Most Yearly Precipitation in Spirit Lake History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Spirit Lake, Iowa history from 1893–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Spirit Lake History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Spirit Lake, Iowa has ever received in a single calendar year is 49.6 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 27, 2024: 7.3 inches

Spirit Lake Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	43	7.3
2023	18	27.0
2022	16	27.6
2021	12	29.9
2020	26	24.1
2019	2	42.7
2018	1	49.6
2017	4	36.9
2016	3	40.0
2015	14	28.5
2014	25	24.4
2013	36	19.3
2012	29	22.7
2011	19	26.7
2010	8	33.6
2009	27	23.8
2008	30	22.0
2007	7	34.1
2006	21	25.8
2005	11	30.7
2004	6	34.9
2003	38	17.2
2002	24	25.0
2001	15	28.3
2000	20	25.9
1999	35	20.2
1998	23	25.1
1997	45	0.0
1996	45	0.0
1995	45	0.0
1994	45	0.0
1993	45	0.0
1992	45	0.0
1991	45	0.0
1990	45	0.0
1989	45	0.0
1988	45	0.0
1987	45	0.0
1986	45	0.0
1985	45	0.0
1984	45	0.0
1983	45	0.0
1982	45	0.0
1981	45	0.0
1980	45	0.0
1979	45	0.0
1978	45	0.0
1977	45	0.0
1976	45	0.0
1975	45	0.0
1974	45	0.0
1973	45	0.0
1972	45	0.0
1971	45	0.0
1970	45	0.0
1969	45	0.0
1968	45	0.0
1967	45	0.0
1966	45	0.0
1965	45	0.0
1964	45	0.0
1963	45	0.0
1962	45	0.0
1961	45	0.0
1960	45	0.0
1959	45	0.0
1958	45	0.0
1957	45	0.0
1956	45	0.0
1955	45	0.0
1954	33	20.8
1953	17	27.6
1952	45	0.0
1951	45	0.0
1950	45	0.0
1949	45	0.0
1948	45	0.0
1947	45	0.0
1946	45	0.0
1945	44	0.7
1944	10	31.0
1943	5	36.0
1942	45	0.0
1941	45	0.0
1940	45	0.0
1939	45	0.0
1938	45	0.0
1937	45	0.0
1936	45	0.0
1935	45	0.0
1934	45	0.0
1933	45	0.0
1932	45	0.0
1931	45	0.0
1930	45	0.0
1929	45	0.0
1928	45	0.0
1927	45	0.0
1926	45	0.0
1925	45	0.0
1924	45	0.0
1923	45	0.0
1922	45	0.0
1921	45	0.0
1920	45	0.0
1919	45	0.0
1918	45	0.0
1917	45	0.0
1916	45	0.0
1915	45	0.0
1914	45	0.0
1913	45	0.0
1912	45	0.0
1911	45	0.0
1910	45	0.0
1909	45	0.0
1908	45	0.0
1907	45	0.0
1906	45	0.0
1905	45	0.0
1904	40	15.1
1903	37	18.6
1902	28	23.6
1901	31	21.3
1900	32	20.9
1899	9	31.3
1898	22	25.6
1897	34	20.4
1896	13	28.9
1895	39	16.2
1894	41	14.4
1893	42	7.6