Average Precipitation in Iraq by Year

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

1954 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Iraq. The average annual precipitation was 31.1 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Iraq

2008 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Iraq. The average annual precipitation was 14.2 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	119	15.4
2020	35	23.2
2019	37	23.1
2018	10	26.5
2017	108	18.2
2016	34	23.2
2015	110	17.8
2014	98	19.1
2013	86	21.2
2012	101	19.0
2011	100	19.1
2010	118	16.6
2009	99	19.1
2008	121	14.2
2007	105	18.5
2006	19	24.2
2005	95	19.2
2004	81	21.8
2003	36	23.1
2002	45	22.7
2001	93	19.7
2000	101	19.0
1999	109	18.1
1998	106	18.4
1997	82	21.6
1996	17	25.3
1995	117	16.6
1994	15	25.9
1993	14	26.3
1992	22	24.1
1991	29	23.6
1990	116	16.9
1989	115	17.0
1988	13	26.5
1987	27	23.7
1986	24	23.7
1985	91	20.7
1984	84	21.3
1983	96	19.2
1982	5	27.4
1981	28	23.6
1980	26	23.7
1979	88	21.1
1978	96	19.2
1977	45	22.7
1976	21	24.2
1975	30	23.6
1974	6	27.3
1973	120	14.4
1972	3	27.9
1971	18	24.2
1970	112	17.5
1969	2	30.4
1968	4	27.5
1967	12	26.5
1966	94	19.4
1965	85	21.3
1964	111	17.6
1963	8	26.8
1962	103	18.9
1961	23	23.8
1960	113	17.3
1959	107	18.3
1958	114	17.2
1957	10	26.5
1956	104	18.8
1955	92	20.7
1954	1	31.1
1953	7	26.9
1952	48	22.7
1951	79	21.9
1950	83	21.4
1949	20	24.2
1948	57	22.6
1947	33	23.3
1946	9	26.8
1945	31	23.4
1944	60	22.5
1943	49	22.7
1942	47	22.7
1941	25	23.7
1940	53	22.6
1939	16	25.6
1938	71	22.3
1937	42	22.8
1936	68	22.4
1935	38	23.0
1934	79	21.9
1933	89	21.0
1932	68	22.4
1931	49	22.7
1930	89	21.0
1929	87	21.2
1928	43	22.8
1927	58	22.6
1926	71	22.3
1925	74	22.3
1924	62	22.5
1923	51	22.6
1922	65	22.5
1921	54	22.6
1920	40	22.9
1919	61	22.5
1918	67	22.4
1917	77	22.1
1916	78	22.1
1915	66	22.4
1914	39	22.9
1913	44	22.8
1912	62	22.5
1911	41	22.8
1910	76	22.2
1909	70	22.3
1908	52	22.6
1907	54	22.6
1906	64	22.5
1905	58	22.6
1904	32	23.4
1903	74	22.3
1902	54	22.6
1901	73	22.3