Most Yearly Precipitation in Lake Placid History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Lake Placid, New York history from 1897–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Lake Placid History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Lake Placid, New York has ever received in a single calendar year is 56.2 inches which occurred in 2011.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 11.7 inches

Lake Placid Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	114	11.7
2023	4	52.9
2022	6	50.1
2021	28	44.4
2020	27	44.5
2019	2	55.0
2018	25	44.8
2017	118	3.2
2016	119	0.0
2015	119	0.0
2014	91	33.4
2013	7	49.6
2012	47	41.4
2011	1	56.2
2010	12	47.3
2009	37	42.8
2008	17	46.5
2007	15	46.7
2006	22	45.1
2005	29	43.9
2004	52	40.3
2003	53	40.2
2002	33	43.2
2001	56	39.9
2000	19	45.7
1999	65	38.1
1998	5	50.1
1997	62	38.3
1996	20	45.5
1995	84	34.9
1994	55	40.0
1993	63	38.1
1992	80	35.8
1991	60	38.6
1990	9	48.4
1989	42	42.1
1988	104	30.1
1987	88	34.5
1986	36	42.9
1985	78	36.4
1984	98	32.4
1983	45	41.8
1982	89	34.3
1981	24	44.9
1980	74	36.9
1979	44	41.8
1978	69	37.3
1977	32	43.6
1976	26	44.7
1975	100	32.0
1974	109	23.2
1973	113	13.0
1972	112	16.4
1971	48	41.2
1970	94	32.9
1969	49	40.9
1968	93	33.3
1967	23	44.9
1966	106	29.5
1965	102	30.9
1964	105	29.7
1963	90	33.9
1962	83	35.5
1961	85	34.7
1960	86	34.7
1959	16	46.6
1958	31	43.8
1957	77	36.5
1956	92	33.3
1955	34	43.1
1954	3	54.4
1953	76	36.6
1952	87	34.7
1951	43	42.0
1950	82	35.5
1949	95	32.6
1948	75	36.7
1947	41	42.4
1946	54	40.0
1945	14	46.9
1944	71	37.3
1943	58	38.8
1942	73	36.9
1941	107	29.2
1940	46	41.6
1939	81	35.6
1938	40	42.6
1937	70	37.3
1936	35	43.0
1935	61	38.5
1934	99	32.0
1933	67	37.7
1932	8	48.9
1931	97	32.5
1930	103	30.5
1929	18	45.8
1928	101	31.2
1927	57	39.2
1926	79	36.2
1925	59	38.8
1924	111	21.1
1923	96	32.6
1922	66	37.8
1921	108	25.8
1920	64	38.1
1919	110	23.2
1918	39	42.7
1917	50	40.7
1916	51	40.3
1915	21	45.3
1914	68	37.5
1913	13	47.0
1912	11	48.3
1911	38	42.7
1910	10	48.3
1909	30	43.8
1908	119	0.0
1907	119	0.0
1906	119	0.0
1905	119	0.0
1904	119	0.0
1903	119	0.0
1902	119	0.0
1901	119	0.0
1900	117	4.3
1899	116	10.8
1898	72	37.2
1897	115	11.2