Most Yearly Precipitation in Watsonville History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Watsonville, California history from 1908–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Watsonville History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Watsonville, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 48.4 inches which occurred in 1983.

Year to date though April 21, 2024: 18.9 inches

Watsonville Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
Click column headers to sort

Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	66	18.9
2023	11	31.4
2022	46	22.1
2021	28	25.3
2020	86	14.8
2019	6	33.6
2018	69	18.2
2017	8	32.8
2016	31	24.3
2015	107	11.5
2014	48	21.6
2013	113	3.5
2012	38	22.9
2011	41	22.7
2010	63	19.0
2009	82	15.2
2008	108	10.9
2007	112	8.8
2006	54	20.4
2005	40	22.7
2004	77	16.5
2003	71	17.9
2002	56	19.8
2001	21	27.9
2000	12	30.6
1999	62	19.2
1998	2	41.9
1997	60	19.4
1996	5	37.5
1995	10	32.0
1994	52	20.8
1993	24	26.5
1992	45	22.1
1991	53	20.6
1990	97	12.9
1989	99	12.3
1988	90	13.8
1987	58	19.6
1986	47	21.7
1985	75	16.9
1984	78	16.2
1983	1	48.4
1982	4	38.1
1981	30	24.5
1980	50	21.1
1979	27	25.4
1978	17	29.1
1977	100	12.2
1976	109	10.7
1975	73	17.1
1974	29	25.1
1973	7	32.8
1972	79	16.2
1971	98	12.9
1970	25	25.7
1969	9	32.7
1968	55	20.2
1967	23	26.8
1966	85	14.9
1965	70	18.2
1964	43	22.3
1963	15	29.2
1962	37	23.0
1961	106	11.6
1960	68	18.2
1959	51	21.1
1958	33	24.2
1957	67	18.4
1956	84	15.1
1955	19	28.2
1954	57	19.8
1953	93	13.5
1952	18	28.6
1951	44	22.2
1950	19	28.2
1949	89	13.8
1948	80	16.1
1947	102	11.8
1946	95	13.3
1945	35	23.1
1944	26	25.5
1943	74	16.9
1942	34	23.6
1941	94	13.5
1940	114	0.0
1939	114	0.0
1938	114	0.0
1937	59	19.6
1936	32	24.2
1935	76	16.8
1934	88	14.2
1933	72	17.7
1932	91	13.8
1931	39	22.8
1930	82	15.2
1929	104	11.8
1928	81	15.7
1927	61	19.3
1926	114	0.0
1925	103	11.8
1924	101	11.9
1923	110	9.8
1922	64	18.9
1921	42	22.5
1920	36	23.0
1919	65	18.9
1918	96	13.1
1917	111	9.3
1916	16	29.1
1915	14	29.2
1914	22	27.6
1913	49	21.3
1912	92	13.7
1911	13	30.6
1910	105	11.6
1909	3	39.2
1908	87	14.3