Most Yearly Precipitation in Yakima History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Yakima, Washington history from 1892–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Yakima History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Yakima, Washington has ever received in a single calendar year is 14.8 inches which occurred in 1996.

Year to date though April 25, 2024: 3.1 inches

Yakima Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	132	3.1
2023	71	7.4
2022	74	7.3
2021	99	6.1
2020	120	4.7
2019	40	8.5
2018	115	5.1
2017	16	10.4
2016	19	10.0
2015	34	9.0
2014	92	6.5
2013	110	5.5
2012	22	9.6
2011	72	7.3
2010	11	11.1
2009	82	7.0
2008	116	5.0
2007	109	5.7
2006	23	9.6
2005	39	8.6
2004	47	8.3
2003	79	7.1
2002	61	7.8
2001	89	6.7
2000	95	6.4
1999	104	6.0
1998	42	8.4
1997	87	6.9
1996	1	14.8
1995	2	13.9
1994	62	7.8
1993	107	5.9
1992	41	8.5
1991	64	7.6
1990	97	6.2
1989	86	6.9
1988	111	5.5
1987	45	8.3
1986	29	9.0
1985	108	5.9
1984	31	9.0
1983	3	13.2
1982	13	10.9
1981	38	8.7
1980	9	11.3
1979	88	6.9
1978	55	8.0
1977	59	7.9
1976	126	4.2
1975	35	8.8
1974	50	8.2
1973	33	9.0
1972	73	7.3
1971	60	7.9
1970	57	8.0
1969	84	6.9
1968	24	9.5
1967	124	4.5
1966	56	8.0
1965	106	6.0
1964	66	7.6
1963	52	8.2
1962	68	7.5
1961	20	10.0
1960	65	7.6
1959	101	6.1
1958	44	8.3
1957	12	11.0
1956	49	8.2
1955	6	11.7
1954	91	6.6
1953	43	8.4
1952	100	6.1
1951	17	10.2
1950	5	11.7
1949	121	4.6
1948	4	11.9
1947	67	7.5
1946	133	2.1
1945	125	4.4
1944	58	8.0
1943	114	5.1
1942	32	9.0
1941	48	8.2
1940	10	11.2
1939	119	4.8
1938	63	7.7
1937	7	11.6
1936	98	6.1
1935	131	3.3
1934	103	6.0
1933	69	7.4
1932	113	5.1
1931	51	8.2
1930	127	4.1
1929	128	4.0
1928	94	6.5
1927	83	7.0
1926	80	7.1
1925	85	6.9
1924	76	7.3
1923	54	8.2
1922	117	4.8
1921	53	8.2
1920	81	7.0
1919	96	6.3
1918	121	4.6
1917	105	6.0
1916	46	8.3
1915	25	9.3
1914	37	8.8
1913	15	10.6
1912	75	7.3
1911	118	4.8
1910	112	5.3
1909	77	7.2
1908	123	4.6
1907	18	10.2
1906	30	9.0
1905	27	9.1
1904	26	9.2
1903	70	7.4
1902	8	11.5
1901	21	9.9
1900	78	7.2
1899	93	6.5
1898	130	3.9
1897	36	8.8
1896	102	6.0
1895	90	6.7
1894	28	9.1
1893	14	10.8
1892	129	4.0