Average Precipitation in Maine by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the U.S. state of Maine 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 Year in Maine History?

2005 was the wettest year in Maine history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 61.6 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in Maine History?

2001 was the driest year in Maine history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 29.8 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	5	54.0
2022	16	49.9
2021	89	39.5
2020	83	40.6
2019	14	50.0
2018	32	46.5
2017	43	45.3
2016	78	41.4
2015	57	43.2
2014	20	49.5
2013	39	45.6
2012	27	47.4
2011	13	50.0
2010	21	49.3
2009	19	49.5
2008	3	56.0
2007	26	47.6
2006	7	51.7
2005	1	61.6
2004	92	38.8
2003	37	46.0
2002	80	41.0
2001	129	29.8
2000	58	43.2
1999	34	46.4
1998	44	45.2
1997	90	39.5
1996	8	51.4
1995	62	42.7
1994	72	41.7
1993	51	43.6
1992	106	37.5
1991	48	44.2
1990	9	51.2
1989	70	41.8
1988	97	38.4
1987	99	38.0
1986	64	42.5
1985	119	35.5
1984	52	43.5
1983	4	55.9
1982	102	37.7
1981	24	48.4
1980	107	37.4
1979	12	50.4
1978	115	36.0
1977	22	48.9
1976	10	51.0
1975	76	41.4
1974	60	42.9
1973	6	53.4
1972	23	48.6
1971	103	37.6
1970	81	40.8
1969	18	49.7
1968	104	37.6
1967	77	41.4
1966	100	38.0
1965	128	31.9
1964	120	35.3
1963	66	42.5
1962	59	43.0
1961	61	42.9
1960	50	44.0
1959	38	45.9
1958	41	45.5
1957	116	35.9
1956	91	39.4
1955	113	36.3
1954	2	58.6
1953	31	46.6
1952	93	38.6
1951	17	49.8
1950	47	44.5
1949	123	35.1
1948	101	37.9
1947	98	38.2
1946	109	37.2
1945	33	46.4
1944	94	38.5
1943	53	43.5
1942	79	41.3
1941	127	32.8
1940	75	41.5
1939	111	37.1
1938	46	44.7
1937	55	43.4
1936	11	50.7
1935	87	39.6
1934	82	40.7
1933	65	42.5
1932	71	41.7
1931	69	41.8
1930	110	37.2
1929	105	37.6
1928	68	41.9
1927	40	45.6
1926	86	39.7
1925	56	43.2
1924	122	35.2
1923	85	39.8
1922	88	39.6
1921	125	34.6
1920	25	48.3
1919	96	38.4
1918	49	44.0
1917	28	46.9
1916	63	42.7
1915	95	38.5
1914	124	34.7
1913	84	40.5
1912	30	46.8
1911	118	35.6
1910	117	35.7
1909	35	46.2
1908	112	36.3
1907	42	45.4
1906	74	41.6
1905	126	33.5
1904	73	41.6
1903	108	37.2
1902	29	46.9
1901	45	44.9
1900	15	49.9
1899	121	35.3
1898	36	46.1
1897	54	43.5
1896	67	42.0
1895	114	36.2