Most Yearly Precipitation in Oakland History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Oakland, California history from 1894–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in Oakland History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Oakland, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 38.7 inches which occurred in 1940.
Year to date though March 26, 2024: 9.9 inches
Oakland Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2024 104 9.9
2023 45 21.0
2022 78 15.4
2021 46 20.8
2020 111 6.4
2019 51 20.0
2018 69 16.8
2017 31 23.3
2016 52 19.8
2015 108 8.6
2014 53 19.6
2013 112 4.9
2012 32 22.9
2011 73 16.1
2010 36 22.7
2009 81 14.6
2008 87 13.9
2007 96 12.8
2006 35 22.8
2005 16 27.4
2004 95 13.0
2003 101 11.4
2002 59 19.1
2001 33 22.8
2000 44 21.1
1999 113 0.0
1998 113 0.0
1997 113 0.0
1996 113 0.0
1995 113 0.0
1994 113 0.0
1993 113 0.0
1992 113 0.0
1991 113 0.0
1990 113 0.0
1989 113 0.0
1988 113 0.0
1987 113 0.0
1986 113 0.0
1985 109 8.5
1984 74 16.0
1983 110 7.1
1982 113 0.0
1981 113 0.0
1980 89 13.6
1979 28 23.8
1978 37 22.6
1977 100 11.7
1976 107 8.6
1975 65 17.5
1974 67 16.9
1973 10 29.4
1972 72 16.3
1971 103 10.6
1970 24 25.3
1969 21 25.7
1968 66 17.2
1967 26 24.0
1966 93 13.1
1965 71 16.3
1964 68 16.8
1963 60 19.1
1962 39 22.5
1961 86 13.9
1960 84 14.0
1959 94 13.0
1958 19 26.1
1957 54 19.6
1956 92 13.1
1955 47 20.8
1954 76 15.5
1953 105 9.9
1952 41 22.2
1951 42 22.2
1950 18 26.2
1949 79 15.0
1948 82 14.5
1947 70 16.5
1946 85 13.9
1945 9 29.6
1944 23 25.7
1943 62 18.7
1942 8 30.3
1941 2 37.5
1940 1 38.7
1939 88 13.8
1938 22 25.7
1937 7 30.6
1936 25 24.4
1935 49 20.8
1934 75 15.6
1933 61 18.8
1932 98 12.1
1931 14 28.0
1930 77 15.5
1929 97 12.2
1928 43 22.2
1927 17 26.6
1926 12 28.5
1925 40 22.3
1924 63 18.4
1923 91 13.3
1922 11 29.3
1921 55 19.5
1920 50 20.6
1919 34 22.8
1918 30 23.4
1917 102 11.2
1916 6 30.7
1915 13 28.3
1914 27 23.9
1913 64 17.8
1912 90 13.3
1911 15 27.5
1910 99 12.0
1909 4 32.5
1908 80 14.6
1907 29 23.6
1906 58 19.2
1905 56 19.3
1904 3 33.1
1903 48 20.8
1902 20 25.7
1901 38 22.5
1900 57 19.3
1899 5 32.2
1898 106 8.7
1897 83 14.2
1896 113 0.0
1895 113 0.0
1894 113 0.0