Most Yearly Precipitation in Reno History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Reno, Nevada history from 1937–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Reno History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Reno, Nevada has ever received in a single calendar year is 13.7 inches which occurred in 2017.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 5.1 inches

Reno Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	71	5.1
2023	10	10.5
2022	32	8.3
2021	31	8.4
2020	87	2.7
2019	6	11.1
2018	19	9.3
2017	1	13.7
2016	25	9.0
2015	30	8.5
2014	74	5.0
2013	82	4.0
2012	58	5.8
2011	75	4.9
2010	20	9.3
2009	34	8.3
2008	54	6.1
2007	84	3.7
2006	43	7.2
2005	18	9.4
2004	17	9.4
2003	77	4.6
2002	45	7.1
2001	80	4.4
2000	60	5.7
1999	79	4.4
1998	5	12.0
1997	37	7.8
1996	4	12.2
1995	3	12.6
1994	69	5.2
1993	52	6.6
1992	66	5.4
1991	70	5.2
1990	68	5.3
1989	42	7.3
1988	67	5.3
1987	40	7.5
1986	27	8.9
1985	73	5.0
1984	81	4.3
1983	2	13.2
1982	7	11.1
1981	51	6.7
1980	22	9.2
1979	55	6.0
1978	36	7.9
1977	50	6.8
1976	72	5.1
1975	47	7.0
1974	64	5.4
1973	21	9.2
1972	62	5.5
1971	9	10.6
1970	47	7.0
1969	12	10.2
1968	63	5.5
1967	16	9.5
1966	86	3.3
1965	14	9.7
1964	38	7.7
1963	8	10.9
1962	24	9.1
1961	65	5.4
1960	57	5.8
1959	56	6.0
1958	28	8.9
1957	41	7.4
1956	44	7.1
1955	23	9.2
1954	49	6.9
1953	78	4.6
1952	13	9.9
1951	35	8.1
1950	15	9.6
1949	53	6.5
1948	83	3.8
1947	88	1.6
1946	61	5.6
1945	29	8.8
1944	46	7.0
1943	26	9.0
1942	76	4.6
1941	39	7.6
1940	11	10.2
1939	59	5.7
1938	33	8.3
1937	85	3.4