Average Precipitation in Tennessee by Year

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

2018 was the wettest year in Tennessee history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 67.1 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in Tennessee History?

1941 was the driest year in Tennessee history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 36.4 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	88	48.7
2022	46	54.8
2021	26	58.9
2020	5	65.7
2019	2	66.9
2018	1	67.1
2017	37	56.2
2016	95	47.0
2015	25	59.2
2014	55	53.5
2013	9	63.3
2012	97	46.9
2011	10	62.6
2010	80	49.7
2009	19	60.3
2008	77	49.8
2007	128	37.7
2006	86	48.9
2005	111	44.7
2004	16	61.2
2003	14	61.8
2002	24	59.2
2001	52	54.0
2000	109	45.0
1999	104	46.1
1998	32	57.6
1997	36	56.5
1996	22	60.1
1995	60	52.2
1994	13	61.9
1993	91	48.3
1992	82	49.6
1991	18	60.4
1990	17	60.6
1989	6	65.5
1988	101	46.4
1987	121	43.0
1986	108	45.2
1985	119	43.2
1984	39	56.1
1983	44	55.0
1982	28	57.7
1981	99	46.5
1980	110	44.8
1979	4	66.1
1978	74	49.9
1977	38	56.2
1976	94	47.5
1975	11	62.4
1974	15	61.7
1973	7	65.4
1972	12	62.3
1971	70	50.4
1970	75	49.8
1969	72	50.1
1968	112	44.4
1967	56	53.5
1966	87	48.8
1965	105	46.0
1964	34	57.5
1963	122	42.4
1962	47	54.5
1961	42	55.0
1960	113	44.4
1959	61	51.7
1958	116	44.0
1957	3	66.3
1956	64	51.3
1955	73	50.0
1954	100	46.4
1953	103	46.1
1952	123	42.3
1951	20	60.2
1950	8	64.7
1949	30	57.7
1948	29	57.7
1947	115	44.2
1946	51	54.3
1945	33	57.5
1944	53	54.0
1943	125	41.1
1942	79	49.7
1941	129	36.4
1940	118	43.2
1939	67	50.9
1938	81	49.7
1937	40	55.6
1936	98	46.8
1935	78	49.8
1934	96	47.0
1933	68	50.9
1932	23	59.6
1931	120	43.2
1930	127	39.9
1929	21	60.1
1928	59	52.8
1927	41	55.6
1926	48	54.5
1925	124	41.3
1924	106	46.0
1923	27	58.8
1922	49	54.4
1921	69	50.9
1920	35	57.3
1919	31	57.6
1918	93	47.6
1917	62	51.6
1916	71	50.1
1915	43	55.0
1914	114	44.4
1913	85	49.2
1912	45	54.9
1911	54	53.8
1910	107	45.6
1909	58	52.8
1908	102	46.4
1907	84	49.4
1906	50	54.4
1905	63	51.4
1904	126	40.5
1903	89	48.4
1902	83	49.5
1901	92	47.9
1900	57	53.1
1899	76	49.8
1898	65	51.3
1897	66	51.3
1896	90	48.3
1895	117	43.5