Most Yearly Precipitation in New Bedford History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in New Bedford, Massachusetts history from 1893–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in New Bedford History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that New Bedford, Massachusetts has ever received in a single calendar year is 71.5 inches which occurred in 1972.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 24.5 inches

New Bedford Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	125	24.5
2023	45	46.7
2022	88	38.8
2021	84	40.4
2020	123	26.6
2019	66	43.8
2018	13	56.1
2017	79	41.1
2016	94	37.6
2015	82	40.6
2014	28	50.3
2013	57	45.0
2012	92	37.7
2011	18	53.5
2010	40	47.4
2009	10	57.8
2008	3	59.5
2007	67	43.0
2006	17	53.5
2005	9	58.9
2004	83	40.4
2003	48	46.2
2002	65	43.9
2001	41	47.2
2000	72	42.0
1999	71	42.1
1998	4	59.3
1997	36	48.3
1996	7	59.0
1995	96	37.3
1994	26	50.9
1993	69	42.3
1992	24	51.4
1991	37	48.2
1990	20	52.7
1989	11	56.8
1988	61	44.4
1987	31	49.6
1986	14	55.5
1985	32	49.4
1984	16	53.8
1983	6	59.0
1982	35	48.6
1981	74	41.7
1980	93	37.7
1979	22	52.1
1978	33	49.1
1977	8	59.0
1976	43	46.9
1975	15	55.4
1974	103	36.2
1973	5	59.2
1972	1	71.5
1971	77	41.2
1970	44	46.8
1969	23	52.1
1968	52	45.6
1967	21	52.5
1966	114	33.7
1965	127	21.9
1964	111	34.8
1963	108	35.7
1962	116	32.9
1961	119	30.6
1960	85	39.7
1959	81	40.7
1958	34	48.8
1957	124	24.9
1956	102	36.6
1955	90	38.3
1954	25	50.9
1953	12	56.7
1952	109	35.6
1951	118	30.9
1950	110	35.5
1949	115	33.2
1948	30	49.7
1947	105	36.1
1946	70	42.3
1945	60	44.7
1944	104	36.2
1943	120	29.0
1942	51	46.0
1941	113	34.2
1940	64	43.9
1939	95	37.6
1938	59	44.7
1937	63	44.0
1936	42	47.1
1935	107	35.8
1934	106	35.9
1933	38	48.1
1932	39	47.6
1931	49	46.2
1930	122	28.0
1929	68	42.7
1928	99	36.9
1927	80	40.9
1926	87	39.2
1925	86	39.4
1924	100	36.8
1923	117	31.7
1922	97	37.1
1921	98	36.9
1920	78	41.2
1919	53	45.5
1918	128	7.4
1917	91	38.3
1916	55	45.3
1915	75	41.5
1914	89	38.3
1913	101	36.7
1912	46	46.5
1911	56	45.2
1910	112	34.4
1909	129	0.0
1908	129	0.0
1907	129	0.0
1906	73	42.0
1905	76	41.3
1904	29	50.2
1903	47	46.3
1902	58	44.9
1901	126	24.4
1900	129	0.0
1899	121	28.2
1898	2	64.3
1897	27	50.7
1896	50	46.2
1895	62	44.0
1894	54	45.3
1893	19	52.7