Most Yearly Precipitation in Durham History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Durham, United Kingdom history from 1879–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in Durham History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Durham, United Kingdom has ever received in a single calendar year is 101.6 cm which occurred in 2012.
Year to date though March 31, 2024: 16.9 cm
Durham Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (cm)
2024 145 16.9
2023 4 83.8
2022 67 65.5
2021 30 73.4
2020 45 70.4
2019 33 73.1
2018 101 58.7
2017 76 63.4
2016 47 69.6
2015 36 72.4
2014 64 65.8
2013 26 74.2
2012 1 101.6
2011 110 56.6
2010 65 65.7
2009 32 73.1
2008 55 67.5
2007 109 56.8
2006 144 27.0
2005 137 47.2
2004 121 53.2
2003 143 30.9
2002 49 69.4
2001 142 33.3
2000 5 82.5
1999 122 52.9
1998 6 81.9
1997 74 64.3
1996 125 52.2
1995 94 61.0
1994 91 61.6
1993 25 74.3
1992 77 63.3
1991 119 54.2
1990 98 59.6
1989 141 40.5
1988 75 64.2
1987 34 72.8
1986 43 70.9
1985 73 64.6
1984 92 61.5
1983 54 67.5
1982 103 58.5
1981 50 69.3
1980 9 80.9
1979 14 78.3
1978 22 74.8
1977 99 59.4
1976 52 68.3
1975 117 54.6
1974 100 58.9
1973 131 50.3
1972 114 55.1
1971 120 54.1
1970 112 56.3
1969 20 75.9
1968 24 74.3
1967 38 71.9
1966 18 76.5
1965 7 81.5
1964 127 51.7
1963 57 67.3
1962 106 57.5
1961 42 71.0
1960 13 78.3
1959 140 44.0
1958 59 66.2
1957 115 55.0
1956 85 62.7
1955 135 48.4
1954 16 78.1
1953 126 52.2
1952 107 57.1
1951 23 74.5
1950 11 80.4
1949 138 47.2
1948 21 75.3
1947 89 62.2
1946 37 72.2
1945 81 63.1
1944 28 73.7
1943 108 57.0
1942 128 51.5
1941 80 63.1
1940 63 65.8
1939 15 78.3
1938 71 64.9
1937 12 78.6
1936 27 74.1
1935 19 76.0
1934 56 67.5
1933 90 62.0
1932 66 65.6
1931 44 70.7
1930 2 88.4
1929 129 51.3
1928 97 59.8
1927 29 73.7
1926 82 63.0
1925 58 66.3
1924 35 72.8
1923 78 63.1
1922 53 68.2
1921 133 49.0
1920 69 65.4
1919 68 65.5
1918 111 56.6
1917 60 66.0
1916 51 69.1
1915 72 64.6
1914 62 65.9
1913 102 58.7
1912 40 71.2
1911 104 58.4
1910 78 63.1
1909 83 63.0
1908 132 49.3
1907 84 63.0
1906 96 60.4
1905 134 48.8
1904 136 48.2
1903 17 77.4
1902 139 46.7
1901 105 58.4
1900 31 73.2
1899 93 61.1
1898 123 52.8
1897 113 55.4
1896 88 62.3
1895 46 70.0
1894 95 60.5
1893 130 51.2
1892 39 71.3
1891 87 62.4
1890 61 65.9
1889 124 52.5
1888 48 69.5
1887 116 54.7
1886 8 81.2
1885 70 65.1
1884 118 54.2
1883 86 62.6
1882 3 85.0
1881 41 71.1
1880 10 80.7
1879 146 0.0