Most Yearly Precipitation in Cape May History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Cape May, New Jersey history from 1894–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Cape May History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Cape May, New Jersey has ever received in a single calendar year is 57.6 inches which occurred in 1948.

Year to date though March 31, 2024: 16.1 inches

Cape May Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	104	16.1
2023	34	42.4
2022	52	38.7
2021	54	38.6
2020	5	53.4
2019	26	44.6
2018	2	55.5
2017	18	46.2
2016	14	47.5
2015	19	46.0
2014	31	43.3
2013	24	45.1
2012	21	45.8
2011	37	41.2
2010	38	41.0
2009	3	55.0
2008	32	42.7
2007	63	37.4
2006	44	40.2
2005	25	44.8
2004	68	37.0
2003	8	52.4
2002	30	43.5
2001	77	35.8
2000	16	46.3
1999	66	37.1
1998	71	36.4
1997	55	38.5
1996	4	54.7
1995	61	37.7
1994	22	45.8
1993	36	41.3
1992	51	38.7
1991	43	40.2
1990	39	40.9
1989	9	52.0
1988	64	37.3
1987	86	33.0
1986	87	32.1
1985	27	44.3
1984	29	43.8
1983	13	47.5
1982	33	42.5
1981	80	35.0
1980	73	36.2
1979	7	52.5
1978	35	41.6
1977	65	37.2
1976	62	37.5
1975	17	46.2
1974	85	33.7
1973	53	38.6
1972	6	52.7
1971	28	44.2
1970	67	37.0
1969	41	40.3
1968	99	25.2
1967	15	46.4
1966	45	40.1
1965	95	27.8
1964	74	36.1
1963	83	34.2
1962	57	38.3
1961	23	45.3
1960	56	38.4
1959	69	36.9
1958	11	48.6
1957	94	28.7
1956	20	45.9
1955	82	34.2
1954	46	39.8
1953	12	47.7
1952	42	40.3
1951	90	31.5
1950	92	29.6
1949	59	38.0
1948	1	57.6
1947	93	29.4
1946	105	10.9
1945	40	40.8
1944	84	34.0
1943	97	27.1
1942	50	39.3
1941	107	3.7
1940	101	22.9
1939	106	6.9
1938	108	0.0
1937	108	0.0
1936	108	0.0
1935	108	0.0
1934	108	0.0
1933	108	0.0
1932	102	22.0
1931	89	31.6
1930	98	26.1
1929	91	29.9
1928	60	38.0
1927	88	31.8
1926	81	34.6
1925	108	0.0
1924	108	0.0
1923	108	0.0
1922	108	0.0
1921	108	0.0
1920	108	0.0
1919	108	0.0
1918	108	0.0
1917	108	0.0
1916	108	0.0
1915	108	0.0
1914	108	0.0
1913	75	36.0
1912	76	35.9
1911	47	39.7
1910	58	38.0
1909	49	39.3
1908	79	35.4
1907	10	50.7
1906	70	36.7
1905	48	39.6
1904	100	24.2
1903	108	0.0
1902	108	0.0
1901	108	0.0
1900	108	0.0
1899	108	0.0
1898	108	0.0
1897	103	18.3
1896	78	35.8
1895	96	27.2
1894	72	36.2