Most Yearly Precipitation in Sumter History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Sumter, South Carolina history from 1901–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Sumter History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Sumter, South Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 70.7 inches which occurred in 1959.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 13.7 inches

Sumter Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	99	13.7
2023	20	54.7
2022	58	43.2
2021	65	42.3
2020	4	64.9
2019	28	52.4
2018	17	56.3
2017	36	49.0
2016	6	61.8
2015	3	65.9
2014	59	42.9
2013	16	56.5
2012	68	41.1
2011	69	41.0
2010	56	43.6
2009	42	47.6
2008	31	51.0
2007	89	34.4
2006	83	37.2
2005	64	42.4
2004	55	43.7
2003	44	47.4
2002	71	40.1
2001	84	36.8
2000	85	36.6
1999	78	38.7
1998	22	54.0
1997	10	59.8
1996	79	38.6
1995	11	58.1
1994	9	60.1
1993	81	37.7
1992	35	49.2
1991	7	61.2
1990	21	54.1
1989	8	60.6
1988	82	37.4
1987	46	46.8
1986	88	35.8
1985	40	47.9
1984	50	45.3
1983	24	53.5
1982	29	51.8
1981	70	40.5
1980	73	39.7
1979	19	54.9
1978	61	42.6
1977	66	42.3
1976	27	52.9
1975	18	56.1
1974	53	44.5
1973	14	57.3
1972	37	48.3
1971	32	50.5
1970	49	45.4
1969	60	42.6
1968	77	38.7
1967	86	36.6
1966	38	48.0
1965	26	53.0
1964	2	67.7
1963	67	41.3
1962	34	49.8
1961	13	57.7
1960	41	47.8
1959	1	70.7
1958	33	50.1
1957	48	46.1
1956	72	40.0
1955	95	29.7
1954	96	28.8
1953	63	42.5
1952	45	46.9
1951	90	32.8
1950	74	38.9
1949	76	38.8
1948	12	57.7
1947	15	56.5
1946	43	47.6
1945	5	62.7
1944	62	42.5
1943	80	38.4
1942	30	51.4
1941	39	47.9
1940	91	32.8
1939	52	44.7
1938	51	45.3
1937	54	44.2
1936	47	46.4
1935	87	36.5
1934	94	30.0
1933	97	23.3
1932	25	53.2
1931	92	31.5
1930	75	38.9
1929	101	10.1
1928	105	0.0
1927	105	0.0
1926	105	0.0
1925	105	0.0
1924	105	0.0
1923	105	0.0
1922	105	0.0
1921	105	0.0
1920	105	0.0
1919	105	0.0
1918	105	0.0
1917	105	0.0
1916	105	0.0
1915	105	0.0
1914	105	0.0
1913	100	11.3
1912	105	0.0
1911	105	0.0
1910	105	0.0
1909	105	0.0
1908	105	0.0
1907	104	1.2
1906	23	53.5
1905	98	15.4
1904	102	7.1
1903	57	43.4
1902	93	31.4
1901	103	5.1