Most Yearly Precipitation in Santa Ana History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Santa Ana, California history from 1906–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Santa Ana History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Santa Ana, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 32.4 inches which occurred in 1941.

Year to date though March 19, 2024: 6.8 inches

Santa Ana Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	100	6.8
2023	12	21.4
2022	106	6.1
2021	74	10.4
2020	93	7.8
2019	17	19.6
2018	97	7.1
2017	67	10.9
2016	70	10.5
2015	111	5.4
2014	104	6.3
2013	116	3.3
2012	81	9.3
2011	83	8.9
2010	5	26.5
2009	86	8.4
2008	64	11.3
2007	102	6.5
2006	99	6.9
2005	21	18.8
2004	37	14.5
2003	62	11.6
2002	107	6.0
2001	33	15.3
2000	79	9.4
1999	110	5.4
1998	6	25.4
1997	41	13.6
1996	19	19.3
1995	7	25.4
1994	46	13.1
1993	15	20.3
1992	25	17.9
1991	45	13.2
1990	96	7.4
1989	114	4.2
1988	69	10.7
1987	78	9.5
1986	39	14.5
1985	98	7.0
1984	89	8.0
1983	4	27.2
1982	36	15.0
1981	51	12.4
1980	14	21.0
1979	42	13.6
1978	2	31.0
1977	56	12.0
1976	91	8.0
1975	92	7.8
1974	40	13.7
1973	61	11.6
1972	105	6.2
1971	88	8.3
1970	57	11.9
1969	11	21.4
1968	108	6.0
1967	52	12.3
1966	65	11.3
1965	18	19.5
1964	101	6.6
1963	60	11.7
1962	55	12.0
1961	115	3.6
1960	66	10.9
1959	95	7.7
1958	28	17.1
1957	54	12.1
1956	63	11.5
1955	77	9.5
1954	49	12.7
1953	113	4.8
1952	8	25.4
1951	44	13.4
1950	68	10.9
1949	76	10.1
1948	94	7.7
1947	109	5.6
1946	35	15.1
1945	38	14.5
1944	29	16.6
1943	9	23.2
1942	84	8.8
1941	1	32.4
1940	13	21.3
1939	47	12.7
1938	3	27.9
1937	24	18.2
1936	27	17.4
1935	58	11.9
1934	30	16.3
1933	53	12.1
1932	71	10.5
1931	23	18.3
1930	31	16.1
1929	89	8.0
1928	80	9.4
1927	10	22.5
1926	34	15.2
1925	85	8.8
1924	72	10.5
1923	87	8.3
1922	48	12.7
1921	16	19.8
1920	50	12.6
1919	82	9.3
1918	59	11.9
1917	112	5.4
1916	20	19.1
1915	43	13.5
1914	22	18.3
1913	75	10.2
1912	118	0.3
1911	119	0.0
1910	117	2.6
1909	26	17.8
1908	73	10.4
1907	32	15.4
1906	103	6.4