Most Yearly Precipitation in Raleigh History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Raleigh, North Carolina history from 1892–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Raleigh History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Raleigh, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 64.2 inches which occurred in 1936.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 11.7 inches

Raleigh Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	133	11.7
2023	61	44.9
2022	63	44.7
2021	59	45.3
2020	10	55.2
2019	73	43.0
2018	3	60.3
2017	57	45.5
2016	22	51.3
2015	6	57.1
2014	9	55.3
2013	23	50.7
2012	88	40.8
2011	66	43.7
2010	113	36.9
2009	90	40.4
2008	25	50.5
2007	120	35.8
2006	14	53.7
2005	108	37.6
2004	48	47.0
2003	29	50.0
2002	42	47.3
2001	124	34.8
2000	99	39.3
1999	24	50.6
1998	16	52.7
1997	86	40.8
1996	4	59.1
1995	36	48.6
1994	116	36.4
1993	105	38.1
1992	72	43.2
1991	123	35.5
1990	109	37.6
1989	13	54.2
1988	107	37.7
1987	78	42.1
1986	112	37.0
1985	104	38.2
1984	52	46.3
1983	45	47.2
1982	64	44.4
1981	117	36.4
1980	121	35.6
1979	58	45.4
1978	74	43.0
1977	111	37.1
1976	128	33.7
1975	50	46.8
1974	89	40.7
1973	51	46.4
1972	20	51.7
1971	55	45.6
1970	119	36.0
1969	82	41.5
1968	122	35.6
1967	96	39.6
1966	95	39.6
1965	126	34.4
1964	75	42.9
1963	115	36.9
1962	37	48.3
1961	83	41.1
1960	40	48.0
1959	33	49.0
1958	56	45.6
1957	53	46.3
1956	93	39.9
1955	85	40.9
1954	81	41.6
1953	118	36.0
1952	32	49.2
1951	125	34.5
1950	106	37.8
1949	69	43.5
1948	18	52.2
1947	54	46.0
1946	27	50.4
1945	11	55.0
1944	21	51.3
1943	92	40.1
1942	68	43.6
1941	91	40.2
1940	129	32.1
1939	8	56.4
1938	97	39.5
1937	76	42.8
1936	1	64.2
1935	77	42.3
1934	17	52.6
1933	131	29.4
1932	49	46.9
1931	26	50.4
1930	127	33.9
1929	5	58.8
1928	34	48.7
1927	62	44.8
1926	114	36.9
1925	130	31.7
1924	12	54.2
1923	87	40.8
1922	38	48.1
1921	132	27.1
1920	43	47.3
1919	102	38.8
1918	80	41.7
1917	35	48.7
1916	84	40.9
1915	100	39.3
1914	67	43.7
1913	47	47.1
1912	98	39.5
1911	110	37.5
1910	46	47.1
1909	94	39.8
1908	7	56.6
1907	41	47.8
1906	71	43.3
1905	19	52.0
1904	60	45.1
1903	39	48.0
1902	101	39.2
1901	2	62.6
1900	44	47.2
1899	15	52.9
1898	70	43.4
1897	103	38.5
1896	65	43.9
1895	31	49.2
1894	28	50.2
1893	30	49.3
1892	79	41.9