Most Yearly Precipitation in Watertown History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Watertown History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Watertown, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 40.0 inches which occurred in 1977.

Year to date though April 22, 2024: 3.8 inches

Watertown Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	127	3.8
2023	80	19.4
2022	64	20.9
2021	16	26.8
2020	78	19.5
2019	2	33.9
2018	60	21.1
2017	43	23.1
2016	40	23.4
2015	59	21.4
2014	105	16.4
2013	31	24.8
2012	88	18.4
2011	76	20.0
2010	6	28.8
2009	32	24.6
2008	29	25.3
2007	35	24.2
2006	97	17.7
2005	52	21.9
2004	13	27.1
2003	90	18.1
2002	86	18.7
2001	49	22.3
2000	69	20.5
1999	107	16.4
1998	112	15.9
1997	131	0.0
1996	128	1.7
1995	34	24.4
1994	19	26.4
1993	38	23.8
1992	71	20.4
1991	3	31.5
1990	82	19.2
1989	110	16.2
1988	116	15.0
1987	98	17.6
1986	9	28.2
1985	108	16.4
1984	21	26.2
1983	77	19.6
1982	55	21.6
1981	117	14.8
1980	99	17.6
1979	7	28.4
1978	73	20.3
1977	1	40.0
1976	124	10.8
1975	22	26.1
1974	109	16.2
1973	91	18.1
1972	17	26.8
1971	4	30.3
1970	65	20.8
1969	28	25.6
1968	14	27.1
1967	102	17.0
1966	67	20.7
1965	26	25.8
1964	101	17.4
1963	11	27.6
1962	10	28.0
1961	74	20.2
1960	66	20.7
1959	115	15.2
1958	123	11.8
1957	45	23.0
1956	8	28.3
1955	46	23.0
1954	92	18.0
1953	5	29.1
1952	120	14.6
1951	51	22.1
1950	89	18.2
1949	95	17.8
1948	33	24.5
1947	75	20.0
1946	18	26.5
1945	54	21.7
1944	85	18.7
1943	12	27.3
1942	25	25.8
1941	84	18.9
1940	57	21.5
1939	61	21.1
1938	68	20.6
1937	58	21.4
1936	119	14.6
1935	72	20.3
1934	63	20.9
1933	122	12.3
1932	56	21.6
1931	81	19.3
1930	114	15.6
1929	94	17.9
1928	106	16.4
1927	50	22.1
1926	104	16.6
1925	87	18.5
1924	20	26.3
1923	111	15.9
1922	70	20.5
1921	23	26.1
1920	96	17.7
1919	53	21.7
1918	48	22.3
1917	103	17.0
1916	24	25.9
1915	39	23.7
1914	37	23.9
1913	62	21.0
1912	41	23.3
1911	93	18.0
1910	118	14.7
1909	47	22.9
1908	42	23.1
1907	113	15.6
1906	44	23.1
1905	27	25.7
1904	79	19.4
1903	36	24.0
1902	126	7.1
1901	130	0.8
1900	15	27.0
1899	83	19.1
1898	100	17.5
1897	30	25.1
1896	131	0.0
1895	129	1.0
1894	125	7.7
1893	121	13.1