Most Yearly Precipitation in Spearfish History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Spearfish, South Dakota history from 1893–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Spearfish History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Spearfish, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 42.4 inches which occurred in 1946.

Year to date though April 20, 2024: 5.5 inches

Spearfish Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	131	5.5
2023	7	32.2
2022	98	16.1
2021	89	17.1
2020	86	17.5
2019	6	32.3
2018	25	25.5
2017	68	19.3
2016	109	14.5
2015	28	25.1
2014	27	25.1
2013	5	33.0
2012	123	12.1
2011	88	17.2
2010	38	22.8
2009	48	20.9
2008	4	35.8
2007	46	21.2
2006	80	18.2
2005	61	19.7
2004	113	14.1
2003	62	19.7
2002	105	14.8
2001	104	15.0
2000	43	21.7
1999	119	13.2
1998	82	17.9
1997	60	19.8
1996	22	25.7
1995	10	31.1
1994	92	16.8
1993	39	22.4
1992	90	17.0
1991	101	15.5
1990	110	14.4
1989	41	21.8
1988	103	15.1
1987	106	14.7
1986	17	27.1
1985	120	12.8
1984	44	21.6
1983	108	14.5
1982	3	35.9
1981	55	20.4
1980	81	18.1
1979	78	18.5
1978	50	20.7
1977	29	24.9
1976	15	28.7
1975	94	16.5
1974	76	18.7
1973	49	20.7
1972	24	25.5
1971	26	25.2
1970	11	31.1
1969	73	19.1
1968	42	21.7
1967	51	20.6
1966	32	24.3
1965	125	11.7
1964	33	24.2
1963	35	23.5
1962	12	29.9
1961	122	12.3
1960	93	16.8
1959	116	14.0
1958	87	17.4
1957	53	20.5
1956	116	14.0
1955	75	18.7
1954	100	15.6
1953	72	19.1
1952	128	10.1
1951	36	23.2
1950	77	18.5
1949	130	8.7
1948	127	11.2
1947	57	20.3
1946	1	42.4
1945	31	24.3
1944	14	29.1
1943	97	16.1
1942	21	26.0
1941	9	31.2
1940	54	20.4
1939	102	15.1
1938	99	16.0
1937	69	19.3
1936	129	9.5
1935	111	14.4
1934	115	14.0
1933	45	21.4
1932	20	26.3
1931	121	12.6
1930	95	16.3
1929	19	26.5
1928	59	19.9
1927	34	23.8
1926	70	19.2
1925	58	20.3
1924	52	20.5
1923	8	31.9
1922	2	37.0
1921	107	14.6
1920	18	27.1
1919	62	19.7
1918	67	19.3
1917	126	11.6
1916	64	19.6
1915	47	21.2
1914	96	16.1
1913	114	14.1
1912	91	17.0
1911	118	13.4
1910	112	14.3
1909	79	18.4
1908	84	17.7
1907	23	25.6
1906	56	20.3
1905	16	27.9
1904	30	24.4
1903	13	29.4
1902	66	19.4
1901	71	19.1
1900	83	17.7
1899	85	17.5
1898	124	11.9
1897	74	18.9
1896	132	1.3
1895	65	19.5
1894	37	23.1
1893	40	22.1