Average Precipitation in Arizona by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the U.S. state of Arizona 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 Arizona History?

1905 was the wettest year in Arizona history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 22.8 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in Arizona History?

1956 was the driest year in Arizona history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 6.0 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	86	11.1
2022	64	12.1
2021	52	12.6
2020	128	6.6
2019	21	14.7
2018	70	11.7
2017	111	9.5
2016	59	12.3
2015	26	14.4
2014	89	11.1
2013	62	12.1
2012	110	9.6
2011	109	9.6
2010	32	13.9
2009	125	7.0
2008	58	12.3
2007	91	11.0
2006	107	9.8
2005	43	13.1
2004	40	13.5
2003	97	10.5
2002	127	7.0
2001	94	10.8
2000	84	11.1
1999	99	10.4
1998	23	14.4
1997	49	12.7
1996	117	8.7
1995	77	11.4
1994	56	12.5
1993	8	16.8
1992	5	18.2
1991	45	12.9
1990	29	14.1
1989	123	7.7
1988	50	12.6
1987	42	13.3
1986	34	13.9
1985	33	13.9
1984	14	15.9
1983	4	19.0
1982	9	16.5
1981	55	12.5
1980	39	13.6
1979	60	12.2
1978	2	20.1
1977	95	10.6
1976	72	11.6
1975	102	10.2
1974	92	11.0
1973	93	10.9
1972	66	12.0
1971	73	11.6
1970	90	11.1
1969	53	12.5
1968	101	10.3
1967	31	14.0
1966	83	11.2
1965	6	17.8
1964	85	11.1
1963	75	11.6
1962	103	10.1
1961	81	11.4
1960	104	9.9
1959	44	13.0
1958	36	13.7
1957	20	14.8
1956	129	6.0
1955	82	11.3
1954	68	11.7
1953	121	8.2
1952	28	14.3
1951	22	14.5
1950	126	7.0
1949	54	12.5
1948	108	9.7
1947	115	8.8
1946	51	12.6
1945	98	10.5
1944	65	12.1
1943	79	11.4
1942	116	8.8
1941	3	19.8
1940	11	16.0
1939	78	11.4
1938	74	11.6
1937	71	11.6
1936	46	12.9
1935	25	14.4
1934	105	9.9
1933	88	11.1
1932	57	12.4
1931	7	17.5
1930	41	13.4
1929	100	10.4
1928	113	9.1
1927	24	14.4
1926	27	14.4
1925	67	12.0
1924	119	8.2
1923	19	15.2
1922	63	12.1
1921	37	13.6
1920	47	12.8
1919	10	16.5
1918	38	13.6
1917	87	11.1
1916	16	15.3
1915	17	15.3
1914	15	15.7
1913	76	11.5
1912	48	12.7
1911	18	15.2
1910	106	9.8
1909	30	14.0
1908	13	15.9
1907	35	13.8
1906	12	16.0
1905	1	22.8
1904	114	9.0
1903	120	8.2
1902	118	8.7
1901	112	9.2
1900	122	8.1
1899	124	7.6
1898	96	10.6
1897	69	11.7
1896	61	12.2
1895	80	11.4