Most Yearly Precipitation in Paducah History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Paducah, Kentucky history from 1893–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Paducah History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Paducah, Kentucky has ever received in a single calendar year is 74.9 inches which occurred in 2011.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 14.6 inches

Paducah Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	129	14.6
2023	24	55.8
2022	74	45.1
2021	55	49.4
2020	16	58.3
2019	4	70.3
2018	13	60.6
2017	66	46.4
2016	42	52.5
2015	15	59.2
2014	64	46.8
2013	14	60.3
2012	126	30.1
2011	1	74.9
2010	114	36.7
2009	25	55.6
2008	37	53.7
2007	83	43.3
2006	5	67.1
2005	110	37.5
2004	97	40.6
2003	60	47.8
2002	32	54.3
2001	26	55.6
2000	59	48.5
1999	94	41.1
1998	22	56.0
1997	48	50.7
1996	20	56.8
1995	105	38.6
1994	107	38.5
1993	61	47.3
1992	96	40.8
1991	102	39.4
1990	21	56.6
1989	19	57.4
1988	86	43.0
1987	115	36.4
1986	68	46.1
1985	36	53.9
1984	8	65.1
1983	10	62.6
1982	28	55.1
1981	71	46.0
1980	113	36.8
1979	7	65.5
1978	41	52.5
1977	56	49.1
1976	103	39.4
1975	34	54.1
1974	104	39.2
1973	11	62.5
1972	23	55.9
1971	89	42.1
1970	80	43.9
1969	73	45.1
1968	72	45.8
1967	78	44.0
1966	50	49.9
1965	54	49.4
1964	69	46.0
1963	127	28.2
1962	49	50.2
1961	18	57.5
1960	88	42.5
1959	87	42.7
1958	46	51.0
1957	6	65.9
1956	112	37.3
1955	108	38.1
1954	100	39.8
1953	117	35.4
1952	91	41.6
1951	27	55.3
1950	3	70.6
1949	29	54.8
1948	77	44.7
1947	84	43.1
1946	62	47.2
1945	9	64.9
1944	123	32.4
1943	118	34.6
1942	76	44.7
1941	124	31.7
1940	99	39.9
1939	67	46.2
1938	85	43.1
1937	47	50.8
1936	125	31.2
1935	38	53.7
1934	45	51.3
1933	82	43.5
1932	30	54.7
1931	92	41.5
1930	116	35.4
1929	12	61.6
1928	39	53.2
1927	2	72.4
1926	111	37.4
1925	101	39.7
1924	98	40.5
1923	17	57.9
1922	131	0.0
1921	128	27.8
1920	57	48.6
1919	31	54.6
1918	130	5.6
1917	131	0.0
1916	122	32.9
1915	63	47.0
1914	121	33.0
1913	33	54.3
1912	65	46.5
1911	95	40.8
1910	44	51.3
1909	51	49.8
1908	81	43.6
1907	40	53.1
1906	52	49.7
1905	79	43.9
1904	106	38.6
1903	120	33.9
1902	53	49.5
1901	93	41.3
1900	70	46.0
1899	58	48.6
1898	35	54.0
1897	43	51.4
1896	90	41.7
1895	109	37.8
1894	119	34.1
1893	75	44.8