Average Precipitation in Ohio by Year

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

2011 was the wettest year in Ohio history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 56.0 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in Ohio History?

1963 was the driest year in Ohio history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 26.8 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	80	37.7
2022	46	40.2
2021	32	41.7
2020	29	42.3
2019	5	46.9
2018	3	50.9
2017	9	45.5
2016	85	37.4
2015	22	43.0
2014	66	38.6
2013	30	41.7
2012	87	37.3
2011	1	56.0
2010	91	36.8
2009	97	36.5
2008	17	44.1
2007	33	41.2
2006	20	43.6
2005	48	40.1
2004	10	45.5
2003	7	46.4
2002	65	38.6
2001	86	37.3
2000	37	40.9
1999	119	33.1
1998	50	40.0
1997	70	38.4
1996	6	46.9
1995	63	38.7
1994	106	35.6
1993	64	38.6
1992	52	39.8
1991	121	31.6
1990	2	51.1
1989	26	42.6
1988	120	32.1
1987	122	31.4
1986	59	39.0
1985	51	40.0
1984	89	36.9
1983	45	40.3
1982	79	37.7
1981	58	39.1
1980	54	39.6
1979	12	45.2
1978	71	38.4
1977	61	38.8
1976	112	34.0
1975	24	42.9
1974	43	40.5
1973	31	41.7
1972	23	43.0
1971	114	34.0
1970	74	38.0
1969	93	36.7
1968	62	38.8
1967	103	35.8
1966	98	36.3
1965	90	36.8
1964	83	37.6
1963	129	26.8
1962	116	33.6
1961	44	40.4
1960	124	29.9
1959	41	40.8
1958	57	39.3
1957	53	39.8
1956	36	40.9
1955	100	36.2
1954	92	36.8
1953	125	29.0
1952	107	35.5
1951	38	40.8
1950	4	48.3
1949	81	37.7
1948	28	42.4
1947	35	40.9
1946	108	35.3
1945	15	44.6
1944	118	33.2
1943	105	35.7
1942	60	38.9
1941	123	31.2
1940	67	38.4
1939	78	37.8
1938	56	39.4
1937	11	45.2
1936	115	33.9
1935	42	40.7
1934	128	27.2
1933	68	38.4
1932	88	37.1
1931	76	37.9
1930	127	27.2
1929	8	46.1
1928	102	35.9
1927	18	43.9
1926	16	44.3
1925	109	35.1
1924	73	38.1
1923	49	40.0
1922	82	37.6
1921	19	43.7
1920	69	38.4
1919	34	40.9
1918	95	36.7
1917	84	37.4
1916	75	38.0
1915	40	40.8
1914	104	35.7
1913	13	44.8
1912	72	38.2
1911	27	42.6
1910	96	36.7
1909	25	42.9
1908	111	34.2
1907	21	43.5
1906	94	36.7
1905	47	40.2
1904	101	36.0
1903	99	36.3
1902	77	37.8
1901	117	33.5
1900	113	34.0
1899	110	35.0
1898	14	44.7
1897	55	39.6
1896	39	40.8
1895	126	28.3