Most Yearly Precipitation in Baltimore History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Baltimore, Maryland history from 1871–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Baltimore History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Baltimore, Maryland has ever received in a single calendar year is 71.8 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 17.4 inches

Baltimore Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	154	17.4
2023	77	42.3
2022	38	47.2
2021	86	40.8
2020	8	57.4
2019	104	38.1
2018	1	71.8
2017	103	38.3
2016	89	40.5
2015	21	51.2
2014	15	52.6
2013	69	42.9
2012	110	37.4
2011	10	56.5
2010	62	43.5
2009	11	55.6
2008	56	45.0
2007	129	35.0
2006	67	43.2
2005	29	49.1
2004	50	45.7
2003	2	62.7
2002	94	39.6
2001	137	34.6
2000	82	41.9
1999	59	43.9
1998	138	34.4
1997	101	38.3
1996	6	58.3
1995	112	36.9
1994	66	43.3
1993	73	42.5
1992	98	38.9
1991	150	30.2
1990	83	41.9
1989	18	51.9
1988	145	32.3
1987	85	41.1
1986	140	33.7
1985	114	36.8
1984	111	37.0
1983	22	51.0
1982	121	36.2
1981	149	31.2
1980	133	34.7
1979	5	59.0
1978	84	41.5
1977	118	36.4
1976	64	43.4
1975	19	51.8
1974	107	37.8
1973	48	45.8
1972	16	52.3
1971	13	53.3
1970	126	35.4
1969	142	33.6
1968	93	39.8
1967	113	36.9
1966	75	42.4
1965	151	28.2
1964	136	34.7
1963	96	39.6
1962	91	40.2
1961	72	42.8
1960	40	46.8
1959	105	37.9
1958	53	45.1
1957	139	34.0
1956	97	39.5
1955	58	44.1
1954	152	27.9
1953	35	48.3
1952	9	56.6
1951	49	45.8
1950	100	38.5
1949	119	36.3
1948	4	61.4
1947	71	42.8
1946	134	34.7
1945	78	42.2
1944	92	40.0
1943	130	34.9
1942	63	43.5
1941	147	31.6
1940	80	42.0
1939	7	58.1
1938	131	34.8
1937	24	50.8
1936	57	44.6
1935	20	51.5
1934	23	50.9
1933	14	53.0
1932	28	49.6
1931	95	39.6
1930	153	21.6
1929	74	42.5
1928	65	43.4
1927	120	36.2
1926	52	45.2
1925	144	32.7
1924	32	49.0
1923	115	36.7
1922	76	42.3
1921	108	37.7
1920	34	48.4
1919	37	47.2
1918	109	37.5
1917	106	37.9
1916	124	36.0
1915	44	46.4
1914	117	36.4
1913	122	36.1
1912	54	45.1
1911	33	48.6
1910	128	35.0
1909	135	34.7
1908	127	35.4
1907	31	49.1
1906	41	46.8
1905	43	46.6
1904	123	36.1
1903	45	46.3
1902	26	50.1
1901	68	43.0
1900	148	31.6
1899	87	40.6
1898	116	36.5
1897	36	47.5
1896	99	38.6
1895	90	40.5
1894	102	38.3
1893	146	32.2
1892	55	45.1
1891	12	54.2
1890	39	47.0
1889	3	62.4
1888	61	43.5
1887	60	43.6
1886	17	52.1
1885	46	46.0
1884	47	45.9
1883	88	40.5
1882	79	42.1
1881	30	49.1
1880	81	41.9
1879	125	36.0
1878	25	50.2
1877	70	42.9
1876	42	46.7
1875	51	45.3
1874	141	33.6
1873	27	49.8
1872	132	34.8
1871	143	33.5