Most Yearly Precipitation in Wilmington History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina history from 1870–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Wilmington History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Wilmington, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 102.4 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 20, 2024: 11.0 inches

Wilmington 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	11.0
2023	43	58.9
2022	131	41.3
2021	26	61.5
2020	4	73.1
2019	99	49.1
2018	1	102.4
2017	23	62.6
2016	7	71.6
2015	3	73.5
2014	34	59.8
2013	86	51.1
2012	92	50.5
2011	120	44.0
2010	44	58.6
2009	35	59.7
2008	29	60.8
2007	151	33.4
2006	19	63.8
2005	9	69.3
2004	89	50.7
2003	20	63.6
2002	98	49.3
2001	143	38.0
2000	67	53.8
1999	5	72.1
1998	16	64.2
1997	97	49.6
1996	15	64.4
1995	14	65.1
1994	27	61.4
1993	25	61.8
1992	12	66.2
1991	31	60.7
1990	71	53.4
1989	11	66.7
1988	48	57.9
1987	85	51.3
1986	36	59.4
1985	119	44.0
1984	47	58.1
1983	40	59.1
1982	53	57.5
1981	118	44.4
1980	116	44.6
1979	60	56.1
1978	124	43.7
1977	82	51.7
1976	49	57.9
1975	41	59.1
1974	56	56.8
1973	28	61.2
1972	81	51.8
1971	51	57.7
1970	72	52.9
1969	30	60.8
1968	144	37.8
1967	130	42.2
1966	13	65.6
1965	55	57.3
1964	50	57.8
1963	84	51.4
1962	52	57.7
1961	74	52.3
1960	46	58.1
1959	69	53.7
1958	21	63.4
1957	94	50.1
1956	122	43.9
1955	38	59.2
1954	133	40.9
1953	65	54.0
1952	102	48.1
1951	70	53.6
1950	24	61.9
1949	90	50.6
1948	42	59.0
1947	8	70.0
1946	6	72.1
1945	18	64.0
1944	73	52.3
1943	115	44.7
1942	95	49.8
1941	139	39.1
1940	114	45.2
1939	110	45.9
1938	54	57.4
1937	104	47.6
1936	62	55.0
1935	78	52.1
1934	108	46.2
1933	126	43.2
1932	109	46.0
1931	152	28.7
1930	146	37.2
1929	68	53.8
1928	33	60.1
1927	148	36.0
1926	117	44.6
1925	142	38.2
1924	59	56.1
1923	134	40.5
1922	57	56.5
1921	106	46.8
1920	93	50.1
1919	149	35.6
1918	141	38.4
1917	105	47.4
1916	121	43.9
1915	111	45.7
1914	125	43.3
1913	91	50.6
1912	140	38.9
1911	135	40.4
1910	123	43.7
1909	153	27.7
1908	66	54.0
1907	75	52.3
1906	100	49.0
1905	112	45.4
1904	147	36.9
1903	101	48.2
1902	150	34.6
1901	64	54.1
1900	137	40.1
1899	138	40.1
1898	129	42.6
1897	145	37.7
1896	136	40.4
1895	107	46.3
1894	113	45.2
1893	128	42.8
1892	127	42.9
1891	103	48.0
1890	132	41.3
1889	37	59.3
1888	61	55.1
1887	80	51.9
1886	58	56.4
1885	32	60.4
1884	22	62.7
1883	17	64.0
1882	77	52.1
1881	88	51.0
1880	79	51.9
1879	87	51.1
1878	63	54.8
1877	2	83.7
1876	10	66.7
1875	96	49.6
1874	76	52.2
1873	45	58.4
1872	39	59.2
1871	83	51.4
1870	155	0.0