Most Yearly Precipitation in Lowell History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Lowell, Massachusetts history from 1885–2024.
What Was the Wettest Year in Lowell History?
According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Lowell, Massachusetts has ever received in a single calendar year is 72.6 inches which occurred in 2011.
Year to date though March 27, 2024: 10.9 inches
Lowell Precipitation by Year
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Year Rank Precipitation (inches)
2024 125 10.9
2023 3 61.5
2022 88 37.8
2021 55 43.1
2020 109 33.3
2019 22 49.8
2018 11 54.8
2017 51 43.9
2016 99 35.4
2015 66 41.8
2014 15 52.4
2013 26 49.3
2012 29 48.6
2011 1 72.6
2010 6 57.6
2009 7 57.4
2008 2 64.6
2007 39 45.6
2006 34 46.8
2005 5 60.7
2004 107 34.0
2003 79 40.0
2002 32 46.9
2001 76 40.6
2000 17 51.3
1999 98 36.1
1998 43 44.6
1997 95 36.6
1996 10 55.8
1995 103 34.9
1994 63 42.5
1993 71 41.0
1992 92 37.1
1991 37 45.8
1990 38 45.8
1989 104 34.5
1988 123 20.9
1987 90 37.5
1986 120 28.8
1985 121 26.2
1984 94 36.7
1983 4 61.0
1982 65 42.0
1981 64 42.4
1980 115 32.0
1979 25 49.4
1978 126 9.8
1977 128 0.0
1976 128 0.0
1975 128 0.0
1974 128 0.0
1973 128 0.0
1972 128 0.0
1971 128 0.0
1970 108 33.9
1969 77 40.3
1968 70 41.2
1967 83 39.8
1966 114 32.0
1965 122 23.8
1964 111 32.9
1963 86 38.0
1962 41 44.9
1961 102 35.1
1960 60 42.6
1959 35 46.8
1958 47 44.2
1957 116 31.8
1956 33 46.9
1955 54 43.3
1954 9 56.7
1953 24 49.5
1952 53 43.4
1951 19 50.9
1950 100 35.4
1949 112 32.8
1948 80 39.9
1947 72 40.8
1946 85 39.1
1945 28 48.7
1944 61 42.6
1943 73 40.8
1942 30 48.3
1941 118 30.1
1940 58 42.9
1939 113 32.3
1938 8 56.7
1937 52 43.5
1936 23 49.7
1935 84 39.6
1934 57 43.0
1933 27 49.1
1932 48 44.1
1931 75 40.6
1930 117 30.3
1929 97 36.2
1928 45 44.4
1927 69 41.3
1926 91 37.3
1925 49 43.9
1924 89 37.7
1923 56 43.1
1922 20 50.5
1921 59 42.8
1920 16 51.9
1919 62 42.5
1918 101 35.2
1917 87 38.0
1916 31 47.0
1915 36 46.2
1914 106 34.2
1913 93 37.1
1912 78 40.0
1911 96 36.5
1910 110 33.3
1909 68 41.4
1908 119 29.5
1907 40 45.5
1906 46 44.2
1905 82 39.9
1904 67 41.6
1903 50 43.9
1902 18 51.1
1901 14 53.4
1900 13 53.9
1899 81 39.9
1898 12 54.3
1897 21 50.5
1896 44 44.5
1895 74 40.7
1894 105 34.4
1893 42 44.7
1892 124 16.9
1891 128 0.0
1890 128 0.0
1889 128 0.0
1888 128 0.0
1887 128 0.0
1886 128 0.0
1885 127 6.1