Most Yearly Precipitation in Wilmington History

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

What Was the Wettest Year in Wilmington History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Wilmington, Delaware has ever received in a single calendar year is 61.4 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though May 1, 2024: 19.8 inches

Wilmington Precipitation by Year

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	131	19.8
2023	16	52.1
2022	65	43.2
2021	97	38.0
2020	9	53.4
2019	36	48.0
2018	1	61.4
2017	88	39.9
2016	77	40.8
2015	32	48.7
2014	22	50.9
2013	33	48.4
2012	106	36.3
2011	6	56.6
2010	61	44.0
2009	17	52.1
2008	80	40.4
2007	71	41.8
2006	29	49.4
2005	84	40.3
2004	5	56.7
2003	7	55.3
2002	90	39.8
2001	116	33.9
2000	45	46.0
1999	40	47.7
1998	104	36.5
1997	127	28.0
1996	12	52.4
1995	87	40.1
1994	51	45.4
1993	42	46.8
1992	102	37.0
1991	89	39.8
1990	60	44.1
1989	26	49.8
1988	99	37.8
1987	108	36.0
1986	68	42.9
1985	117	33.7
1984	72	41.7
1983	8	54.7
1982	75	41.1
1981	111	35.3
1980	115	33.9
1979	11	53.3
1978	20	51.3
1977	86	40.1
1976	119	33.6
1975	28	49.6
1974	91	39.6
1973	41	47.1
1972	35	48.1
1971	13	52.2
1970	95	38.3
1969	81	40.4
1968	124	31.8
1967	55	44.7
1966	92	39.5
1965	130	24.9
1964	122	32.8
1963	123	32.1
1962	113	34.4
1961	79	40.4
1960	44	46.0
1959	96	38.2
1958	18	51.9
1957	93	39.1
1956	38	47.9
1955	101	37.1
1954	118	33.7
1953	53	45.2
1952	31	49.0
1951	52	45.3
1950	78	40.5
1949	76	41.0
1948	54	45.1
1947	46	46.0
1946	67	43.1
1945	2	61.1
1944	50	45.5
1943	98	37.9
1942	30	49.3
1941	120	33.2
1940	64	43.2
1939	63	43.2
1938	24	50.2
1937	57	44.6
1936	37	48.0
1935	23	50.7
1934	34	48.1
1933	19	51.5
1932	25	49.8
1931	83	40.3
1930	126	28.9
1929	48	45.7
1928	27	49.7
1927	47	45.8
1926	43	46.6
1925	100	37.3
1924	15	52.2
1923	66	43.2
1922	112	34.6
1921	103	36.9
1920	39	47.8
1919	3	60.8
1918	114	34.4
1917	85	40.2
1916	110	35.8
1915	58	44.4
1914	105	36.4
1913	62	43.8
1912	21	50.9
1911	4	57.1
1910	73	41.6
1909	128	26.9
1908	125	31.4
1907	14	52.2
1906	10	53.3
1905	82	40.3
1904	107	36.0
1903	69	42.7
1902	59	44.3
1901	56	44.6
1900	94	39.1
1899	121	33.1
1898	70	42.5
1897	49	45.5
1896	109	36.0
1895	129	25.0
1894	74	41.1