Average Precipitation in Alabama by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the U.S. state of Alabama for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest Year in Alabama History?

1929 was the wettest year in Alabama history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 75.1 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in Alabama History?

1954 was the driest year in Alabama history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 35.4 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	87	50.7
2022	49	57.9
2021	17	65.2
2020	6	68.7
2019	58	56.3
2018	19	64.4
2017	21	64.2
2016	124	45.0
2015	26	61.4
2014	61	56.0
2013	18	64.7
2012	76	53.4
2011	88	50.7
2010	111	47.2
2009	3	73.8
2008	78	53.1
2007	128	37.9
2006	110	47.5
2005	54	57.1
2004	33	59.9
2003	22	63.7
2002	52	57.1
2001	42	59.0
2000	126	42.5
1999	98	49.0
1998	39	59.3
1997	24	63.0
1996	47	58.3
1995	35	59.6
1994	31	60.3
1993	92	50.3
1992	34	59.8
1991	23	63.3
1990	55	56.9
1989	16	65.2
1988	85	51.1
1987	107	48.1
1986	108	47.8
1985	84	51.3
1984	89	50.5
1983	4	70.4
1982	28	61.1
1981	119	45.8
1980	46	58.5
1979	7	67.9
1978	95	49.5
1977	48	57.9
1976	62	56.0
1975	2	74.8
1974	30	60.4
1973	9	67.2
1972	63	56.0
1971	32	60.1
1970	72	53.9
1969	81	52.6
1968	123	45.2
1967	66	55.8
1966	65	55.8
1965	101	48.8
1964	11	66.5
1963	100	48.8
1962	93	50.1
1961	5	69.8
1960	86	51.0
1959	60	56.1
1958	96	49.2
1957	43	58.9
1956	73	53.7
1955	106	48.2
1954	129	35.4
1953	38	59.5
1952	114	46.7
1951	80	52.9
1950	79	53.0
1949	50	57.4
1948	8	67.6
1947	25	61.6
1946	14	65.7
1945	57	56.4
1944	29	60.5
1943	103	48.4
1942	74	53.7
1941	117	46.2
1940	69	54.9
1939	36	59.6
1938	102	48.5
1937	40	59.2
1936	41	59.1
1935	97	49.0
1934	64	56.0
1933	112	47.2
1932	15	65.5
1931	125	43.8
1930	120	45.8
1929	1	75.1
1928	56	56.5
1927	113	46.9
1926	37	59.5
1925	115	46.6
1924	109	47.7
1923	27	61.3
1922	45	58.6
1921	121	45.4
1920	20	64.2
1919	12	66.0
1918	67	55.8
1917	75	53.4
1916	70	54.5
1915	77	53.2
1914	122	45.3
1913	82	52.2
1912	10	66.6
1911	71	54.2
1910	116	46.2
1909	44	58.6
1908	94	49.8
1907	51	57.2
1906	59	56.2
1905	68	55.6
1904	127	40.6
1903	83	51.4
1902	91	50.3
1901	53	57.1
1900	13	65.9
1899	104	48.4
1898	99	48.8
1897	105	48.4
1896	118	46.2
1895	90	50.4