Average Precipitation in Montana by Year

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

1927 was the wettest year in Montana history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 26.2 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in Montana History?

1931 was the driest year in Montana history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 12.6 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	72	18.4
2022	75	18.3
2021	121	14.3
2020	101	16.9
2019	17	21.4
2018	47	20.0
2017	89	17.4
2016	22	21.2
2015	102	16.9
2014	15	21.6
2013	44	20.0
2012	105	16.8
2011	4	22.9
2010	14	22.0
2009	87	17.5
2008	53	19.5
2007	78	18.0
2006	76	18.2
2005	45	20.0
2004	103	16.8
2003	90	17.4
2002	94	17.2
2001	118	14.9
2000	116	15.7
1999	88	17.4
1998	36	20.3
1997	54	19.4
1996	31	20.6
1995	13	22.0
1994	111	16.1
1993	5	22.5
1992	84	17.5
1991	42	20.1
1990	100	16.9
1989	23	21.2
1988	119	14.5
1987	113	15.9
1986	25	20.9
1985	95	17.2
1984	108	16.5
1983	92	17.3
1982	7	22.4
1981	67	18.7
1980	48	19.8
1979	124	13.8
1978	3	22.9
1977	60	18.9
1976	104	16.8
1975	2	25.4
1974	66	18.7
1973	98	17.1
1972	50	19.7
1971	58	19.0
1970	30	20.6
1969	80	17.7
1968	40	20.1
1967	28	20.7
1966	107	16.6
1965	32	20.5
1964	11	22.1
1963	69	18.6
1962	37	20.3
1961	99	17.0
1960	125	13.7
1959	59	18.9
1958	56	19.2
1957	61	18.9
1956	114	15.9
1955	35	20.3
1954	73	18.3
1953	39	20.1
1952	128	13.3
1951	29	20.7
1950	33	20.4
1949	112	16.0
1948	26	20.9
1947	63	18.8
1946	21	21.2
1945	79	17.9
1944	70	18.6
1943	64	18.8
1942	34	20.3
1941	18	21.3
1940	57	19.1
1939	117	15.4
1938	43	20.0
1937	110	16.2
1936	122	14.3
1935	126	13.6
1934	123	14.2
1933	52	19.5
1932	49	19.8
1931	129	12.6
1930	115	15.8
1929	81	17.6
1928	109	16.4
1927	1	26.2
1926	97	17.1
1925	51	19.6
1924	91	17.3
1923	19	21.3
1922	68	18.6
1921	77	18.0
1920	85	17.5
1919	127	13.6
1918	93	17.3
1917	83	17.6
1916	6	22.4
1915	10	22.2
1914	74	18.3
1913	71	18.4
1912	38	20.2
1911	20	21.2
1910	96	17.1
1909	9	22.3
1908	27	20.8
1907	41	20.1
1906	8	22.4
1905	106	16.8
1904	120	14.5
1903	65	18.7
1902	55	19.3
1901	62	18.9
1900	82	17.6
1899	24	20.9
1898	46	20.0
1897	16	21.5
1896	12	22.1
1895	86	17.5