Average Precipitation in Canada by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in Canada 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 Canada

2005 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Canada. The average annual precipitation was 57.4 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Canada

1928 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Canada. The average annual precipitation was 49.0 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	59	53.4
2020	63	53.3
2019	54	53.8
2018	66	53.0
2017	34	54.6
2016	37	54.4
2015	67	52.9
2014	17	55.4
2013	52	53.8
2012	60	53.3
2011	26	55.0
2010	14	55.6
2009	38	54.4
2008	4	56.6
2007	11	55.8
2006	35	54.5
2005	1	57.4
2004	44	54.1
2003	41	54.2
2002	65	53.1
2001	60	53.3
2000	50	53.9
1999	2	57.0
1998	39	54.3
1997	25	55.1
1996	6	56.2
1995	42	54.1
1994	24	55.1
1993	28	55.0
1992	48	54.0
1991	19	55.4
1990	8	55.9
1989	69	52.9
1988	10	55.9
1987	83	52.4
1986	30	54.9
1985	63	53.3
1984	5	56.4
1983	9	55.9
1982	7	56.0
1981	15	55.6
1980	3	56.7
1979	12	55.7
1978	55	53.5
1977	22	55.2
1976	28	55.0
1975	33	54.6
1974	16	55.5
1973	23	55.2
1972	31	54.8
1971	18	55.4
1970	87	52.2
1969	81	52.6
1968	32	54.7
1967	81	52.6
1966	42	54.1
1965	58	53.4
1964	35	54.5
1963	48	54.0
1962	51	53.8
1961	97	51.8
1960	74	52.7
1959	13	55.7
1958	70	52.8
1957	101	51.3
1956	94	51.8
1955	86	52.3
1954	20	55.4
1953	46	54.0
1952	95	51.8
1951	46	54.0
1950	71	52.8
1949	89	52.2
1948	100	51.4
1947	75	52.7
1946	110	50.9
1945	92	51.9
1944	111	50.9
1943	118	49.9
1942	98	51.8
1941	68	52.9
1940	101	51.3
1939	27	55.0
1938	105	51.2
1937	85	52.4
1936	78	52.7
1935	91	51.9
1934	93	51.9
1933	45	54.0
1932	21	55.3
1931	106	51.2
1930	112	50.8
1929	119	49.8
1928	121	49.0
1927	79	52.7
1926	107	51.2
1925	109	51.1
1924	116	50.3
1923	114	50.7
1922	120	49.2
1921	104	51.3
1920	113	50.7
1919	103	51.3
1918	90	52.0
1917	108	51.2
1916	99	51.5
1915	115	50.6
1914	117	50.3
1913	73	52.7
1912	96	51.8
1911	77	52.7
1910	80	52.6
1909	52	53.8
1908	87	52.2
1907	84	52.4
1906	55	53.5
1905	76	52.7
1904	72	52.8
1903	57	53.4
1902	40	54.3
1901	62	53.3