Most Yearly Precipitation in Seattle History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Seattle, Washington history from 1894–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Seattle History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Seattle, Washington has ever received in a single calendar year is 55.1 inches which occurred in 1950.

Year to date though April 16, 2024: 13.1 inches

Seattle Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	131	13.1
2023	67	35.0
2022	36	40.9
2021	21	43.3
2020	33	41.3
2019	81	33.9
2018	59	35.7
2017	9	47.9
2016	15	45.2
2015	17	44.8
2014	5	48.5
2013	90	32.6
2012	8	48.3
2011	56	36.4
2010	10	47.0
2009	44	38.4
2008	104	30.7
2007	42	39.0
2006	6	48.4
2005	62	35.4
2004	100	31.1
2003	30	41.8
2002	97	31.4
2001	49	37.6
2000	113	28.7
1999	29	42.1
1998	20	44.1
1997	22	43.3
1996	2	50.7
1995	26	42.6
1994	68	34.8
1993	112	28.8
1992	89	32.8
1991	63	35.4
1990	18	44.8
1989	71	34.7
1988	86	33.0
1987	106	29.9
1986	45	38.3
1985	121	25.1
1984	52	37.0
1983	37	40.9
1982	40	39.3
1981	64	35.4
1980	60	35.6
1979	92	32.3
1978	80	34.0
1977	88	32.8
1976	117	26.7
1975	19	44.5
1974	47	37.9
1973	66	35.0
1972	7	48.4
1971	23	43.2
1970	50	37.4
1969	83	33.7
1968	3	50.2
1967	61	35.6
1966	46	38.2
1965	85	33.6
1964	32	41.3
1963	43	38.7
1962	58	35.8
1961	28	42.5
1960	41	39.3
1959	12	46.5
1958	25	42.6
1957	72	34.6
1956	53	36.9
1955	11	46.6
1954	34	41.3
1953	4	49.4
1952	125	23.8
1951	38	40.3
1950	1	55.1
1949	91	32.5
1948	13	45.8
1947	75	34.6
1946	74	34.6
1945	116	27.7
1944	130	19.9
1943	122	24.9
1942	100	31.1
1941	69	34.8
1940	69	34.8
1939	99	31.3
1938	126	23.1
1937	27	42.6
1936	102	31.0
1935	95	31.7
1934	84	33.6
1933	16	44.9
1932	79	34.2
1931	57	36.1
1930	127	21.8
1929	129	20.0
1928	119	25.9
1927	87	32.9
1926	118	26.1
1925	120	25.8
1924	103	30.7
1923	115	27.9
1922	123	24.9
1921	39	39.8
1920	93	32.2
1919	98	31.3
1918	108	29.2
1917	111	28.9
1916	73	34.6
1915	82	33.8
1914	96	31.4
1913	124	24.6
1912	65	35.1
1911	128	21.7
1910	78	34.2
1909	94	31.7
1908	114	28.3
1907	110	29.1
1906	54	36.7
1905	77	34.4
1904	48	37.7
1903	76	34.6
1902	14	45.8
1901	105	30.2
1900	55	36.5
1899	51	37.1
1898	109	29.2
1897	31	41.5
1896	24	42.7
1895	107	29.7
1894	35	41.1