Most Yearly Precipitation in Washington D.C. History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Washington D.C. history from 1851–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Washington D.C. History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Washington D.C. has ever received in a single calendar year is 66.3 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 17, 2024: 14.2 inches

Washington D.C. Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	160	14.2
2023	118	35.7
2022	55	43.5
2021	49	44.1
2020	7	57.3
2019	61	42.3
2018	1	66.3
2017	119	35.6
2016	146	31.7
2015	42	45.0
2014	46	44.4
2013	48	44.2
2012	143	32.5
2011	32	46.9
2010	128	34.8
2009	31	46.9
2008	35	46.5
2007	138	32.9
2006	27	47.8
2005	47	44.4
2004	59	42.5
2003	3	60.8
2002	130	34.3
2001	150	30.0
2000	76	40.7
1999	81	40.2
1998	115	35.9
1997	133	33.8
1996	17	51.0
1995	85	39.8
1994	103	37.6
1993	68	41.4
1992	110	36.4
1991	151	29.6
1990	73	40.8
1989	20	50.3
1988	145	31.7
1987	108	36.6
1986	142	32.6
1985	116	35.9
1984	101	37.7
1983	14	51.9
1982	117	35.8
1981	149	30.7
1980	153	29.3
1979	29	47.3
1978	88	39.6
1977	112	36.1
1976	100	38.1
1975	19	50.5
1974	114	36.0
1973	127	35.0
1972	13	52.0
1971	37	46.0
1970	87	39.6
1969	57	43.3
1968	105	36.8
1967	99	38.2
1966	113	36.0
1965	156	26.9
1964	152	29.5
1963	90	39.3
1962	137	33.1
1961	64	41.9
1960	104	37.0
1959	122	35.4
1958	40	45.6
1957	141	32.8
1956	124	35.2
1955	67	41.4
1954	155	28.3
1953	15	51.2
1952	28	47.4
1951	69	41.3
1950	26	47.9
1949	84	39.9
1948	6	57.5
1947	107	36.7
1946	134	33.6
1945	36	46.4
1944	62	42.3
1943	132	34.1
1942	12	52.0
1941	154	29.2
1940	82	40.2
1939	77	40.5
1938	125	35.1
1937	8	54.3
1936	71	41.1
1935	54	43.5
1934	16	51.1
1933	23	49.1
1932	22	49.6
1931	136	33.5
1930	159	21.7
1929	89	39.4
1928	56	43.4
1927	123	35.3
1926	52	43.6
1925	139	32.9
1924	24	49.0
1923	120	35.6
1922	30	47.0
1921	111	36.2
1920	79	40.4
1919	58	43.2
1918	109	36.6
1917	96	38.2
1916	94	38.3
1915	86	39.7
1914	97	38.2
1913	83	40.1
1912	49	44.1
1911	78	40.5
1910	91	39.1
1909	135	33.6
1908	93	38.3
1907	44	44.7
1906	10	52.9
1905	18	50.6
1904	74	40.8
1903	53	43.6
1902	34	46.6
1901	65	41.8
1900	70	41.2
1899	51	44.0
1898	102	37.7
1897	45	44.6
1896	147	31.2
1895	131	34.3
1894	148	30.9
1893	106	36.7
1892	60	42.3
1891	9	53.0
1890	66	41.6
1889	2	61.3
1888	41	45.1
1887	126	35.1
1886	5	58.2
1885	43	44.8
1884	21	50.0
1883	39	45.7
1882	33	46.8
1881	63	42.2
1880	92	38.8
1879	140	32.8
1878	4	60.1
1877	11	52.6
1876	25	48.0
1875	72	41.1
1874	129	34.4
1873	38	45.7
1872	144	32.3
1871	98	38.2
1870	163	0.0
1869	163	0.0
1868	163	0.0
1867	163	0.0
1866	163	0.0
1865	163	0.0
1864	163	0.0
1863	163	0.0
1862	163	0.0
1861	163	0.0
1860	163	0.0
1859	95	38.3
1858	75	40.8
1857	80	40.2
1856	121	35.5
1855	158	21.8
1854	157	24.7
1853	162	10.9
1852	161	11.3
1851	163	0.0