Most Yearly Precipitation in Watford City History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Watford City, North Dakota history from 1912–2022.
What Was the Wettest Year in Watford City History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Watford City, North Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 25.6 inches which occurred in 1953.
Watford City Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2022 38 15.4
2021 91 3.7
2020 85 7.2
2019 26 16.9
2018 37 15.5
2017 86 7.2
2016 76 11.7
2015 64 13.7
2014 84 7.8
2013 5 21.3
2012 72 12.8
2011 3 23.4
2010 6 20.9
2009 41 15.3
2008 54 14.4
2007 70 12.9
2006 65 13.7
2005 17 18.3
2004 61 13.8
2003 62 13.7
2002 43 15.1
2001 52 14.6
2000 21 17.9
1999 40 15.3
1998 30 16.3
1997 79 10.6
1996 68 13.3
1995 39 15.3
1994 47 15.1
1993 13 19.9
1992 42 15.2
1991 93 0.5
1990 94 0.0
1989 94 0.0
1988 94 0.0
1987 94 0.0
1986 94 0.0
1985 94 0.0
1984 94 0.0
1983 94 0.0
1982 94 0.0
1981 94 0.0
1980 94 0.0
1979 94 0.0
1978 94 0.0
1977 92 1.9
1976 60 13.9
1975 9 20.4
1974 69 13.1
1973 58 14.1
1972 44 15.1
1971 24 17.3
1970 22 17.9
1969 50 14.8
1968 33 15.6
1967 89 5.1
1966 82 8.8
1965 7 20.7
1964 77 11.7
1963 48 15.0
1962 23 17.7
1961 80 10.1
1960 66 13.6
1959 35 15.6
1958 71 12.9
1957 55 14.3
1956 51 14.7
1955 29 16.4
1954 27 16.8
1953 1 25.6
1952 67 13.4
1951 74 12.2
1950 10 20.1
1949 78 11.3
1948 28 16.6
1947 16 19.0
1946 18 18.2
1945 59 14.1
1944 12 20.0
1943 11 20.1
1942 20 18.0
1941 4 21.6
1940 14 19.2
1939 73 12.5
1938 25 17.1
1937 57 14.2
1936 81 9.4
1935 36 15.5
1934 88 6.1
1933 56 14.3
1932 31 15.8
1931 83 8.8
1930 75 12.2
1929 32 15.8
1928 45 15.1
1927 8 20.5
1926 49 14.9
1925 63 13.7
1924 45 15.1
1923 33 15.6
1922 15 19.0
1921 19 18.0
1920 53 14.4
1919 87 7.0
1918 94 0.0
1917 90 4.2
1916 94 0.0
1915 94 0.0
1914 94 0.0
1913 94 0.0
1912 2 23.6