Most Yearly Precipitation in Portland History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Portland, Maine history from 1871–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Portland History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Portland, Maine has ever received in a single calendar year is 66.4 inches which occurred in 2005.

Year to date though April 28, 2024: 22.4 inches

Portland Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	154	22.4
2023	13	56.7
2022	45	46.7
2021	53	44.9
2020	85	41.5
2019	24	52.4
2018	20	52.8
2017	65	43.6
2016	80	42.1
2015	63	43.8
2014	15	55.9
2013	61	43.9
2012	19	54.5
2011	27	51.8
2010	22	52.5
2009	8	58.6
2008	3	61.2
2007	43	46.9
2006	5	60.9
2005	1	66.4
2004	90	41.2
2003	119	38.3
2002	57	44.2
2001	146	33.1
2000	97	40.7
1999	98	40.7
1998	18	54.8
1997	121	37.6
1996	9	58.4
1995	87	41.4
1994	60	44.1
1993	62	43.9
1992	117	38.5
1991	12	57.1
1990	21	52.7
1989	84	41.6
1988	66	43.6
1987	95	40.8
1986	56	44.4
1985	144	34.0
1984	40	48.2
1983	2	66.3
1982	102	39.7
1981	48	45.7
1980	145	33.9
1979	4	61.2
1978	132	36.5
1977	11	57.6
1976	88	41.4
1975	37	48.7
1974	68	43.6
1973	25	52.3
1972	38	48.6
1971	82	41.7
1970	86	41.4
1969	17	55.0
1968	92	41.1
1967	58	44.2
1966	100	40.0
1965	151	28.2
1964	142	34.6
1963	116	38.6
1962	46	46.3
1961	111	38.8
1960	73	43.2
1959	96	40.7
1958	78	42.4
1957	152	26.4
1956	105	39.4
1955	140	35.2
1954	16	55.3
1953	39	48.3
1952	52	45.2
1951	14	56.0
1950	139	35.7
1949	131	36.6
1948	124	37.5
1947	148	32.2
1946	129	36.8
1945	31	49.8
1944	54	44.8
1943	93	41.0
1942	59	44.1
1941	153	25.3
1940	71	43.3
1939	75	42.6
1938	47	46.2
1937	30	50.6
1936	34	49.0
1935	55	44.5
1934	50	45.5
1933	10	58.1
1932	74	43.0
1931	64	43.8
1930	107	39.1
1929	77	42.5
1928	104	39.5
1927	89	41.3
1926	113	38.7
1925	109	38.9
1924	141	34.8
1923	99	40.6
1922	35	49.0
1921	133	36.5
1920	6	59.7
1919	125	37.3
1918	118	38.5
1917	49	45.5
1916	42	47.0
1915	70	43.5
1914	135	36.1
1913	137	36.0
1912	91	41.2
1911	103	39.5
1910	147	32.3
1909	138	35.8
1908	150	30.7
1907	94	40.8
1906	76	42.5
1905	114	38.6
1904	127	36.9
1903	123	37.5
1902	41	47.8
1901	36	48.8
1900	29	50.8
1899	143	34.1
1898	32	49.8
1897	79	42.4
1896	51	45.4
1895	110	38.8
1894	126	37.1
1893	67	43.6
1892	106	39.2
1891	72	43.3
1890	26	52.0
1889	81	41.9
1888	7	59.2
1887	33	49.1
1886	28	51.6
1885	101	39.9
1884	22	52.5
1883	149	32.0
1882	112	38.7
1881	44	46.7
1880	122	37.6
1879	83	41.6
1878	115	38.6
1877	69	43.5
1876	108	39.0
1875	134	36.1
1874	136	36.0
1873	128	36.9
1872	130	36.8
1871	120	37.7