Average Precipitation in Australia by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in Australia for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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All-Time Rainiest Year in Australia

1974 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Australia. The average annual precipitation was 80.0 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Australia

1902 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Australia. The average annual precipitation was 35.6 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	30	54.3
2020	46	53.0
2019	114	41.7
2018	72	49.6
2017	57	51.7
2016	32	54.2
2015	76	48.9
2014	66	50.5
2013	71	49.7
2012	55	51.9
2011	12	60.7
2010	4	69.5
2009	45	53.1
2008	58	51.6
2007	60	51.2
2006	69	49.9
2005	103	44.9
2004	35	54.1
2003	67	50.4
2002	120	38.1
2001	40	53.5
2000	3	69.7
1999	10	62.4
1998	15	60.1
1997	22	56.8
1996	47	52.8
1995	23	56.8
1994	119	39.4
1993	38	53.7
1992	63	50.9
1991	52	52.4
1990	81	48.3
1989	39	53.5
1988	51	52.4
1987	54	52.0
1986	92	46.4
1985	90	46.8
1984	14	60.6
1983	29	54.8
1982	93	45.9
1981	13	60.7
1980	73	49.6
1979	61	51.2
1978	20	58.4
1977	32	54.2
1976	16	60.0
1975	7	65.6
1974	1	80.0
1973	2	72.5
1972	113	42.9
1971	25	56.0
1970	99	45.4
1969	82	48.2
1968	17	59.8
1967	85	47.8
1966	97	45.5
1965	115	41.0
1964	53	52.1
1963	34	54.1
1962	65	50.6
1961	118	40.7
1960	37	53.7
1959	78	48.8
1958	75	49.1
1957	94	45.8
1956	6	68.2
1955	8	63.0
1954	42	53.2
1953	62	51.1
1952	98	45.4
1951	111	43.0
1950	5	68.2
1949	36	53.9
1948	105	44.6
1947	28	54.9
1946	101	44.9
1945	80	48.5
1944	109	43.3
1943	89	46.9
1942	26	55.7
1941	44	53.1
1940	95	45.8
1939	27	55.5
1938	111	43.0
1937	104	44.7
1936	86	47.7
1935	117	40.8
1934	56	51.8
1933	64	50.9
1932	102	44.9
1931	74	49.4
1930	43	53.2
1929	96	45.5
1928	106	44.1
1927	87	47.7
1926	100	45.1
1925	84	48.0
1924	77	48.8
1923	91	46.7
1922	83	48.1
1921	11	60.8
1920	24	56.1
1919	110	43.1
1918	68	50.1
1917	9	62.7
1916	19	59.1
1915	108	43.5
1914	79	48.5
1913	48	52.7
1912	107	43.9
1911	70	49.8
1910	18	59.7
1909	59	51.4
1908	50	52.5
1907	49	52.5
1906	41	53.2
1905	116	40.9
1904	31	54.2
1903	21	57.6
1902	121	35.6
1901	88	47.5