Most Yearly Precipitation in Philadelphia History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania history from 1894–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Philadelphia History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has ever received in a single calendar year is 64.3 inches which occurred in 2011.

Year to date though April 25, 2024: 18.6 inches

Philadelphia Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	122	18.6
2023	63	42.2
2022	61	42.5
2021	53	43.8
2020	16	49.8
2019	30	47.4
2018	2	61.5
2017	67	41.3
2016	98	35.3
2015	33	47.3
2014	31	47.4
2013	4	55.9
2012	95	35.9
2011	1	64.3
2010	49	44.5
2009	10	52.5
2008	74	40.3
2007	65	42.1
2006	24	48.2
2005	62	42.2
2004	19	49.2
2003	26	48.0
2002	77	39.3
2001	114	31.0
2000	48	44.7
1999	23	48.5
1998	112	31.7
1997	110	32.5
1996	3	56.5
1995	113	31.5
1994	45	44.9
1993	64	42.2
1992	116	30.4
1991	94	36.2
1990	96	35.8
1989	21	48.7
1988	83	38.4
1987	107	33.4
1986	73	40.4
1985	99	35.2
1984	55	43.7
1983	6	54.7
1982	72	40.4
1981	86	37.8
1980	81	38.8
1979	9	52.8
1978	40	46.0
1977	18	49.4
1976	108	33.3
1975	11	52.1
1974	87	37.8
1973	38	46.1
1972	17	49.6
1971	28	47.8
1970	78	39.1
1969	57	43.4
1968	97	35.5
1967	46	44.8
1966	75	40.0
1965	119	29.3
1964	117	29.9
1963	102	35.0
1962	60	42.6
1961	69	41.1
1960	68	41.2
1959	84	38.4
1958	27	47.9
1957	111	32.2
1956	39	46.0
1955	109	33.0
1954	106	34.0
1953	25	48.1
1952	42	45.8
1951	66	41.8
1950	71	40.5
1949	70	40.5
1948	20	49.1
1947	50	44.5
1946	85	38.1
1945	120	21.9
1944	76	39.5
1943	91	36.8
1942	59	43.1
1941	100	35.2
1940	14	50.1
1939	22	48.6
1938	52	43.9
1937	82	38.4
1936	37	46.1
1935	36	46.1
1934	104	34.8
1933	13	50.6
1932	29	47.7
1931	93	36.3
1930	115	30.5
1929	79	39.1
1928	88	37.8
1927	54	43.8
1926	34	47.1
1925	92	36.8
1924	41	45.9
1923	56	43.4
1922	101	35.1
1921	89	37.5
1920	35	46.9
1919	15	50.0
1918	103	34.9
1917	51	44.1
1916	121	20.3
1915	8	53.0
1914	47	44.8
1913	12	51.6
1912	7	53.6
1911	5	55.3
1910	43	45.5
1909	32	47.4
1908	44	45.0
1907	58	43.4
1906	127	0.0
1905	127	0.0
1904	126	3.5
1903	127	0.0
1902	80	38.8
1901	105	34.8
1900	127	0.0
1899	127	0.0
1898	125	5.6
1897	123	16.8
1896	124	5.7
1895	118	29.8
1894	90	37.1