7	9.4
1991	33	5.7
1990	42	5.1
1989	115	1.8
1988	22	6.3
1987	94	2.9
1986	32	5.8
1985	67	4.0
1984	29	5.8
1983	9	8.7
1982	20	6.4
1981	79	3.5
1980	27	5.9
1979	48	4.8
1978	8	8.8
1977	92	2.9
1976	12	8.3
1975	97	2.8
1974	34	5.7
1973	89	3.0
1972	86	3.2
1971	60	4.3
1970	72	3.7
1969	80	3.5
1968	99	2.7
1967	95	2.8
1966	64	4.0
1965	6	9.6
1964	113	2.0
1963	58	4.4
1962	129	1.2
1961	119	1.6
1960	88	3.1
1959	24	6.2
1958	55	4.5
1957	65	4.0
1956	120	1.6
1955	47	4.9
1954	70	3.8
1953	103	2.6
1952	30	5.8
1951	15	7.4
1950	128	1.3
1949	40	5.2
1948	121	1.5
1947	106	2.4
1946	51	4.6
1945	23	6.3
1944	78	3.6
1943	46	4.9
1942	111	2.1
1941	4	11.0
1940	58	4.4
1939	68	4.0
1938	62	4.1
1937	98	2.7
1936	54	4.5
1935	45	5.0
1934	71	3.7
1933	114	1.8
1932	69	3.9
1931	17	7.1
1930	77	3.6
1929	122	1.5
1928	101	2.6
1927	25	6.0
1926	39	5.3
1925	37	5.5
1924	131	1.1
1923	19	6.9
1922	76	3.6
1921	3	11.0
1920	50	4.7
1919	57	4.4
1918	14	7.7
1917	92	2.9
1916	83	3.4
1915	36	5.5
1914	18	7.0
1913	55	4.5
1912	38	5.5
1911	118	1.6
1910	63	4.1
1909	1	13.3
1908	104	2.5
1907	136	0.2
1906	5	10.7
1905	2	11.4
1904	132	1.0
1903	130	1.2
1902	74	3.7
1901	135	0.5
1900	125	1.3
1899	100	2.7
1898	112	2.0
1897	90	3.0
1896	124	1.3
1895	123	1.5
1894	84	3.3
1893	49	4.8
1892	109	2.2
1891	126	1.3
1890	136	0.2
1889	11	8.3
1888	35	5.6