Most Yearly Precipitation in Amherst History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Amherst, Massachusetts history from 1893–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Amherst History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Amherst, Massachusetts has ever received in a single calendar year is 63.6 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 22, 2024: 19.1 inches

Amherst Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	131	19.1
2023	5	60.0
2022	70	42.1
2021	14	53.5
2020	61	42.8
2019	45	45.0
2018	1	63.6
2017	59	43.2
2016	121	32.8
2015	72	41.8
2014	29	48.8
2013	43	45.1
2012	86	40.4
2011	3	62.6
2010	69	42.1
2009	38	45.8
2008	2	63.4
2007	77	41.1
2006	47	44.8
2005	12	55.0
2004	48	44.7
2003	10	55.7
2002	63	42.6
2001	115	35.4
2000	13	53.6
1999	30	48.2
1998	82	40.7
1997	114	35.9
1996	7	56.7
1995	73	41.6
1994	28	49.4
1993	83	40.7
1992	88	40.3
1991	23	49.7
1990	25	49.5
1989	16	52.3
1988	108	37.9
1987	71	42.1
1986	55	43.7
1985	110	36.9
1984	37	45.9
1983	8	56.4
1982	81	40.8
1981	91	39.7
1980	128	29.2
1979	44	45.1
1978	116	34.6
1977	9	55.8
1976	92	39.6
1975	4	60.3
1974	49	44.7
1973	34	47.2
1972	17	52.0
1971	102	38.7
1970	98	39.1
1969	52	43.9
1968	104	38.6
1967	60	43.0
1966	111	36.8
1965	126	30.2
1964	127	29.6
1963	129	27.7
1962	123	31.4
1961	112	36.6
1960	42	45.2
1959	51	44.0
1958	76	41.4
1957	120	33.5
1956	87	40.3
1955	11	55.5
1954	57	43.2
1953	22	49.8
1952	84	40.6
1951	65	42.5
1950	100	38.8
1949	117	34.3
1948	89	40.0
1947	107	38.3
1946	105	38.6
1945	26	49.5
1944	96	39.3
1943	93	39.5
1942	32	47.9
1941	119	33.9
1940	56	43.6
1939	103	38.7
1938	6	58.8
1937	27	49.5
1936	31	48.1
1935	118	34.1
1934	39	45.6
1933	21	50.2
1932	94	39.4
1931	41	45.2
1930	122	32.8
1929	78	41.0
1928	90	39.9
1927	35	47.0
1926	79	40.9
1925	46	44.8
1924	125	31.0
1923	99	39.0
1922	36	45.9
1921	68	42.2
1920	20	50.3
1919	74	41.6
1918	109	37.5
1917	58	43.2
1916	40	45.2
1915	18	51.6
1914	67	42.3
1913	95	39.4
1912	106	38.6
1911	62	42.7
1910	113	36.1
1909	97	39.1
1908	130	26.3
1907	64	42.5
1906	50	44.5
1905	100	38.8
1904	53	43.9
1903	54	43.7
1902	33	47.3
1901	66	42.3
1900	15	52.7
1899	75	41.6
1898	19	50.6
1897	24	49.6
1896	132	0.0
1895	85	40.6
1894	124	31.1
1893	80	40.9