Most Yearly Precipitation in Rochester History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Rochester, Massachusetts history from 1900–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Rochester History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Rochester, Massachusetts has ever received in a single calendar year is 72.5 inches which occurred in 1972.

Year to date though April 21, 2024: 27.6 inches

Rochester Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	75	27.6
2023	24	53.9
2022	50	46.7
2021	23	54.3
2020	62	42.0
2019	13	59.6
2018	2	71.4
2017	34	50.8
2016	70	38.3
2015	45	48.1
2014	17	57.4
2013	26	52.8
2012	48	47.0
2011	27	52.6
2010	14	59.4
2009	3	66.8
2008	4	65.8
2007	46	47.8
2006	20	55.1
2005	7	63.0
2004	60	43.5
2003	15	59.2
2002	40	49.3
2001	31	51.3
2000	43	48.7
1999	42	48.8
1998	19	56.7
1997	52	45.7
1996	11	60.1
1995	65	41.0
1994	28	52.0
1993	57	44.1
1992	69	38.7
1991	41	49.0
1990	22	54.7
1989	29	52.0
1988	72	34.8
1987	59	43.7
1986	47	47.2
1985	53	44.8
1984	35	50.5
1983	5	64.9
1982	61	42.2
1981	66	40.6
1980	73	34.3
1979	18	56.9
1978	37	50.1
1977	10	60.2
1976	55	44.4
1975	12	59.6
1974	67	40.0
1973	9	60.5
1972	1	72.5
1971	63	41.6
1970	51	46.2
1969	25	53.8
1968	30	51.5
1967	36	50.4
1966	68	39.3
1965	74	28.2
1964	54	44.8
1963	64	41.0
1962	49	46.7
1961	21	54.8
1960	32	51.2
1959	39	49.7
1958	8	62.6
1957	71	35.1
1956	44	48.6
1955	38	49.9
1954	16	57.7
1953	6	63.4
1952	58	43.8
1951	76	12.1
1950	77	0.0
1949	77	0.0
1948	77	0.0
1947	77	0.0
1946	77	0.0
1945	77	0.0
1944	77	0.0
1943	77	0.0
1942	77	0.0
1941	77	0.0
1940	77	0.0
1939	77	0.0
1938	77	0.0
1937	77	0.0
1936	77	0.0
1935	77	0.0
1934	77	0.0
1933	77	0.0
1932	77	0.0
1931	77	0.0
1930	77	0.0
1929	77	0.0
1928	77	0.0
1927	77	0.0
1926	77	0.0
1925	77	0.0
1924	77	0.0
1923	77	0.0
1922	77	0.0
1921	77	0.0
1920	77	0.0
1919	77	0.0
1918	77	0.0
1917	77	0.0
1916	77	0.0
1915	77	0.0
1914	77	0.0
1913	77	0.0
1912	77	0.0
1911	77	0.0
1910	77	0.0
1909	77	0.0
1908	77	0.0
1907	77	0.0
1906	77	0.0
1905	77	0.0
1904	77	0.0
1903	77	0.0
1902	77	0.0
1901	33	51.1
1900	56	44.4