Washington January Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of January in Washington 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 January in Washington History?

1953 was the wettest January in Washington history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 14.09 inches.

What Was the Driest January in Washington History?

1985 was the driest January in Washington history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.73 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	103	4.25
2022	56	6.58
2021	37	7.39
2020	3	10.52
2019	97	4.51
2018	28	7.74
2017	111	3.64
2016	49	6.82
2015	89	4.96
2014	99	4.42
2013	110	3.97
2012	59	6.35
2011	57	6.53
2010	63	6.24
2009	64	6.23
2008	70	5.79
2007	86	5.11
2006	2	11.78
2005	95	4.58
2004	65	6.20
2003	19	8.26
2002	41	7.33
2001	121	2.98
2000	66	6.09
1999	33	7.53
1998	22	8.21
1997	35	7.47
1996	47	6.90
1995	58	6.40
1994	105	4.15
1993	106	4.09
1992	46	6.99
1991	94	4.67
1990	11	9.18
1989	83	5.32
1988	102	4.32
1987	76	5.57
1986	38	7.38
1985	129	0.73
1984	72	5.70
1983	30	7.71
1982	31	7.57
1981	125	2.17
1980	81	5.34
1979	124	2.23
1978	90	4.89
1977	126	1.96
1976	54	6.71
1975	24	7.98
1974	5	9.92
1973	91	4.88
1972	29	7.72
1971	12	9.09
1970	10	9.19
1969	32	7.57
1968	45	7.08
1967	9	9.20
1966	50	6.77
1965	26	7.91
1964	7	9.57
1963	127	1.94
1962	114	3.39
1961	53	6.72
1960	101	4.36
1959	14	8.61
1958	42	7.19
1957	117	3.17
1956	21	8.23
1955	119	3.12
1954	6	9.61
1953	1	14.09
1952	85	5.16
1951	25	7.92
1950	39	7.37
1949	128	1.35
1948	82	5.33
1947	68	5.93
1946	55	6.59
1945	75	5.58
1944	109	4.00
1943	112	3.60
1942	120	3.09
1941	92	4.73
1940	113	3.43
1939	60	6.29
1938	107	4.09
1937	118	3.16
1936	20	8.26
1935	13	8.72
1934	23	8.14
1933	36	7.42
1932	73	5.64
1931	52	6.73
1930	123	2.62
1929	115	3.21
1928	69	5.88
1927	67	6.00
1926	93	4.70
1925	27	7.91
1924	88	4.97
1923	8	9.25
1922	122	2.91
1921	15	8.61
1920	71	5.74
1919	17	8.46
1918	61	6.29
1917	98	4.49
1916	100	4.41
1915	108	4.04
1914	4	10.43
1913	43	7.16
1912	40	7.37
1911	79	5.38
1910	62	6.28
1909	48	6.85
1908	96	4.55
1907	78	5.44
1906	80	5.35
1905	84	5.18
1904	74	5.60
1903	44	7.14
1902	104	4.24
1901	51	6.74
1900	87	5.09
1899	18	8.34
1898	116	3.20
1897	77	5.53
1896	16	8.55
1895	34	7.53