Most Yearly Precipitation in Santa Barbara History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Santa Barbara History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Santa Barbara, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 43.2 inches which occurred in 1909.

Year to date though April 16, 2024: 19.8 inches

Santa Barbara Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	35	19.8
2023	13	27.2
2022	112	8.8
2021	74	14.2
2020	117	7.8
2019	19	24.1
2018	96	11.8
2017	36	19.8
2016	76	14.2
2015	128	4.4
2014	99	11.5
2013	126	4.7
2012	85	12.8
2011	40	19.4
2010	11	27.5
2009	81	13.2
2008	58	16.6
2007	114	8.4
2006	72	14.6
2005	15	26.7
2004	64	15.7
2003	70	14.6
2002	74	14.2
2001	30	21.4
2000	45	18.6
1999	101	11.3
1998	122	6.4
1997	131	0.0
1996	131	0.0
1995	16	24.8
1994	86	12.6
1993	23	22.6
1992	54	18.0
1991	25	22.3
1990	125	5.5
1989	129	4.3
1988	87	12.5
1987	69	14.7
1986	39	19.5
1985	92	12.1
1984	109	9.4
1983	3	40.7
1982	31	20.8
1981	50	18.1
1980	49	18.1
1979	52	18.0
1978	4	35.1
1977	94	12.0
1976	63	16.0
1975	89	12.4
1974	43	19.0
1973	37	19.8
1972	113	8.6
1971	105	10.4
1970	46	18.5
1969	17	24.8
1968	95	12.0
1967	53	18.0
1966	93	12.0
1965	34	20.3
1964	90	12.2
1963	41	19.4
1962	51	18.1
1961	124	5.6
1960	62	16.1
1959	116	8.2
1958	28	21.9
1957	59	16.5
1956	103	10.8
1955	47	18.4
1954	60	16.4
1953	123	6.0
1952	12	27.3
1951	79	13.7
1950	100	11.4
1949	84	12.9
1948	111	9.1
1947	130	3.4
1946	88	12.5
1945	56	17.2
1944	71	14.6
1943	26	22.1
1942	115	8.4
1941	2	41.5
1940	22	23.3
1939	107	9.8
1938	14	26.7
1937	32	20.7
1936	20	23.4
1935	65	15.5
1934	67	15.2
1933	68	15.1
1932	106	10.1
1931	18	24.8
1930	61	16.4
1929	118	7.6
1928	91	12.1
1927	21	23.3
1926	33	20.6
1925	82	13.1
1924	110	9.1
1923	120	6.7
1922	24	22.4
1921	38	19.7
1920	76	14.2
1919	104	10.5
1918	7	30.1
1917	98	11.6
1916	5	32.3
1915	29	21.4
1914	8	29.6
1913	48	18.3
1912	78	14.1
1911	6	30.7
1910	102	11.0
1909	1	43.2
1908	57	16.8
1907	9	28.9
1906	10	28.0
1905	27	21.9
1904	80	13.7
1903	83	13.1
1902	55	17.9
1901	66	15.3
1900	121	6.5
1899	73	14.3
1898	119	7.2
1897	108	9.5
1896	44	18.8
1895	97	11.7
1894	127	4.4
1893	42	19.1