Most Yearly Precipitation in Newport Beach History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Newport Beach, California history from 1921–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Newport Beach History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Newport Beach, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 27.9 inches which occurred in 1978.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 11.2 inches

Newport Beach Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	41	11.2
2023	10	17.8
2022	95	4.2
2021	81	5.9
2020	80	6.0
2019	24	13.3
2018	68	7.4
2017	35	12.0
2016	76	6.5
2015	88	5.0
2014	98	3.7
2013	102	2.4
2012	90	4.9
2011	91	4.8
2010	44	11.0
2009	101	2.9
2008	83	5.6
2007	104	1.4
2006	96	4.1
2005	30	12.3
2004	62	8.5
2003	58	8.9
2002	87	5.1
2001	23	13.3
2000	78	6.2
1999	97	4.0
1998	6	19.1
1997	19	14.3
1996	31	12.2
1995	3	21.1
1994	74	6.6
1993	8	18.3
1992	11	17.7
1991	49	10.2
1990	85	5.2
1989	100	3.0
1988	59	8.7
1987	50	10.2
1986	42	11.1
1985	84	5.5
1984	66	7.7
1983	2	25.6
1982	43	11.1
1981	64	8.3
1980	20	14.2
1979	29	12.5
1978	1	27.9
1977	48	10.4
1976	61	8.5
1975	67	7.6
1974	25	13.3
1973	34	12.1
1972	89	5.0
1971	69	7.3
1970	37	11.9
1969	5	19.4
1968	93	4.4
1967	45	10.7
1966	60	8.7
1965	14	17.1
1964	79	6.1
1963	22	13.6
1962	54	9.8
1961	86	5.1
1960	65	7.9
1959	82	5.7
1958	18	15.8
1957	45	10.7
1956	57	9.0
1955	63	8.4
1954	55	9.3
1953	99	3.6
1952	4	19.6
1951	28	12.5
1950	72	6.8
1949	47	10.6
1948	70	6.9
1947	94	4.3
1946	39	11.5
1945	33	12.1
1944	15	16.6
1943	9	18.1
1942	75	6.6
1941	21	13.7
1940	13	17.2
1939	52	9.9
1938	7	18.7
1937	26	13.1
1936	40	11.4
1935	36	11.9
1934	32	12.2
1933	51	9.9
1932	56	9.3
1931	12	17.5
1930	38	11.8
1929	103	1.9
1928	92	4.7
1927	17	16.1
1926	27	12.6
1925	77	6.3
1924	73	6.8
1923	71	6.9
1922	53	9.8
1921	16	16.2