Most Yearly Precipitation in San Jose History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in San Jose History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that San Jose, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 32.6 inches which occurred in 1983.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 13.0 inches

San Jose Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	67	13.0
2023	62	13.7
2022	126	6.4
2021	95	11.0
2020	129	5.2
2019	37	16.1
2018	94	11.0
2017	39	15.7
2016	54	14.6
2015	121	8.2
2014	46	15.1
2013	131	3.8
2012	70	12.8
2011	78	12.1
2010	30	17.2
2009	61	13.8
2008	101	10.4
2007	119	8.3
2006	58	13.9
2005	47	15.0
2004	98	10.6
2003	86	11.8
2002	80	12.1
2001	51	14.7
2000	45	15.1
1999	103	10.3
1998	4	24.0
1997	38	16.0
1996	13	20.0
1995	3	24.0
1994	84	12.0
1993	10	20.9
1992	27	17.6
1991	69	12.8
1990	105	9.9
1989	123	7.7
1988	113	8.9
1987	88	11.6
1986	42	15.4
1985	99	10.5
1984	100	10.5
1983	1	32.6
1982	6	23.0
1981	41	15.6
1980	48	14.9
1979	33	16.6
1978	15	19.8
1977	112	9.0
1976	124	7.2
1975	73	12.4
1974	77	12.1
1973	8	21.6
1972	87	11.7
1971	117	8.5
1970	20	18.5
1969	22	18.3
1968	40	15.6
1967	23	18.0
1966	116	8.6
1965	60	13.9
1964	52	14.7
1963	64	13.6
1962	44	15.3
1961	106	9.7
1960	83	12.0
1959	90	11.5
1958	18	18.7
1957	71	12.8
1956	110	9.2
1955	25	17.9
1954	85	11.8
1953	127	6.1
1952	16	18.8
1951	74	12.2
1950	59	13.9
1949	108	9.5
1948	93	11.1
1947	122	7.7
1946	111	9.0
1945	75	12.2
1944	34	16.5
1943	92	11.3
1942	57	14.1
1941	9	21.3
1940	11	20.7
1939	115	8.7
1938	24	17.9
1937	28	17.4
1936	63	13.7
1935	65	13.2
1934	97	10.6
1933	102	10.4
1932	118	8.3
1931	55	14.3
1930	89	11.6
1929	128	6.0
1928	96	10.9
1927	66	13.1
1926	32	16.6
1925	76	12.2
1924	107	9.5
1923	125	6.8
1922	31	17.0
1921	53	14.6
1920	68	12.9
1919	82	12.0
1918	21	18.3
1917	120	8.2
1916	29	17.2
1915	7	21.7
1914	26	17.8
1913	81	12.0
1912	109	9.2
1911	2	24.4
1910	130	4.7
1909	5	23.5
1908	104	10.1
1907	14	20.0
1906	17	18.8
1905	79	12.1
1904	36	16.1
1903	91	11.3
1902	56	14.2
1901	35	16.3
1900	72	12.4
1899	50	14.7
1898	132	1.5
1897	114	8.8
1896	19	18.7
1895	43	15.4
1894	12	20.6
1893	49	14.9