Most Yearly Precipitation in Washington History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Washington, North Carolina history from 1893–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in Washington History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Washington, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 71.9 inches which occurred in 2016.
Year to date though April 25, 2024: 10.0 inches
Washington Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2024 94 10.0
2023 54 47.9
2022 62 46.7
2021 34 53.0
2020 11 61.0
2019 70 43.3
2018 14 59.3
2017 18 57.4
2016 1 71.9
2015 9 63.2
2014 3 67.2
2013 33 53.6
2012 6 64.0
2011 46 49.9
2010 29 54.7
2009 12 59.9
2008 72 41.9
2007 84 37.1
2006 24 56.0
2005 4 65.8
2004 92 22.4
2003 5 64.4
2002 69 43.3
2001 88 35.6
2000 55 47.8
1999 13 59.8
1998 20 56.8
1997 75 40.9
1996 19 57.0
1995 45 49.9
1994 67 43.9
1993 74 41.5
1992 43 50.9
1991 68 43.7
1990 79 40.0
1989 21 56.6
1988 82 38.5
1987 53 48.0
1986 85 36.7
1985 35 52.9
1984 42 51.1
1983 15 58.0
1982 28 54.9
1981 78 40.1
1980 51 48.2
1979 26 55.3
1978 64 45.8
1977 17 57.5
1976 80 39.7
1975 36 52.7
1974 37 52.4
1973 58 47.1
1972 32 53.6
1971 10 62.9
1970 83 38.0
1969 25 55.9
1968 61 46.7
1967 59 47.0
1966 40 51.8
1965 65 45.7
1964 16 57.9
1963 50 48.8
1962 30 54.7
1961 23 56.3
1960 38 52.1
1959 27 55.0
1958 60 46.8
1957 52 48.1
1956 48 49.2
1955 8 63.4
1954 87 35.9
1953 47 49.6
1952 49 49.1
1951 66 45.4
1950 63 46.0
1949 57 47.2
1948 22 56.4
1947 7 63.5
1946 93 14.6
1945 96 0.0
1944 96 0.0
1943 96 0.0
1942 96 0.0
1941 96 0.0
1940 96 0.0
1939 71 42.2
1938 31 54.6
1937 95 2.6
1936 96 0.0
1935 96 0.0
1934 96 0.0
1933 96 0.0
1932 96 0.0
1931 96 0.0
1930 96 0.0
1929 96 0.0
1928 96 0.0
1927 96 0.0
1926 96 0.0
1925 96 0.0
1924 96 0.0
1923 76 40.3
1922 77 40.1
1921 86 36.5
1920 96 0.0
1919 96 0.0
1918 96 0.0
1917 96 0.0
1916 96 0.0
1915 96 0.0
1914 96 0.0
1913 96 0.0
1912 96 0.0
1911 96 0.0
1910 96 0.0
1909 96 0.0
1908 96 0.0
1907 89 31.5
1906 2 69.1
1905 41 51.8
1904 39 52.1
1903 44 50.2
1902 73 41.5
1901 56 47.4
1900 81 39.6
1899 96 0.0
1898 96 0.0
1897 96 0.0
1896 96 0.0
1895 96 0.0
1894 90 30.9
1893 91 29.5