Most Yearly Precipitation in Santa Cruz History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Santa Cruz, California history from 1893–2022.

What Was the Wettest Year in Santa Cruz History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Santa Cruz, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 63.3 inches which occurred in 1941.

Santa Cruz Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2022	130	0.1
2021	101	21.2
2020	128	10.6
2019	38	34.3
2018	93	22.9
2017	26	36.3
2016	22	37.3
2015	117	16.5
2014	57	29.5
2013	129	5.1
2012	58	29.4
2011	62	28.8
2010	17	39.0
2009	82	25.0
2008	83	25.0
2007	123	15.2
2006	27	36.0
2005	14	40.0
2004	61	29.1
2003	90	23.3
2002	53	30.2
2001	25	36.3
2000	16	39.1
1999	54	30.2
1998	4	54.0
1997	74	26.8
1996	6	48.3
1995	12	41.3
1994	87	23.9
1993	29	35.5
1992	67	28.0
1991	78	25.6
1990	120	16.2
1989	124	15.0
1988	106	20.1
1987	79	25.2
1986	44	32.3
1985	92	23.2
1984	91	23.3
1983	2	59.8
1982	7	47.4
1981	47	31.6
1980	71	27.2
1979	24	36.4
1978	33	35.1
1977	122	16.0
1976	112	17.8
1975	99	21.8
1974	52	30.3
1973	9	44.9
1972	84	24.7
1971	107	20.0
1970	15	39.3
1969	10	41.7
1968	60	29.2
1967	43	32.3
1966	98	22.0
1965	88	23.7
1964	63	28.7
1963	35	35.0
1962	59	29.2
1961	121	16.1
1960	72	27.1
1959	95	22.7
1958	31	35.3
1957	49	31.2
1956	113	17.6
1955	20	38.2
1954	70	27.2
1953	109	18.5
1952	28	35.9
1951	34	35.0
1950	8	47.0
1949	86	23.9
1948	69	27.4
1947	110	18.5
1946	102	20.9
1945	21	37.5
1944	23	36.5
1943	64	28.7
1942	13	40.7
1941	1	63.3
1940	3	57.1
1939	111	17.9
1938	30	35.5
1937	18	38.4
1936	41	33.0
1935	73	27.0
1934	103	20.7
1933	77	25.7
1932	114	17.3
1931	89	23.6
1930	100	21.7
1929	127	11.9
1928	104	20.6
1927	48	31.5
1926	56	29.5
1925	75	26.1
1924	118	16.4
1923	116	16.9
1922	50	30.6
1921	80	25.1
1920	66	28.2
1919	97	22.1
1918	94	22.8
1917	126	12.4
1916	39	34.1
1915	37	34.4
1914	42	32.6
1913	81	25.0
1912	108	19.3
1911	32	35.1
1910	115	17.3
1909	5	50.4
1908	96	22.2
1907	40	33.6
1906	19	38.3
1905	68	27.5
1904	45	32.2
1903	65	28.2
1902	55	29.8
1901	105	20.3
1900	76	25.7
1899	36	34.6
1898	125	13.9
1897	119	16.3
1896	46	31.9
1895	85	24.1
1894	11	41.5
1893	51	30.4