Most Yearly Precipitation in Pierre History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Pierre History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Pierre, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 31.9 inches which occurred in 1997.

Year to date though April 27, 2024: 4.7 inches

Pierre Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	127	4.7
2023	32	20.8
2022	33	20.6
2021	89	14.1
2020	87	14.2
2019	2	31.0
2018	58	17.8
2017	92	13.9
2016	28	21.0
2015	19	22.5
2014	52	18.8
2013	9	24.6
2012	108	11.6
2011	7	25.9
2010	15	23.1
2009	35	20.3
2008	11	23.7
2007	6	25.9
2006	109	11.4
2005	97	13.3
2004	53	18.7
2003	96	13.6
2002	85	14.4
2001	66	17.1
2000	110	11.2
1999	14	23.3
1998	31	20.8
1997	1	31.9
1996	23	21.9
1995	5	27.4
1994	34	20.5
1993	37	20.3
1992	70	16.9
1991	18	22.5
1990	63	17.2
1989	73	16.8
1988	94	13.8
1987	74	16.6
1986	10	24.0
1985	40	19.9
1984	17	22.9
1983	59	17.7
1982	3	29.6
1981	36	20.3
1980	83	15.4
1979	29	20.8
1978	45	19.5
1977	8	24.9
1976	124	7.1
1975	4	27.7
1974	105	12.4
1973	86	14.3
1972	30	20.8
1971	44	19.5
1970	24	21.6
1969	68	17.0
1968	21	22.2
1967	62	17.3
1966	79	16.0
1965	75	16.5
1964	55	18.4
1963	46	19.3
1962	25	21.3
1961	112	11.0
1960	48	19.2
1959	61	17.5
1958	99	13.2
1957	54	18.7
1956	42	19.7
1955	60	17.6
1954	69	17.0
1953	20	22.5
1952	100	13.1
1951	16	23.0
1950	77	16.2
1949	64	17.1
1948	56	17.9
1947	115	10.9
1946	13	23.4
1945	88	14.2
1944	12	23.5
1943	76	16.4
1942	27	21.1
1941	26	21.2
1940	122	8.6
1939	92	13.9
1938	80	15.8
1937	102	12.9
1936	119	9.4
1935	111	11.2
1934	120	9.3
1933	78	16.1
1932	71	16.9
1931	113	10.9
1930	81	15.5
1929	82	15.5
1928	90	14.0
1927	47	19.2
1926	84	15.4
1925	106	12.0
1924	65	17.1
1923	57	17.9
1922	50	18.9
1921	51	18.9
1920	103	12.6
1919	123	8.2
1918	125	7.0
1917	130	0.0
1916	129	0.7
1915	118	9.7
1914	107	11.8
1913	126	6.3
1912	98	13.2
1911	104	12.5
1910	117	10.4
1909	101	13.0
1908	49	19.0
1907	91	14.0
1906	22	22.1
1905	41	19.9
1904	121	9.2
1903	43	19.6
1902	38	20.0
1901	67	17.0
1900	72	16.8
1899	39	20.0
1898	116	10.6
1897	114	10.9
1896	130	0.0
1895	130	0.0
1894	128	4.4
1893	95	13.8