Most Yearly Precipitation in Olathe History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Olathe, Kansas history from 1893–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in Olathe History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Olathe, Kansas has ever received in a single calendar year is 58.1 inches which occurred in 1951.
Year to date though March 26, 2024: 3.6 inches
Olathe Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2024 101 3.6
2023 48 36.2
2022 54 34.8
2021 40 38.6
2020 36 39.9
2019 9 48.3
2018 62 33.0
2017 13 45.2
2016 23 42.9
2015 11 47.6
2014 56 34.2
2013 53 34.9
2012 83 26.1
2011 81 27.3
2010 46 36.6
2009 32 40.8
2008 21 43.7
2007 16 44.5
2006 58 33.7
2005 26 41.9
2004 22 43.1
2003 66 31.0
2002 70 28.9
2001 38 39.3
2000 72 28.8
1999 39 38.6
1998 73 28.7
1997 103 0.0
1996 103 0.0
1995 103 0.0
1994 103 0.0
1993 103 0.0
1992 103 0.0
1991 103 0.0
1990 103 0.0
1989 103 0.0
1988 103 0.0
1987 103 0.0
1986 103 0.0
1985 103 0.0
1984 103 0.0
1983 103 0.0
1982 103 0.0
1981 103 0.0
1980 103 0.0
1979 103 0.0
1978 103 0.0
1977 103 0.0
1976 103 0.0
1975 103 0.0
1974 103 0.0
1973 103 0.0
1972 103 0.0
1971 103 0.0
1970 102 0.6
1969 42 38.0
1968 55 34.7
1967 7 50.1
1966 86 24.2
1965 12 46.3
1964 30 41.0
1963 87 23.0
1962 79 27.8
1961 2 56.0
1960 57 34.1
1959 61 33.5
1958 4 50.8
1957 98 7.5
1956 103 0.0
1955 103 0.0
1954 80 27.4
1953 94 21.4
1952 59 33.7
1951 1 58.1
1950 99 6.7
1949 97 16.7
1948 96 17.6
1947 14 45.0
1946 47 36.2
1945 37 39.5
1944 19 44.2
1943 60 33.6
1942 17 44.2
1941 3 52.0
1940 24 42.8
1939 63 32.8
1938 68 29.9
1937 88 23.0
1936 95 19.0
1935 8 49.3
1934 75 28.4
1933 74 28.5
1932 64 32.6
1931 35 39.9
1930 91 22.1
1929 100 4.0
1928 89 22.8
1927 15 44.6
1926 82 26.4
1925 69 29.6
1924 90 22.5
1923 44 37.7
1922 20 43.8
1921 33 40.5
1920 45 37.4
1919 85 25.0
1918 65 31.2
1917 71 28.8
1916 27 41.2
1915 6 50.4
1914 29 41.1
1913 76 27.9
1912 49 35.9
1911 77 27.9
1910 51 35.7
1909 43 37.9
1908 18 44.2
1907 41 38.1
1906 67 30.0
1905 103 0.0
1904 28 41.2
1903 52 35.0
1902 25 42.1
1901 92 21.9
1900 31 40.8
1899 84 26.0
1898 5 50.4
1897 78 27.9
1896 34 40.5
1895 10 48.3
1894 50 35.7
1893 93 21.5