Most Yearly Precipitation in Worcester History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Worcester, Massachusetts history from 1892–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Worcester History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Worcester, Massachusetts has ever received in a single calendar year is 71.7 inches which occurred in 1972.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 22.3 inches

Worcester Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	132	22.3
2023	4	63.8
2022	40	48.3
2021	11	57.2
2020	49	46.9
2019	16	54.8
2018	6	62.7
2017	60	45.3
2016	80	40.9
2015	84	40.3
2014	20	53.6
2013	57	45.7
2012	65	43.9
2011	2	67.2
2010	25	51.4
2009	31	50.1
2008	5	63.2
2007	68	43.3
2006	26	51.3
2005	7	59.6
2004	56	45.8
2003	30	50.5
2002	69	43.2
2001	128	30.8
2000	66	43.9
1999	78	41.3
1998	58	45.6
1997	120	33.7
1996	19	53.6
1995	96	38.2
1994	35	49.3
1993	52	46.5
1992	61	45.1
1991	27	51.2
1990	22	52.4
1989	28	51.0
1988	72	42.3
1987	46	47.8
1986	44	47.9
1985	63	44.1
1984	38	48.8
1983	3	64.3
1982	32	49.7
1981	37	49.0
1980	89	39.3
1979	18	53.7
1978	75	41.8
1977	36	49.0
1976	83	40.4
1975	24	52.0
1974	13	56.5
1973	10	57.3
1972	1	71.7
1971	67	43.8
1970	81	40.8
1969	55	46.1
1968	50	46.8
1967	29	50.7
1966	79	40.9
1965	124	32.0
1964	101	37.7
1963	90	39.1
1962	33	49.5
1961	54	46.2
1960	23	52.2
1959	9	57.4
1958	17	54.1
1957	115	34.6
1956	97	37.9
1955	8	57.6
1954	15	54.9
1953	21	52.6
1952	64	43.9
1951	43	47.9
1950	71	42.8
1949	125	31.9
1948	59	45.4
1947	100	37.7
1946	85	40.3
1945	45	47.8
1944	110	35.8
1943	103	37.5
1942	47	47.5
1941	131	27.9
1940	70	43.1
1939	94	38.4
1938	12	57.0
1937	41	48.3
1936	14	55.1
1935	77	41.5
1934	34	49.3
1933	53	46.3
1932	48	47.4
1931	76	41.6
1930	126	31.5
1929	91	39.0
1928	74	41.9
1927	51	46.6
1926	108	36.2
1925	133	0.0
1924	129	28.5
1923	98	37.8
1922	113	35.5
1921	119	33.8
1920	92	38.9
1919	95	38.4
1918	117	34.4
1917	122	32.8
1916	104	37.5
1915	107	36.9
1914	127	30.9
1913	105	37.4
1912	87	39.7
1911	93	38.9
1910	112	35.6
1909	116	34.6
1908	118	34.2
1907	86	40.1
1906	88	39.4
1905	121	33.2
1904	123	32.6
1903	109	36.1
1902	114	35.1
1901	62	44.3
1900	99	37.8
1899	106	37.0
1898	111	35.7
1897	42	48.0
1896	82	40.7
1895	39	48.6
1894	130	28.5
1893	73	42.1
1892	102	37.5