Average Precipitation in Utah by Year

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

1941 was the wettest year in Utah history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 20.3 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in Utah History?

2020 was the driest year in Utah history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 7.2 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	30	15.1
2022	98	11.4
2021	62	13.6
2020	129	7.2
2019	13	16.9
2018	94	11.6
2017	72	12.8
2016	54	14.0
2015	25	15.4
2014	65	13.3
2013	69	13.2
2012	111	10.7
2011	39	14.7
2010	11	17.2
2009	88	11.8
2008	93	11.7
2007	101	11.3
2006	48	14.4
2005	16	16.7
2004	28	15.3
2003	96	11.5
2002	125	9.0
2001	92	11.7
2000	63	13.5
1999	81	12.4
1998	8	17.4
1997	14	16.8
1996	52	14.2
1995	24	15.6
1994	70	13.1
1993	22	15.6
1992	71	13.0
1991	64	13.5
1990	85	12.2
1989	126	9.0
1988	103	11.2
1987	38	14.8
1986	33	15.0
1985	36	14.8
1984	20	15.7
1983	2	20.1
1982	7	17.6
1981	29	15.2
1980	9	17.3
1979	90	11.8
1978	12	17.1
1977	109	10.9
1976	124	9.2
1975	60	13.7
1974	121	9.7
1973	57	13.9
1972	76	12.7
1971	61	13.7
1970	66	13.3
1969	27	15.4
1968	58	13.7
1967	56	14.0
1966	114	10.5
1965	6	18.0
1964	73	12.8
1963	75	12.8
1962	104	11.2
1961	67	13.3
1960	113	10.6
1959	108	11.1
1958	120	9.9
1957	5	18.2
1956	128	8.1
1955	107	11.1
1954	95	11.6
1953	116	10.4
1952	77	12.7
1951	43	14.7
1950	122	9.6
1949	37	14.8
1948	91	11.7
1947	46	14.5
1946	51	14.2
1945	42	14.7
1944	79	12.5
1943	82	12.3
1942	119	10.0
1941	1	20.3
1940	35	14.9
1939	110	10.7
1938	50	14.3
1937	49	14.3
1936	19	15.8
1935	106	11.2
1934	127	8.8
1933	112	10.6
1932	59	13.7
1931	117	10.3
1930	47	14.5
1929	74	12.8
1928	97	11.5
1927	10	17.3
1926	80	12.5
1925	53	14.1
1924	115	10.4
1923	41	14.7
1922	32	15.0
1921	31	15.1
1920	23	15.6
1919	100	11.3
1918	40	14.7
1917	83	12.3
1916	15	16.7
1915	55	14.0
1914	34	14.9
1913	68	13.3
1912	45	14.5
1911	44	14.6
1910	89	11.8
1909	4	18.6
1908	21	15.7
1907	18	15.8
1906	3	19.9
1905	26	15.4
1904	84	12.3
1903	99	11.4
1902	118	10.2
1901	105	11.2
1900	123	9.5
1899	78	12.6
1898	102	11.3
1897	17	16.2
1896	87	11.8
1895	86	11.9