Most Yearly Precipitation in Yankton History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Yankton, South Dakota history from 1932–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Yankton History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Yankton, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 39.2 inches which occurred in 2010.

Year to date though April 22, 2024: 4.8 inches

Yankton Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	93	4.8
2023	66	21.5
2022	89	14.0
2021	84	14.9
2020	91	13.2
2019	59	22.7
2018	48	24.4
2017	61	22.2
2016	8	32.6
2015	17	29.1
2014	24	27.9
2013	15	29.4
2012	87	14.5
2011	21	28.5
2010	1	39.2
2009	23	28.1
2008	11	30.8
2007	16	29.2
2006	35	26.0
2005	12	30.6
2004	41	25.4
2003	18	29.1
2002	65	21.6
2001	20	28.9
2000	36	25.9
1999	43	25.1
1998	28	27.1
1997	56	23.0
1996	19	28.9
1995	3	37.0
1994	47	24.4
1993	7	32.6
1992	10	31.2
1991	60	22.4
1990	39	25.6
1989	79	17.0
1988	78	17.0
1987	58	22.8
1986	27	27.4
1985	50	23.6
1984	52	23.4
1983	22	28.3
1982	13	30.2
1981	67	20.9
1980	86	14.6
1979	37	25.8
1978	64	22.0
1977	25	27.7
1976	80	16.3
1975	73	19.0
1974	81	16.1
1973	26	27.6
1972	4	35.4
1971	53	23.3
1970	72	19.1
1969	51	23.4
1968	70	19.9
1967	88	14.4
1966	29	27.0
1965	14	30.2
1964	54	23.3
1963	71	19.3
1962	46	24.8
1961	49	23.8
1960	9	31.9
1959	6	32.9
1958	85	14.7
1957	32	26.9
1956	92	13.0
1955	82	15.5
1954	40	25.5
1953	55	23.2
1952	68	20.8
1951	5	34.9
1950	57	22.8
1949	45	24.8
1948	33	26.8
1947	74	18.8
1946	30	27.0
1945	62	22.1
1944	2	38.2
1943	42	25.1
1942	38	25.6
1941	34	26.4
1940	69	20.5
1939	77	17.4
1938	31	27.0
1937	44	24.9
1936	90	13.3
1935	63	22.1
1934	75	18.4
1933	76	18.1
1932	83	15.4