Delaware August Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of August in Delaware for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest August in Delaware History?

1967 was the wettest August in Delaware history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 12.58 inches.

What Was the Driest August in Delaware History?

2008 was the driest August in Delaware history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.02 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	108	2.51
2022	100	2.73
2021	36	5.47
2020	9	8.85
2019	86	3.14
2018	54	4.53
2017	14	7.91
2016	88	3.03
2015	99	2.81
2014	58	4.37
2013	30	6.01
2012	33	5.82
2011	5	10.04
2010	82	3.38
2009	11	8.23
2008	129	1.02
2007	77	3.57
2006	124	1.55
2005	109	2.49
2004	24	6.51
2003	44	5.17
2002	98	2.88
2001	27	6.27
2000	53	4.55
1999	55	4.52
1998	81	3.39
1997	46	4.90
1996	61	4.26
1995	125	1.51
1994	45	4.94
1993	68	3.91
1992	23	6.57
1991	57	4.47
1990	37	5.43
1989	38	5.34
1988	73	3.72
1987	122	1.63
1986	56	4.51
1985	20	7.01
1984	117	1.89
1983	67	4.07
1982	102	2.64
1981	80	3.48
1980	107	2.56
1979	25	6.39
1978	34	5.81
1977	71	3.75
1976	63	4.22
1975	93	2.97
1974	39	5.23
1973	32	5.85
1972	111	2.31
1971	12	8.14
1970	101	2.67
1969	28	6.16
1968	120	1.68
1967	1	12.58
1966	127	1.19
1965	43	5.18
1964	126	1.46
1963	89	3.02
1962	115	2.21
1961	83	3.29
1960	75	3.62
1959	51	4.62
1958	6	9.25
1957	106	2.60
1956	96	2.93
1955	4	10.34
1954	49	4.85
1953	31	5.92
1952	18	7.24
1951	103	2.64
1950	112	2.31
1949	59	4.37
1948	29	6.12
1947	91	3.00
1946	69	3.88
1945	94	2.96
1944	97	2.90
1943	128	1.06
1942	21	6.80
1941	79	3.49
1940	50	4.82
1939	15	7.84
1938	90	3.02
1937	13	8.00
1936	35	5.49
1935	72	3.75
1934	47	4.88
1933	2	11.22
1932	116	1.91
1931	10	8.75
1930	123	1.63
1929	113	2.28
1928	7	9.08
1927	65	4.21
1926	26	6.38
1925	95	2.94
1924	64	4.22
1923	87	3.11
1922	52	4.57
1921	92	2.98
1920	19	7.17
1919	8	8.93
1918	110	2.48
1917	76	3.58
1916	121	1.68
1915	16	7.84
1914	70	3.77
1913	66	4.17
1912	114	2.22
1911	3	10.97
1910	60	4.37
1909	105	2.61
1908	42	5.20
1907	85	3.15
1906	17	7.81
1905	41	5.22
1904	84	3.23
1903	48	4.88
1902	118	1.87
1901	22	6.74
1900	78	3.50
1899	62	4.23
1898	40	5.23
1897	74	3.65
1896	119	1.78
1895	104	2.62