Most Yearly Precipitation in Rockford History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Rockford History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Rockford, Illinois has ever received in a single calendar year is 56.5 inches which occurred in 1973.

Year to date though April 25, 2024: 10.2 inches

Rockford 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	10.2
2023	82	32.5
2022	36	39.5
2021	119	24.2
2020	67	34.6
2019	5	49.4
2018	3	49.6
2017	10	44.7
2016	61	35.2
2015	33	40.0
2014	76	33.5
2013	27	40.6
2012	121	23.4
2011	41	39.0
2010	52	37.1
2009	7	46.7
2008	12	44.2
2007	51	37.1
2006	49	37.9
2005	120	23.6
2004	54	36.8
2003	115	25.4
2002	75	33.5
2001	53	37.0
2000	13	43.8
1999	50	37.8
1998	35	39.8
1997	102	28.0
1996	19	42.7
1995	77	33.4
1994	60	35.3
1993	21	42.4
1992	85	31.4
1991	83	32.4
1990	9	44.8
1989	101	28.2
1988	116	24.8
1987	26	40.9
1986	70	34.3
1985	32	40.1
1984	74	33.8
1983	69	34.5
1982	16	43.6
1981	64	34.9
1980	73	34.2
1979	57	36.1
1978	59	35.4
1977	47	38.0
1976	122	23.3
1975	87	30.8
1974	71	34.3
1973	1	56.5
1972	2	55.2
1971	104	27.8
1970	43	38.8
1969	18	43.3
1968	34	40.0
1967	40	39.1
1966	78	32.9
1965	4	49.5
1964	38	39.2
1963	88	30.7
1962	105	27.7
1961	29	40.4
1960	11	44.5
1959	6	48.0
1958	118	24.3
1957	81	32.5
1956	106	27.4
1955	96	28.5
1954	28	40.5
1953	98	28.5
1952	56	36.3
1951	39	39.2
1950	45	38.7
1949	95	28.6
1948	110	26.3
1947	113	25.9
1946	126	10.6
1945	15	43.6
1944	22	42.3
1943	31	40.2
1942	46	38.4
1941	8	46.0
1940	24	41.3
1939	111	26.2
1938	23	41.9
1937	97	28.5
1936	44	38.7
1935	14	43.7
1934	107	27.0
1933	90	30.0
1932	109	26.4
1931	58	36.0
1930	103	27.9
1929	72	34.2
1928	63	35.0
1927	66	34.8
1926	17	43.3
1925	92	29.4
1924	93	29.2
1923	91	29.9
1922	117	24.8
1921	55	36.3
1920	125	18.2
1919	20	42.5
1918	99	28.4
1917	112	25.9
1916	48	37.9
1915	65	34.8
1914	79	32.8
1913	84	32.2
1912	42	39.0
1911	30	40.3
1910	123	20.9
1909	25	41.0
1908	80	32.7
1907	89	30.3
1906	68	34.5
1905	86	31.3
1904	124	19.5
1903	114	25.9
1902	129	0.0
1901	129	0.0
1900	129	0.0
1899	129	0.0
1898	108	26.8
1897	94	28.9
1896	37	39.3
1895	100	28.3
1894	128	7.3
1893	62	35.0