Average Precipitation in North Dakota by Year

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

2019 was the wettest year in North Dakota history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 24.4 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in North Dakota History?

1936 was the driest year in North Dakota history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 8.8 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	68	17.4
2022	42	18.9
2021	100	15.6
2020	122	12.9
2019	1	24.4
2018	61	17.8
2017	121	13.0
2016	8	21.9
2015	63	17.7
2014	44	18.6
2013	3	23.3
2012	105	15.1
2011	10	21.4
2010	2	23.5
2009	37	19.0
2008	28	19.8
2007	36	19.0
2006	116	14.0
2005	18	21.0
2004	43	18.9
2003	87	16.2
2002	93	15.8
2001	78	16.8
2000	13	21.3
1999	21	20.4
1998	17	21.2
1997	83	16.5
1996	49	18.5
1995	31	19.6
1994	22	20.4
1993	5	23.0
1992	110	14.7
1991	29	19.7
1990	106	15.1
1989	115	14.3
1988	126	11.4
1987	90	16.1
1986	9	21.8
1985	71	17.3
1984	91	15.9
1983	95	15.7
1982	11	21.4
1981	76	17.1
1980	80	16.8
1979	114	14.4
1978	60	17.9
1977	14	21.3
1976	124	12.3
1975	15	21.3
1974	97	15.6
1973	79	16.8
1972	66	17.6
1971	26	19.8
1970	35	19.1
1969	77	16.9
1968	40	18.9
1967	113	14.4
1966	81	16.7
1965	19	20.9
1964	33	19.5
1963	69	17.4
1962	16	21.2
1961	120	13.1
1960	109	14.8
1959	94	15.8
1958	118	13.8
1957	41	18.9
1956	70	17.4
1955	73	17.2
1954	45	18.6
1953	25	19.9
1952	125	12.1
1951	82	16.7
1950	47	18.6
1949	84	16.4
1948	64	17.7
1947	52	18.3
1946	72	17.3
1945	107	15.0
1944	12	21.4
1943	48	18.5
1942	38	19.0
1941	4	23.2
1940	62	17.8
1939	112	14.6
1938	101	15.5
1937	74	17.2
1936	129	8.8
1935	56	18.1
1934	128	9.7
1933	119	13.7
1932	67	17.5
1931	98	15.6
1930	104	15.3
1929	108	14.8
1928	51	18.4
1927	7	21.9
1926	92	15.9
1925	88	16.1
1924	57	18.0
1923	59	18.0
1922	30	19.7
1921	32	19.6
1920	102	15.4
1919	103	15.4
1918	89	16.1
1917	127	11.1
1916	23	20.3
1915	24	20.2
1914	34	19.2
1913	111	14.6
1912	20	20.6
1911	53	18.3
1910	123	12.7
1909	75	17.2
1908	55	18.1
1907	117	13.9
1906	27	19.8
1905	39	19.0
1904	65	17.6
1903	46	18.6
1902	54	18.2
1901	50	18.4
1900	58	18.0
1899	85	16.4
1898	86	16.4
1897	99	15.6
1896	6	22.6
1895	96	15.6