Most Yearly Precipitation in Niagara Falls History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Niagara Falls, New York history from 1902–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Niagara Falls History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Niagara Falls, New York has ever received in a single calendar year is 48.1 inches which occurred in 1954.

Year to date though April 25, 2024: 5.9 inches

Niagara Falls Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	90	5.9
2023	84	20.8
2022	86	19.4
2021	82	21.3
2020	76	24.0
2019	31	35.9
2018	60	29.7
2017	8	41.7
2016	74	25.4
2015	64	28.3
2014	54	30.7
2013	17	39.3
2012	51	31.3
2011	9	41.4
2010	36	34.9
2009	26	36.9
2008	35	35.5
2007	61	29.5
2006	20	38.8
2005	42	34.2
2004	40	34.6
2003	55	30.2
2002	63	28.5
2001	89	11.7
2000	93	0.0
1999	93	0.0
1998	93	0.0
1997	93	0.0
1996	93	0.0
1995	27	36.5
1994	15	39.5
1993	34	35.5
1992	14	40.1
1991	57	30.1
1990	10	41.1
1989	53	31.1
1988	67	27.9
1987	19	39.0
1986	13	40.6
1985	3	45.1
1984	18	39.0
1983	6	42.9
1982	39	34.7
1981	11	40.9
1980	45	32.8
1979	7	42.9
1978	23	37.6
1977	4	44.4
1976	16	39.5
1975	29	36.3
1974	37	34.8
1973	12	40.7
1972	5	44.1
1971	44	33.4
1970	30	36.1
1969	32	35.9
1968	24	37.4
1967	48	32.1
1966	52	31.2
1965	83	20.9
1964	93	0.0
1963	93	0.0
1962	79	22.9
1961	66	28.0
1960	28	36.3
1959	33	35.5
1958	93	0.0
1957	93	0.0
1956	80	22.3
1955	62	29.1
1954	1	48.1
1953	46	32.8
1952	59	29.9
1951	22	37.8
1950	58	30.0
1949	47	32.4
1948	41	34.3
1947	38	34.7
1946	68	27.9
1945	2	45.8
1944	69	27.8
1943	43	33.8
1942	21	37.9
1941	87	19.0
1940	25	37.3
1939	72	26.0
1938	49	31.9
1937	50	31.8
1936	73	25.8
1935	75	24.1
1934	85	20.0
1933	93	0.0
1932	93	0.0
1931	93	0.0
1930	93	0.0
1929	93	0.0
1928	93	0.0
1927	93	0.0
1926	93	0.0
1925	93	0.0
1924	93	0.0
1923	93	0.0
1922	71	26.1
1921	65	28.3
1920	78	23.7
1919	92	1.7
1918	93	0.0
1917	93	0.0
1916	93	0.0
1915	81	21.4
1914	70	27.2
1913	88	16.5
1912	93	0.0
1911	93	0.0
1910	93	0.0
1909	93	0.0
1908	93	0.0
1907	93	0.0
1906	93	0.0
1905	93	0.0
1904	77	24.0
1903	56	30.1
1902	91	2.7