Most Yearly Precipitation in San Rafael History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in San Rafael, California history from 1894–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in San Rafael History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that San Rafael, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 60.1 inches which occurred in 1973.
Year to date though April 17, 2024: 20.4 inches
San Rafael Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2024 63 20.4
2023 23 38.2
2022 72 14.9
2021 66 19.2
2020 80 0.0
2019 80 0.0
2018 64 20.1
2017 10 49.7
2016 43 30.2
2015 76 11.9
2014 33 34.4
2013 78 5.1
2012 34 34.2
2011 61 22.0
2010 15 44.3
2009 48 27.3
2008 50 26.2
2007 69 16.9
2006 45 28.8
2005 26 36.2
2004 79 4.4
2003 55 24.6
2002 40 31.1
2001 22 38.2
2000 37 32.1
1999 62 21.0
1998 7 52.2
1997 42 30.2
1996 4 53.5
1995 2 59.7
1994 32 34.7
1993 16 41.1
1992 30 35.5
1991 53 25.5
1990 73 13.4
1989 65 19.4
1988 68 17.0
1987 57 24.0
1986 20 39.3
1985 77 11.4
1984 75 12.7
1983 80 0.0
1982 80 0.0
1981 80 0.0
1980 36 33.1
1979 13 44.5
1978 60 23.0
1977 41 30.4
1976 71 15.1
1975 28 36.0
1974 44 29.8
1973 1 60.1
1972 39 31.7
1971 70 16.4
1970 6 52.5
1969 3 53.9
1968 21 38.8
1967 11 47.5
1966 31 35.0
1965 38 31.7
1964 52 25.5
1963 17 40.8
1962 24 36.8
1961 56 24.3
1960 46 28.2
1959 54 25.5
1958 12 47.5
1957 25 36.6
1956 47 27.6
1955 19 39.7
1954 27 36.0
1953 51 26.0
1952 5 53.3
1951 18 39.7
1950 9 51.0
1949 59 23.8
1948 49 27.2
1947 67 18.2
1946 80 0.0
1945 80 0.0
1944 80 0.0
1943 80 0.0
1942 80 0.0
1941 80 0.0
1940 80 0.0
1939 80 0.0
1938 80 0.0
1937 80 0.0
1936 80 0.0
1935 80 0.0
1934 80 0.0
1933 80 0.0
1932 80 0.0
1931 80 0.0
1930 80 0.0
1929 80 0.0
1928 80 0.0
1927 80 0.0
1926 80 0.0
1925 80 0.0
1924 80 0.0
1923 80 0.0
1922 80 0.0
1921 80 0.0
1920 80 0.0
1919 80 0.0
1918 80 0.0
1917 80 0.0
1916 80 0.0
1915 80 0.0
1914 80 0.0
1913 80 0.0
1912 80 0.0
1911 80 0.0
1910 80 0.0
1909 80 0.0
1908 80 0.0
1907 80 0.0
1906 80 0.0
1905 58 23.9
1904 8 51.4
1903 74 13.0
1902 80 0.0
1901 80 0.0
1900 80 0.0
1899 80 0.0
1898 80 0.0
1897 80 0.0
1896 35 33.8
1895 29 35.9
1894 14 44.4