Atlanta's Wettest Year & Month on Record

Per National Weather Service records for Atlanta, GA:

• Wettest Year: 1881 — 72.19 inches of rain.
• Wettest Month: February 1898 — 21.79 inches (extraordinary winter deluge).

Context: Average annual rainfall ~50 inches. 1881's record stands despite modern climate trends. Recent wet years: 2020 (70.03"), 2018 (69.22"), 1996 (68.42").

Data from NWS Peachtree City / NOAA NCEI.