Average Precipitation in United Kingdom by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide precipitation in the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom

1903 was the rainiest year in the recorded history of the United Kingdom. The average annual precipitation was 140.4 cm.

All-Time Driest Year in the United Kingdom

1933 had the least rain of any year in the recorded history of the United Kingdom. The average annual precipitation was 92.0 cm.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (cm)
2021	60	117.1
2020	8	135.9
2019	17	129.6
2018	69	114.5
2017	45	120.8
2016	48	119.6
2015	13	131.8
2014	3	139.9
2013	63	116.1
2012	6	137.6
2011	49	119.5
2010	99	106.8
2009	16	130.9
2008	9	132.7
2007	46	120.8
2006	53	118.6
2005	80	113.7
2004	40	121.8
2003	119	96.2
2002	2	140.3
2001	90	110.6
2000	4	139.9
1999	11	132.5
1998	7	137.1
1997	84	112.7
1996	109	102.6
1995	65	115.3
1994	14	131.2
1993	38	123.7
1992	19	129.5
1991	94	109.2
1990	12	132.0
1989	88	111.9
1988	33	125.1
1987	73	114.4
1986	30	126.0
1985	50	119.4
1984	55	118.1
1983	70	114.5
1982	20	128.5
1981	35	124.0
1980	36	124.0
1979	37	123.9
1978	86	112.5
1977	62	116.3
1976	105	105.0
1975	116	98.6
1974	39	122.3
1973	112	101.2
1972	107	102.9
1971	114	100.0
1970	52	118.6
1969	98	107.3
1968	78	113.9
1967	26	127.1
1966	32	125.5
1965	47	119.9
1964	115	99.4
1963	104	105.5
1962	96	108.6
1961	64	116.0
1960	21	128.5
1959	102	106.1
1958	43	121.1
1957	61	116.3
1956	93	109.4
1955	118	96.7
1954	5	138.0
1953	113	100.6
1952	97	108.0
1951	25	127.8
1950	22	128.4
1949	82	113.0
1948	24	127.9
1947	101	106.2
1946	42	121.3
1945	92	109.8
1944	59	117.2
1943	76	114.0
1942	83	112.8
1941	110	102.1
1940	71	114.5
1939	68	114.9
1938	27	126.5
1937	91	110.4
1936	81	113.1
1935	34	124.1
1934	75	114.2
1933	121	92.0
1932	57	117.3
1931	54	118.3
1930	29	126.0
1929	77	113.9
1928	10	132.6
1927	18	129.6
1926	58	117.2
1925	74	114.3
1924	31	125.9
1923	15	131.1
1922	89	110.9
1921	117	97.1
1920	44	121.0
1919	85	112.5
1918	41	121.6
1917	87	111.9
1916	23	128.1
1915	67	114.9
1914	56	118.0
1913	103	105.7
1912	28	126.1
1911	95	108.6
1910	51	118.9
1909	79	113.8
1908	100	106.7
1907	72	114.4
1906	66	115.3
1905	111	101.2
1904	106	103.0
1903	1	140.4
1902	120	95.6
1901	108	102.8