Most Yearly Precipitation in Vermillion History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Vermillion History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Vermillion, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 44.7 inches which occurred in 1909.

Year to date though April 13, 2024: 5.2 inches

Vermillion Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	126	5.2
2023	29	28.7
2022	94	20.9
2021	73	23.3
2020	112	16.7
2019	11	34.1
2018	2	40.6
2017	42	27.4
2016	8	34.7
2015	39	27.8
2014	34	28.6
2013	95	20.8
2012	108	17.7
2011	86	21.8
2010	7	35.5
2009	36	28.5
2008	35	28.6
2007	52	25.9
2006	62	24.1
2005	23	29.4
2004	37	28.3
2003	54	25.8
2002	64	23.9
2001	24	29.4
2000	67	23.6
1999	43	26.8
1998	10	34.6
1997	92	21.1
1996	19	31.4
1995	18	31.4
1994	91	21.2
1993	26	29.1
1992	6	36.8
1991	89	21.6
1990	68	23.5
1989	113	16.6
1988	88	21.7
1987	59	25.2
1986	40	27.7
1985	116	15.0
1984	20	31.3
1983	32	28.7
1982	51	26.1
1981	80	22.4
1980	111	16.7
1979	14	32.3
1978	98	20.1
1977	52	25.9
1976	119	13.8
1975	100	19.9
1974	109	16.9
1973	38	28.2
1972	45	26.7
1971	125	5.4
1970	61	24.8
1969	33	28.7
1968	65	23.7
1967	93	21.1
1966	82	22.4
1965	4	37.8
1964	60	24.9
1963	104	18.8
1962	31	28.7
1961	99	19.9
1960	48	26.4
1959	49	26.2
1958	114	15.5
1957	83	22.2
1956	120	12.5
1955	110	16.8
1954	56	25.6
1953	9	34.6
1952	101	19.6
1951	3	38.1
1950	87	21.7
1949	25	29.2
1948	50	26.2
1947	77	22.8
1946	63	24.1
1945	78	22.7
1944	5	37.8
1943	71	23.3
1942	97	20.5
1941	55	25.7
1940	74	23.2
1939	118	14.3
1938	30	28.7
1937	28	28.8
1936	107	17.9
1935	69	23.5
1934	85	21.9
1933	106	18.1
1932	105	18.6
1931	115	15.3
1930	81	22.4
1929	117	14.4
1928	57	25.5
1927	96	20.6
1926	47	26.6
1925	121	10.9
1924	90	21.6
1923	16	31.7
1922	70	23.4
1921	79	22.5
1920	13	32.4
1919	44	26.7
1918	22	30.6
1917	72	23.3
1916	58	25.3
1915	27	28.9
1914	41	27.5
1913	66	23.6
1912	102	19.4
1911	84	22.0
1910	103	19.3
1909	1	44.7
1908	17	31.5
1907	76	23.0
1906	124	7.6
1905	12	33.7
1904	75	23.0
1903	15	32.0
1902	46	26.7
1901	21	31.2
1900	130	0.3
1899	131	0.0
1898	131	0.0
1897	129	2.1
1896	128	3.3
1895	122	10.4
1894	127	4.7
1893	123	9.6