Most Yearly Precipitation in Northwood History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Northwood, Iowa history from 1896–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Northwood History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Northwood, Iowa has ever received in a single calendar year is 50.0 inches which occurred in 1990.

Year to date though April 24, 2024: 5.7 inches

Northwood Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	128	5.7
2023	125	19.4
2022	129	1.1
2021	39	34.4
2020	58	32.5
2019	5	45.1
2018	2	46.9
2017	60	32.3
2016	32	35.5
2015	78	30.0
2014	84	29.7
2013	27	35.9
2012	122	20.6
2011	99	27.0
2010	55	32.7
2009	104	26.5
2008	52	33.3
2007	20	38.4
2006	69	31.1
2005	21	37.8
2004	3	45.9
2003	106	26.4
2002	74	30.4
2001	41	34.2
2000	49	33.5
1999	17	40.1
1998	25	36.6
1997	87	29.3
1996	91	29.1
1995	65	31.6
1994	56	32.7
1993	7	44.0
1992	76	30.1
1991	6	44.1
1990	1	50.0
1989	123	20.4
1988	113	24.4
1987	119	22.9
1986	34	35.3
1985	83	29.9
1984	50	33.5
1983	54	32.8
1982	11	42.4
1981	29	35.7
1980	53	33.0
1979	85	29.7
1978	28	35.7
1977	75	30.3
1976	127	16.5
1975	30	35.7
1974	98	27.4
1973	24	36.9
1972	35	35.2
1971	64	31.6
1970	68	31.1
1969	79	29.9
1968	22	37.5
1967	103	26.7
1966	120	22.7
1965	9	42.5
1964	107	26.3
1963	102	26.7
1962	81	29.9
1961	46	33.7
1960	97	27.5
1959	26	36.3
1958	126	18.7
1957	67	31.2
1956	114	24.2
1955	121	21.4
1954	44	34.2
1953	77	30.0
1952	111	25.4
1951	109	25.9
1950	112	24.7
1949	117	23.8
1948	72	30.5
1947	33	35.4
1946	15	40.5
1945	16	40.3
1944	43	34.2
1943	31	35.6
1942	48	33.6
1941	13	40.8
1940	40	34.3
1939	118	23.7
1938	18	39.7
1937	63	31.6
1936	100	26.9
1935	45	34.0
1934	88	29.3
1933	105	26.4
1932	80	29.9
1931	70	31.0
1930	61	31.9
1929	89	29.3
1928	23	37.2
1927	90	29.2
1926	51	33.4
1925	93	28.2
1924	73	30.4
1923	38	34.5
1922	96	27.6
1921	86	29.4
1920	8	42.9
1919	95	28.0
1918	66	31.6
1917	92	28.2
1916	82	29.9
1915	36	35.0
1914	19	38.8
1913	62	31.8
1912	47	33.7
1911	108	26.2
1910	124	19.9
1909	10	42.5
1908	14	40.8
1907	59	32.3
1906	12	41.2
1905	71	30.9
1904	110	25.7
1903	42	34.2
1902	4	45.2
1901	101	26.8
1900	37	34.5
1899	94	28.1
1898	115	23.9
1897	116	23.9
1896	57	32.6