Most Yearly Precipitation in Santa Maria History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Santa Maria, California history from 1893–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in Santa Maria History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Santa Maria, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 33.5 inches which occurred in 1941.
Year to date though March 25, 2024: 10.4 inches
Santa Maria Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2024 86 10.4
2023 8 21.5
2022 96 9.5
2021 79 11.2
2020 106 8.3
2019 22 17.1
2018 102 8.6
2017 43 14.2
2016 68 11.9
2015 125 4.2
2014 95 9.6
2013 127 3.0
2012 81 10.9
2011 54 13.5
2010 6 25.1
2009 93 9.8
2008 65 12.5
2007 120 5.7
2006 37 15.3
2005 30 16.4
2004 62 12.6
2003 99 8.9
2002 98 9.2
2001 40 14.7
2000 46 14.0
1999 71 11.8
1998 3 28.2
1997 77 11.5
1996 19 18.1
1995 7 24.9
1994 63 12.6
1993 32 16.2
1992 51 13.8
1991 28 16.6
1990 118 6.1
1989 126 3.3
1988 78 11.2
1987 70 11.8
1986 47 13.9
1985 109 7.8
1984 112 7.5
1983 4 26.8
1982 24 17.0
1981 38 15.1
1980 53 13.5
1979 57 13.3
1978 5 25.8
1977 92 9.9
1976 69 11.9
1975 104 8.5
1974 34 15.9
1973 13 19.7
1972 115 6.8
1971 116 6.6
1970 58 13.3
1969 14 18.6
1968 107 8.2
1967 50 13.9
1966 111 7.5
1965 55 13.4
1964 91 9.9
1963 42 14.3
1962 49 13.9
1961 119 5.9
1960 36 15.8
1959 113 7.3
1958 18 18.2
1957 85 10.5
1956 114 6.8
1955 39 15.0
1954 80 11.0
1953 120 5.7
1952 17 18.2
1951 83 10.8
1950 87 10.4
1949 90 10.0
1948 88 10.2
1947 124 4.4
1946 64 12.5
1945 75 11.6
1944 44 14.1
1943 21 17.2
1942 60 12.8
1941 1 33.5
1940 20 18.0
1939 66 12.4
1938 11 20.8
1937 27 16.6
1936 25 16.8
1935 26 16.7
1934 76 11.5
1933 59 13.1
1932 100 8.9
1931 29 16.5
1930 84 10.7
1929 117 6.4
1928 67 12.2
1927 15 18.5
1926 61 12.7
1925 52 13.7
1924 103 8.6
1923 105 8.3
1922 33 16.2
1921 45 14.1
1920 89 10.1
1919 110 7.8
1918 9 21.4
1917 128 0.4
1916 129 0.0
1915 129 0.0
1914 129 0.0
1913 129 0.0
1912 108 8.1
1911 12 20.3
1910 94 9.8
1909 2 28.5
1908 72 11.7
1907 16 18.3
1906 10 20.9
1905 31 16.3
1904 23 17.1
1903 101 8.7
1902 56 13.4
1901 97 9.4
1900 73 11.6
1899 41 14.5
1898 123 5.0
1897 74 11.6
1896 48 13.9
1895 82 10.9
1894 122 5.5
1893 35 15.9