Most Yearly Precipitation in Oroville History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Oroville, California history from 1893–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in Oroville History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Oroville, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 60.0 inches which occurred in 1983.
Year to date though February 29, 2024: 13.0 inches
Oroville Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2024 116 13.0
2023 54 28.1
2022 93 19.4
2021 80 22.8
2020 112 14.0
2019 2 54.2
2018 32 32.1
2017 14 39.4
2016 19 37.1
2015 115 13.5
2014 37 30.9
2013 120 11.8
2012 29 33.6
2011 58 27.7
2010 22 36.1
2009 35 31.1
2008 113 14.0
2007 107 15.0
2006 31 32.6
2005 62 27.2
2004 64 25.7
2003 56 28.0
2002 48 29.2
2001 72 23.9
2000 94 19.0
1999 99 17.3
1998 3 50.9
1997 50 28.8
1996 15 39.2
1995 5 43.9
1994 70 24.8
1993 11 40.4
1992 53 28.1
1991 63 27.0
1990 103 16.5
1989 90 20.0
1988 97 18.5
1987 82 22.0
1986 20 36.8
1985 108 14.4
1984 117 12.9
1983 1 60.0
1982 114 13.6
1981 123 0.0
1980 123 0.0
1979 123 0.0
1978 123 0.0
1977 123 0.0
1976 123 0.0
1975 91 19.9
1974 71 24.8
1973 7 42.5
1972 106 15.1
1971 105 15.5
1970 21 36.5
1969 23 35.9
1968 47 29.3
1967 46 29.4
1966 78 23.0
1965 86 21.6
1964 77 23.2
1963 39 30.7
1962 30 32.6
1961 85 21.7
1960 61 27.3
1959 101 16.9
1958 44 29.5
1957 73 23.8
1956 84 21.9
1955 55 28.1
1954 59 27.6
1953 75 23.6
1952 18 38.4
1951 27 34.0
1950 12 39.9
1949 111 14.0
1948 45 29.5
1947 96 18.6
1946 100 17.1
1945 26 34.2
1944 36 31.0
1943 68 24.9
1942 24 35.5
1941 6 42.8
1940 4 49.3
1939 118 12.5
1938 40 30.6
1937 10 41.3
1936 52 28.4
1935 60 27.6
1934 88 20.7
1933 87 21.1
1932 110 14.2
1931 65 25.4
1930 102 16.5
1929 67 24.9
1928 76 23.5
1927 43 29.9
1926 25 35.2
1925 92 19.6
1924 81 22.1
1923 109 14.2
1922 41 30.1
1921 66 25.3
1920 28 33.7
1919 83 21.9
1918 79 22.8
1917 98 17.3
1916 33 31.9
1915 13 39.4
1914 51 28.5
1913 38 30.7
1912 69 24.9
1911 49 29.1
1910 119 12.2
1909 9 41.5
1908 95 18.8
1907 34 31.3
1906 8 42.4
1905 89 20.6
1904 16 38.7
1903 121 10.3
1902 123 0.0
1901 123 0.0
1900 123 0.0
1899 123 0.0
1898 122 7.0
1897 74 23.7
1896 17 38.7
1895 57 27.8
1894 42 29.9
1893 104 15.5