Most Yearly Precipitation in Nevada City History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Nevada City, California history from 1893–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in Nevada City History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Nevada City, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 102.0 inches which occurred in 1996.
Year to date though March 25, 2024: 32.4 inches
Nevada City Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2024 120 32.4
2023 69 52.2
2022 111 36.9
2021 76 50.7
2020 128 27.2
2019 13 75.4
2018 85 47.9
2017 4 90.2
2016 15 72.5
2015 118 32.8
2014 46 58.4
2013 131 16.8
2012 23 67.0
2011 57 55.4
2010 7 82.3
2009 64 52.8
2008 100 41.5
2007 91 45.1
2006 21 69.2
2005 11 79.8
2004 68 52.3
2003 55 55.8
2002 53 55.9
2001 48 58.1
2000 24 66.9
1999 63 52.8
1998 3 90.8
1997 51 57.3
1996 1 102.0
1995 5 89.1
1994 80 49.5
1993 25 66.8
1992 71 51.8
1991 67 52.4
1990 102 40.7
1989 62 53.2
1988 89 46.2
1987 78 49.5
1986 14 72.6
1985 105 39.7
1984 106 39.1
1983 2 97.9
1982 9 81.7
1981 27 66.5
1980 74 51.3
1979 42 61.3
1978 26 66.6
1977 113 36.6
1976 132 13.3
1975 52 56.2
1974 82 49.0
1973 6 82.7
1972 92 44.7
1971 104 39.9
1970 19 70.1
1969 12 75.8
1968 66 52.5
1967 44 60.7
1966 90 45.9
1965 75 51.3
1964 40 61.5
1963 56 55.5
1962 18 70.3
1961 114 35.8
1960 72 51.8
1959 108 38.5
1958 38 62.0
1957 49 57.8
1956 97 43.0
1955 32 64.7
1954 59 55.1
1953 87 47.0
1952 30 65.5
1951 39 61.6
1950 10 81.1
1949 107 38.9
1948 73 51.5
1947 123 30.8
1946 119 32.8
1945 35 63.9
1944 60 54.4
1943 83 48.5
1942 33 64.6
1941 17 70.6
1940 8 81.9
1939 125 28.1
1938 43 61.2
1937 28 65.7
1936 47 58.1
1935 77 49.6
1934 117 35.1
1933 94 43.9
1932 124 30.0
1931 79 49.5
1930 112 36.7
1929 115 35.7
1928 99 41.9
1927 58 55.3
1926 61 53.6
1925 109 37.9
1924 121 32.2
1923 127 27.3
1922 29 65.6
1921 96 43.5
1920 54 55.9
1919 103 40.2
1918 101 40.7
1917 130 23.2
1916 50 57.3
1915 45 59.9
1914 84 48.1
1913 88 46.2
1912 110 37.6
1911 31 65.0
1910 126 27.9
1909 16 72.1
1908 122 31.5
1907 36 63.2
1906 34 64.3
1905 116 35.5
1904 22 68.8
1903 86 47.8
1902 81 49.1
1901 70 52.2
1900 95 43.7
1899 37 62.2
1898 129 25.6
1897 98 42.3
1896 20 69.4
1895 65 52.6
1894 41 61.4
1893 93 44.6