Most Yearly Precipitation in San Francisco History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in San Francisco, California history from 1921–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in San Francisco History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that San Francisco, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 43.8 inches which occurred in 1983.

Year to date though April 13, 2024: 17.8 inches

San Francisco Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	68	17.8
2023	15	27.6
2022	84	15.9
2021	44	22.7
2020	103	7.8
2019	22	26.3
2018	57	19.9
2017	20	26.7
2016	26	25.4
2015	101	9.9
2014	23	25.6
2013	104	5.6
2012	25	25.5
2011	54	20.6
2010	12	29.1
2009	63	19.2
2008	78	16.7
2007	89	14.1
2006	11	29.5
2005	7	33.1
2004	38	23.2
2003	61	19.8
2002	45	22.5
2001	8	31.8
2000	29	25.0
1999	48	21.4
1998	2	42.2
1997	52	20.8
1996	10	30.0
1995	14	28.6
1994	35	24.2
1993	36	23.8
1992	49	21.2
1991	76	16.9
1990	90	13.6
1989	93	12.4
1988	73	17.1
1987	60	19.8
1986	37	23.5
1985	85	15.7
1984	65	18.4
1983	1	43.8
1982	3	35.7
1981	31	24.6
1980	75	16.9
1979	27	25.3
1978	39	23.2
1977	94	12.4
1976	102	9.5
1975	72	17.5
1974	77	16.8
1973	6	33.4
1972	51	20.8
1971	96	12.3
1970	34	24.3
1969	17	27.0
1968	67	18.0
1967	33	24.3
1966	80	16.5
1965	58	19.9
1964	70	17.7
1963	64	18.8
1962	56	20.0
1961	87	14.6
1960	69	17.8
1959	92	12.5
1958	13	28.6
1957	43	22.8
1956	86	15.1
1955	50	21.0
1954	59	19.9
1953	91	12.7
1952	9	31.5
1951	41	22.9
1950	21	26.3
1949	82	16.2
1948	81	16.3
1947	88	14.4
1946	95	12.3
1945	30	25.0
1944	24	25.6
1943	71	17.7
1942	28	25.0
1941	4	35.2
1940	5	34.9
1939	98	11.1
1938	47	22.2
1937	16	27.1
1936	46	22.4
1935	53	20.6
1934	83	15.9
1933	74	17.0
1932	97	12.0
1931	42	22.8
1930	79	16.7
1929	100	10.0
1928	66	18.0
1927	32	24.3
1926	19	26.7
1925	40	23.1
1924	55	20.2
1923	99	11.0
1922	18	26.7
1921	62	19.7