Most Yearly Precipitation in Buffalo History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Buffalo History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Buffalo, New York has ever received in a single calendar year is 60.2 inches which occurred in 1878.

Year to date though April 25, 2024: 13.2 inches

Buffalo Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	154	13.2
2023	39	40.5
2022	16	45.3
2021	40	40.3
2020	45	39.7
2019	8	47.8
2018	32	41.6
2017	6	48.5
2016	110	33.9
2015	74	36.8
2014	27	42.4
2013	13	46.0
2012	123	32.8
2011	5	49.6
2010	76	36.7
2009	22	44.3
2008	10	47.3
2007	95	35.1
2006	21	44.4
2005	50	39.1
2004	31	41.7
2003	68	37.2
2002	44	39.7
2001	93	35.2
2000	28	42.2
1999	106	34.1
1998	99	34.7
1997	36	41.1
1996	7	48.2
1995	107	34.0
1994	77	36.7
1993	38	40.7
1992	9	47.6
1991	41	40.2
1990	4	50.9
1989	34	41.2
1988	55	38.6
1987	29	42.2
1986	46	39.7
1985	14	46.0
1984	64	37.4
1983	47	39.5
1982	35	41.1
1981	79	36.5
1980	57	38.3
1979	23	43.7
1978	89	35.7
1977	2	53.6
1976	12	46.5
1975	56	38.5
1974	80	36.3
1973	73	36.8
1972	33	41.6
1971	120	32.9
1970	98	34.7
1969	82	36.2
1968	58	38.3
1967	100	34.6
1966	121	32.9
1965	92	35.5
1964	140	29.7
1963	117	33.2
1962	144	28.6
1961	69	37.1
1960	94	35.2
1959	25	42.8
1958	102	34.4
1957	52	38.7
1956	30	41.9
1955	43	39.8
1954	18	44.8
1953	86	35.9
1952	143	29.1
1951	61	37.8
1950	66	37.4
1949	75	36.8
1948	65	37.4
1947	96	35.1
1946	128	31.6
1945	20	44.4
1944	90	35.5
1943	108	34.0
1942	24	43.6
1941	149	26.6
1940	81	36.2
1939	136	30.5
1938	139	29.7
1937	62	37.7
1936	146	27.8
1935	152	24.7
1934	153	22.7
1933	150	25.1
1932	78	36.6
1931	132	31.2
1930	148	26.7
1929	122	32.9
1928	104	34.4
1927	83	36.0
1926	37	40.8
1925	133	31.1
1924	115	33.3
1923	151	25.1
1922	141	29.4
1921	147	26.7
1920	134	30.8
1919	145	28.1
1918	124	32.2
1917	53	38.7
1916	114	33.4
1915	127	31.8
1914	103	34.4
1913	118	33.1
1912	116	33.2
1911	71	37.0
1910	26	42.4
1909	72	37.0
1908	105	34.2
1907	97	35.0
1906	112	33.6
1905	87	35.9
1904	88	35.8
1903	60	38.0
1902	119	32.9
1901	91	35.5
1900	85	35.9
1899	142	29.4
1898	113	33.5
1897	63	37.7
1896	67	37.3
1895	125	32.0
1894	51	38.9
1893	54	38.6
1892	15	45.9
1891	135	30.7
1890	11	46.6
1889	42	40.1
1888	109	33.9
1887	129	31.6
1886	17	44.9
1885	3	52.4
1884	70	37.1
1883	59	38.1
1882	111	33.8
1881	84	36.0
1880	48	39.4
1879	137	30.5
1878	1	60.2
1877	101	34.5
1876	49	39.3
1875	130	31.4
1874	138	30.4
1873	19	44.6
1872	131	31.3
1871	126	31.9