Most Yearly Precipitation in Roanoke History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Roanoke, Virginia history from 1901–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Roanoke History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Roanoke, Virginia has ever received in a single calendar year is 62.7 inches which occurred in 2020.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 11.4 inches

Roanoke Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	121	11.4
2023	92	35.3
2022	26	47.1
2021	76	37.8
2020	1	62.7
2019	48	42.5
2018	2	62.5
2017	79	37.5
2016	29	46.8
2015	7	54.6
2014	67	39.4
2013	11	53.1
2012	104	33.0
2011	34	45.0
2010	41	43.4
2009	10	53.8
2008	102	33.3
2007	113	29.9
2006	81	37.5
2005	73	37.9
2004	24	47.6
2003	9	54.3
2002	100	33.7
2001	117	24.9
2000	65	39.6
1999	87	36.2
1998	35	45.0
1997	106	32.0
1996	6	54.9
1995	59	40.5
1994	45	42.6
1993	64	39.6
1992	44	42.9
1991	85	37.1
1990	39	43.7
1989	8	54.3
1988	115	29.7
1987	13	51.6
1986	99	33.8
1985	18	49.7
1984	40	43.6
1983	20	48.3
1982	36	44.8
1981	110	30.9
1980	94	34.6
1979	14	51.4
1978	32	45.3
1977	109	31.3
1976	62	40.0
1975	16	50.4
1974	97	34.0
1973	23	48.0
1972	12	51.6
1971	28	46.8
1970	58	40.5
1969	72	38.6
1968	93	35.1
1967	77	37.8
1966	56	41.1
1965	107	31.7
1964	74	37.9
1963	116	25.7
1962	55	41.2
1961	57	40.8
1960	70	39.0
1959	82	37.4
1958	66	39.5
1957	60	40.3
1956	89	35.8
1955	98	34.0
1954	63	39.9
1953	101	33.4
1952	68	39.1
1951	105	32.6
1950	51	41.7
1949	17	49.7
1948	3	58.8
1947	21	48.3
1946	71	38.7
1945	47	42.6
1944	25	47.2
1943	95	34.5
1942	19	48.7
1941	112	29.9
1940	4	56.2
1939	84	37.1
1938	75	37.9
1937	5	55.6
1936	38	44.7
1935	31	45.3
1934	22	48.1
1933	96	34.4
1932	30	45.6
1931	50	41.7
1930	118	22.7
1929	15	50.7
1928	86	36.9
1927	42	43.3
1926	61	40.2
1925	114	29.8
1924	43	43.1
1923	52	41.5
1922	90	35.8
1921	91	35.7
1920	88	36.1
1919	69	39.1
1918	27	46.9
1917	111	30.3
1916	103	33.3
1915	54	41.2
1914	53	41.5
1913	49	41.9
1912	108	31.4
1911	122	0.0
1910	122	0.0
1909	122	0.0
1908	119	18.8
1907	80	37.5
1906	33	45.2
1905	37	44.8
1904	78	37.7
1903	46	42.6
1902	83	37.3
1901	120	13.0