Most Yearly Precipitation in Virginia Beach History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Virginia Beach, Virginia history from 1909–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Virginia Beach History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Virginia Beach, Virginia has ever received in a single calendar year is 68.9 inches which occurred in 2016.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 17.7 inches

Virginia Beach Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	116	17.7
2023	33	50.6
2022	95	39.2
2021	96	38.9
2020	16	56.3
2019	58	46.2
2018	14	56.7
2017	42	49.2
2016	1	68.9
2015	37	50.2
2014	36	50.3
2013	60	45.7
2012	47	48.4
2011	28	51.1
2010	29	51.0
2009	3	64.7
2008	69	44.8
2007	110	33.8
2006	43	49.2
2005	59	46.1
2004	38	50.1
2003	6	61.8
2002	30	50.9
2001	112	33.4
2000	41	49.4
1999	19	55.4
1998	20	54.8
1997	104	37.5
1996	22	53.9
1995	107	35.8
1994	23	52.4
1993	106	36.0
1992	55	47.3
1991	79	42.9
1990	61	45.5
1989	15	56.6
1988	98	38.7
1987	70	44.7
1986	115	26.5
1985	68	44.8
1984	67	44.8
1983	40	49.5
1982	44	49.2
1981	85	41.2
1980	99	38.4
1979	2	65.0
1978	53	47.6
1977	73	43.8
1976	113	32.4
1975	34	50.5
1974	49	48.0
1973	62	45.5
1972	57	46.2
1971	51	47.7
1970	108	35.2
1969	48	48.3
1968	102	37.7
1967	65	45.2
1966	101	38.0
1965	114	26.6
1964	12	57.7
1963	75	43.3
1962	25	52.1
1961	45	48.7
1960	81	41.7
1959	27	51.1
1958	11	57.8
1957	46	48.4
1956	54	47.5
1955	89	40.3
1954	76	43.2
1953	77	43.1
1952	72	43.8
1951	83	41.4
1950	87	40.8
1949	63	45.5
1948	24	52.3
1947	97	38.9
1946	71	44.6
1945	18	55.7
1944	32	50.6
1943	52	47.7
1942	39	49.9
1941	105	36.0
1940	93	39.6
1939	17	56.1
1938	26	51.2
1937	7	60.3
1936	35	50.3
1935	50	47.9
1934	8	58.9
1933	66	44.9
1932	78	43.1
1931	80	42.5
1930	111	33.4
1929	21	54.3
1928	9	58.4
1927	10	57.9
1926	91	40.2
1925	64	45.5
1924	4	63.7
1923	94	39.3
1922	5	61.9
1921	74	43.3
1920	13	57.7
1919	92	39.8
1918	90	40.2
1917	31	50.7
1916	82	41.5
1915	86	41.1
1914	103	37.6
1913	56	46.8
1912	100	38.3
1911	88	40.5
1910	84	41.3
1909	109	35.1