Most Yearly Precipitation in Sonora History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Sonora, California history from 1903–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in Sonora History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Sonora, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 50.4 inches which occurred in 1982.
Year to date though April 19, 2024: 13.5 inches
Sonora Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2024 115 13.5
2023 24 37.6
2022 110 15.7
2021 80 24.2
2020 104 16.8
2019 13 42.6
2018 59 28.6
2017 15 41.5
2016 36 34.5
2015 102 17.4
2014 79 24.6
2013 117 9.5
2012 40 33.2
2011 56 29.1
2010 6 45.3
2009 69 26.2
2008 77 25.0
2007 87 22.3
2006 11 43.1
2005 5 45.3
2004 72 25.7
2003 64 26.9
2002 55 29.1
2001 32 34.8
2000 27 36.4
1999 96 19.9
1998 4 46.6
1997 93 20.8
1996 7 44.9
1995 2 50.3
1994 60 28.6
1993 33 34.7
1992 68 26.4
1991 116 9.8
1990 119 8.1
1989 113 13.7
1988 114 13.5
1987 101 18.0
1986 111 15.6
1985 108 16.5
1984 103 17.1
1983 42 32.6
1982 1 50.4
1981 37 34.5
1980 62 28.2
1979 31 35.0
1978 23 37.9
1977 107 16.6
1976 112 15.1
1975 44 32.1
1974 63 27.1
1973 28 36.0
1972 92 21.0
1971 85 22.9
1970 21 38.8
1969 9 44.5
1968 52 29.3
1967 29 35.7
1966 84 23.0
1965 41 32.9
1964 25 37.3
1963 26 36.7
1962 50 30.0
1961 94 20.7
1960 57 29.0
1959 74 25.5
1958 39 33.6
1957 58 29.0
1956 82 23.2
1955 81 23.2
1954 90 21.3
1953 99 18.5
1952 46 31.6
1951 70 26.2
1950 45 32.0
1949 100 18.4
1948 78 24.8
1947 109 15.8
1946 95 20.6
1945 43 32.4
1944 48 31.4
1943 47 31.5
1942 35 34.6
1941 19 39.1
1940 3 46.7
1939 88 22.1
1938 10 43.1
1937 17 40.7
1936 16 41.2
1935 49 30.1
1934 75 25.5
1933 67 26.5
1932 91 21.0
1931 66 26.7
1930 73 25.6
1929 98 19.3
1928 76 25.4
1927 34 34.6
1926 51 29.4
1925 61 28.6
1924 86 22.3
1923 105 16.8
1922 22 38.7
1921 65 26.7
1920 53 29.3
1919 54 29.3
1918 71 25.9
1917 106 16.8
1916 18 40.7
1915 20 38.9
1914 30 35.5
1913 83 23.0
1912 97 19.7
1911 14 42.2
1910 89 21.5
1909 8 44.9
1908 118 8.7
1907 38 34.0
1906 12 42.8
1905 121 0.0
1904 121 0.0
1903 120 0.7