Maine August Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of August in 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 August in Maine History?

1991 was the wettest August in Maine history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 8.17 inches.

What Was the Driest August in Maine History?

2002 was the driest August in Maine history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.98 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	3	6.76
2022	14	5.20
2021	94	2.66
2020	89	2.81
2019	19	4.80
2018	58	3.78
2017	104	2.45
2016	42	4.15
2015	51	3.90
2014	72	3.34
2013	25	4.60
2012	35	4.29
2011	2	7.44
2010	107	2.33
2009	46	3.98
2008	11	5.41
2007	43	4.14
2006	55	3.84
2005	32	4.44
2004	4	6.38
2003	66	3.53
2002	129	0.98
2001	127	1.53
2000	99	2.61
1999	77	3.07
1998	91	2.78
1997	28	4.52
1996	126	1.66
1995	122	1.77
1994	97	2.63
1993	103	2.50
1992	62	3.65
1991	1	8.17
1990	17	4.87
1989	18	4.83
1988	5	5.91
1987	118	1.98
1986	13	5.22
1985	60	3.72
1984	108	2.26
1983	65	3.55
1982	39	4.20
1981	12	5.34
1980	92	2.75
1979	15	5.10
1978	114	2.08
1977	26	4.60
1976	6	5.85
1975	109	2.26
1974	81	2.92
1973	21	4.77
1972	87	2.82
1971	29	4.50
1970	57	3.79
1969	71	3.38
1968	115	2.03
1967	45	3.99
1966	83	2.89
1965	47	3.97
1964	69	3.45
1963	8	5.78
1962	34	4.30
1961	93	2.72
1960	124	1.71
1959	22	4.73
1958	31	4.48
1957	116	2.03
1956	75	3.12
1955	20	4.79
1954	9	5.65
1953	79	2.98
1952	95	2.66
1951	38	4.22
1950	27	4.53
1949	101	2.54
1948	111	2.21
1947	125	1.71
1946	30	4.49
1945	121	1.93
1944	119	1.98
1943	24	4.66
1942	90	2.80
1941	53	3.86
1940	117	2.01
1939	78	3.05
1938	49	3.91
1937	82	2.91
1936	85	2.85
1935	105	2.39
1934	110	2.24
1933	54	3.85
1932	33	4.38
1931	63	3.64
1930	73	3.25
1929	86	2.84
1928	44	4.06
1927	16	4.97
1926	59	3.77
1925	123	1.73
1924	52	3.89
1923	96	2.66
1922	23	4.71
1921	37	4.24
1920	56	3.80
1919	102	2.54
1918	98	2.63
1917	10	5.57
1916	88	2.82
1915	61	3.66
1914	67	3.48
1913	76	3.09
1912	7	5.84
1911	74	3.15
1910	80	2.96
1909	106	2.37
1908	48	3.94
1907	84	2.86
1906	120	1.97
1905	112	2.14
1904	40	4.20
1903	100	2.56
1902	36	4.25
1901	50	3.91
1900	113	2.14
1899	128	1.11
1898	64	3.60
1897	41	4.20
1896	68	3.48
1895	70	3.45