Most Yearly Precipitation in Wilkes-Barre History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania history from 1893–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Wilkes-Barre History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has ever received in a single calendar year is 61.1 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 27, 2024: 15.2 inches

Wilkes-Barre Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	132	15.2
2023	10	46.5
2022	27	42.6
2021	11	46.4
2020	71	36.7
2019	6	49.4
2018	1	61.1
2017	66	37.5
2016	113	31.3
2015	114	31.2
2014	115	30.9
2013	126	27.6
2012	61	38.1
2011	2	60.0
2010	106	32.3
2009	83	35.5
2008	22	43.3
2007	19	43.8
2006	13	45.6
2005	73	36.7
2004	15	45.0
2003	5	49.5
2002	38	40.1
2001	127	27.4
2000	76	36.1
1999	87	35.2
1998	94	34.7
1997	125	27.7
1996	7	49.0
1995	123	29.0
1994	29	41.9
1993	41	39.7
1992	122	29.5
1991	120	30.3
1990	12	46.1
1989	54	38.9
1988	101	32.9
1987	44	39.5
1986	16	44.3
1985	34	40.4
1984	58	38.6
1983	23	43.2
1982	84	35.4
1981	85	35.4
1980	129	26.5
1979	31	41.2
1978	100	33.0
1977	26	42.7
1976	59	38.5
1975	37	40.2
1974	68	37.2
1973	49	39.0
1972	14	45.2
1971	79	35.7
1970	111	31.5
1969	78	35.7
1968	116	30.8
1967	88	35.2
1966	124	28.4
1965	130	26.4
1964	118	30.3
1963	131	26.2
1962	108	32.0
1961	93	34.8
1960	50	39.0
1959	97	34.2
1958	42	39.6
1957	121	29.9
1956	109	31.9
1955	128	26.7
1954	81	35.5
1953	74	36.5
1952	24	43.0
1951	32	41.2
1950	4	50.8
1949	53	39.0
1948	20	43.6
1947	36	40.3
1946	21	43.3
1945	3	57.7
1944	112	31.4
1943	62	38.1
1942	40	39.8
1941	96	34.3
1940	60	38.5
1939	117	30.8
1938	25	42.8
1937	28	42.3
1936	98	33.4
1935	33	40.5
1934	46	39.2
1933	35	40.4
1932	103	32.5
1931	105	32.4
1930	107	32.1
1929	39	40.1
1928	17	44.1
1927	9	46.7
1926	70	37.0
1925	75	36.3
1924	86	35.3
1923	57	38.6
1922	102	32.7
1921	46	39.2
1920	48	39.1
1919	92	34.8
1918	56	38.6
1917	119	30.3
1916	72	36.7
1915	64	37.8
1914	67	37.3
1913	30	41.3
1912	89	35.2
1911	91	35.0
1910	82	35.5
1909	99	33.1
1908	104	32.5
1907	69	37.1
1906	55	38.9
1905	77	35.7
1904	63	38.0
1903	8	46.7
1902	18	43.8
1901	51	39.0
1900	95	34.4
1899	90	35.0
1898	65	37.6
1897	110	31.7
1896	52	39.0
1895	80	35.6
1894	45	39.5
1893	43	39.6