Most Yearly Precipitation in Sacramento History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Sacramento, California history from 1877–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Sacramento History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Sacramento, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 34.9 inches which occurred in 1884.

Year to date though April 12, 2024: 10.6 inches

Sacramento Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	131	10.6
2023	57	18.9
2022	126	11.2
2021	58	18.9
2020	144	6.8
2019	13	24.9
2018	64	18.4
2017	11	26.1
2016	33	22.2
2015	141	8.5
2014	61	18.7
2013	147	5.8
2012	40	21.2
2011	79	16.9
2010	25	22.8
2009	59	18.9
2008	109	13.3
2007	121	11.7
2006	72	17.8
2005	34	22.2
2004	74	17.6
2003	96	14.5
2002	77	17.0
2001	39	21.5
2000	27	22.6
1999	124	11.4
1998	8	27.8
1997	52	19.6
1996	28	22.5
1995	12	25.6
1994	128	11.1
1993	23	23.4
1992	84	16.5
1991	102	13.9
1990	105	13.8
1989	91	15.1
1988	119	12.0
1987	86	15.8
1986	67	18.1
1985	123	11.6
1984	136	9.5
1983	2	33.4
1982	5	31.6
1981	29	22.3
1980	55	19.3
1979	49	20.3
1978	21	23.7
1977	122	11.7
1976	146	6.3
1975	111	13.2
1974	90	15.2
1973	10	26.5
1972	101	13.9
1971	134	9.8
1970	24	23.1
1969	20	23.9
1968	93	14.9
1967	51	19.6
1966	104	13.8
1965	103	13.8
1964	81	16.7
1963	37	21.6
1962	38	21.6
1961	110	13.2
1960	89	15.2
1959	114	12.8
1958	16	24.4
1957	78	17.0
1956	113	12.8
1955	32	22.3
1954	60	18.9
1953	135	9.6
1952	19	23.9
1951	97	14.4
1950	36	21.8
1949	132	10.4
1948	80	16.9
1947	127	11.1
1946	137	9.1
1945	56	19.0
1944	35	22.0
1943	76	17.1
1942	30	22.3
1941	7	28.5
1940	3	33.0
1939	140	8.6
1938	47	20.4
1937	17	24.4
1936	54	19.4
1935	50	19.7
1934	130	10.7
1933	118	12.1
1932	145	6.7
1931	99	14.3
1930	120	11.8
1929	139	8.8
1928	116	12.6
1927	98	14.4
1926	46	20.6
1925	112	13.1
1924	117	12.1
1923	142	8.5
1922	65	18.3
1921	106	13.5
1920	94	14.8
1919	115	12.7
1918	83	16.5
1917	138	8.9
1916	66	18.3
1915	73	17.7
1914	85	16.1
1913	100	14.3
1912	129	11.0
1911	42	21.1
1910	143	7.8
1909	15	24.7
1908	125	11.2
1907	53	19.4
1906	6	30.7
1905	92	15.0
1904	43	21.0
1903	95	14.7
1902	71	17.8
1901	62	18.5
1900	70	17.9
1899	41	21.1
1898	133	10.0
1897	88	15.3
1896	14	24.8
1895	75	17.4
1894	26	22.6
1893	82	16.6
1892	48	20.3
1891	87	15.6
1890	18	24.3
1889	9	27.5
1888	63	18.4
1887	108	13.4
1886	68	18.1
1885	44	20.7
1884	1	34.9
1883	107	13.5
1882	69	18.1
1881	45	20.7
1880	4	32.0
1879	31	22.3
1878	22	23.5
1877	148	3.2