Most Yearly Precipitation in Boston History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Boston History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Boston, Massachusetts has ever received in a single calendar year is 62.3 inches which occurred in 1954.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 20.1 inches

Boston Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	132	20.1
2023	19	49.6
2022	124	31.3
2021	13	52.3
2020	89	37.5
2019	15	50.4
2018	8	53.3
2017	49	43.5
2016	117	33.1
2015	107	34.8
2014	36	45.3
2013	73	40.4
2012	93	36.7
2011	12	52.4
2010	18	49.7
2009	48	43.5
2008	5	54.5
2007	78	39.5
2006	10	52.9
2005	47	43.7
2004	38	44.6
2003	40	44.4
2002	65	41.1
2001	126	30.7
2000	34	45.6
1999	84	37.9
1998	6	53.7
1997	127	30.4
1996	11	52.5
1995	104	35.1
1994	24	47.6
1993	52	43.2
1992	46	43.7
1991	59	42.3
1990	30	46.5
1989	57	42.4
1988	108	34.8
1987	35	45.5
1986	41	44.3
1985	96	36.6
1984	16	50.2
1983	7	53.6
1982	37	44.6
1981	101	35.7
1980	129	29.4
1979	43	44.2
1978	85	37.6
1977	42	44.2
1976	94	36.7
1975	33	45.8
1974	74	40.2
1973	54	42.8
1972	9	53.1
1971	102	35.7
1970	62	41.9
1969	23	47.8
1968	58	42.3
1967	25	47.6
1966	98	36.0
1965	131	23.7
1964	97	36.5
1963	106	34.8
1962	51	43.2
1961	22	47.8
1960	39	44.5
1959	14	51.4
1958	2	61.7
1957	115	33.9
1956	26	47.4
1955	4	56.5
1954	1	62.3
1953	3	57.7
1952	71	40.6
1951	28	47.0
1950	119	32.7
1949	123	31.5
1948	72	40.5
1947	83	37.9
1946	82	38.1
1945	27	47.3
1944	92	37.1
1943	121	32.3
1942	56	42.5
1941	125	30.9
1940	99	36.0
1939	120	32.5
1938	20	49.2
1937	50	43.2
1936	31	46.3
1935	118	32.9
1934	116	33.3
1933	29	46.7
1932	64	41.6
1931	45	44.0
1930	111	34.5
1929	91	37.2
1928	86	37.6
1927	67	40.9
1926	76	40.0
1925	60	42.2
1924	105	34.9
1923	103	35.1
1922	66	41.1
1921	53	43.0
1920	32	45.8
1919	55	42.7
1918	112	34.4
1917	79	39.0
1916	90	37.4
1915	80	38.8
1914	113	34.3
1913	81	38.1
1912	110	34.6
1911	100	35.8
1910	130	28.3
1909	70	40.7
1908	128	30.1
1907	87	37.6
1906	69	40.7
1905	122	32.1
1904	77	39.6
1903	61	42.0
1902	114	33.9
1901	21	48.7
1900	44	44.1
1899	109	34.7
1898	17	49.9
1897	68	40.8
1896	88	37.6
1895	75	40.2
1894	95	36.7
1893	63	41.8