Average Precipitation in Papua New Guinea by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea

1901 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of Papua New Guinea. The average annual precipitation was 354.0 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in Papua New Guinea

1941 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of Papua New Guinea. The average annual precipitation was 249.6 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	43	314.2
2020	63	309.6
2019	51	311.9
2018	72	308.1
2017	68	309.2
2016	62	309.9
2015	75	307.5
2014	47	312.8
2013	56	311.2
2012	44	313.3
2011	52	311.8
2010	35	318.2
2009	46	313.1
2008	53	311.6
2007	54	311.6
2006	70	308.9
2005	60	309.9
2004	63	309.6
2003	71	308.5
2002	58	310.7
2001	59	310.2
2000	69	309.0
1999	40	315.3
1998	48	312.8
1997	79	307.2
1996	18	327.8
1995	50	312.6
1994	117	262.7
1993	120	253.9
1992	111	276.7
1991	98	291.9
1990	19	326.8
1989	28	321.0
1988	29	320.9
1987	115	265.2
1986	92	296.3
1985	8	340.8
1984	89	298.2
1983	16	331.1
1982	118	255.4
1981	36	317.5
1980	94	294.9
1979	106	284.0
1978	78	307.3
1977	20	326.7
1976	86	300.5
1975	12	335.2
1974	91	296.7
1973	3	349.4
1972	114	267.7
1971	17	330.9
1970	7	342.5
1969	32	318.9
1968	107	281.8
1967	27	321.2
1966	26	322.2
1965	112	276.3
1964	31	320.2
1963	99	291.7
1962	30	320.7
1961	15	332.2
1960	13	334.0
1959	97	292.3
1958	95	293.3
1957	55	311.5
1956	90	297.5
1955	104	288.4
1954	81	304.1
1953	57	310.8
1952	6	345.7
1951	102	289.7
1950	23	323.8
1949	21	326.3
1948	41	315.2
1947	80	306.0
1946	83	302.7
1945	37	317.3
1944	87	300.2
1943	5	348.4
1942	101	290.2
1941	121	249.6
1940	67	309.2
1939	11	336.4
1938	74	307.6
1937	65	309.5
1936	2	352.6
1935	60	309.9
1934	77	307.3
1933	24	323.0
1932	110	277.3
1931	116	264.1
1930	93	295.8
1929	38	316.5
1928	42	314.3
1927	39	315.7
1926	73	307.9
1925	88	300.2
1924	85	301.2
1923	100	291.2
1922	33	318.6
1921	10	338.2
1920	14	333.8
1919	34	318.5
1918	109	281.4
1917	22	325.4
1916	45	313.3
1915	66	309.3
1914	119	255.2
1913	96	292.9
1912	103	288.8
1911	113	272.7
1910	82	302.8
1909	9	340.8
1908	4	349.3
1907	25	322.6
1906	49	312.7
1905	108	281.8
1904	76	307.4
1903	105	288.3
1902	84	302.0
1901	1	354.0