Maryland August Precipitation by Year

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

1955 was the wettest August in Maryland history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 11.85 inches.

What Was the Driest August in Maryland History?

1930 was the driest August in Maryland history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.00 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	97	2.97
2022	90	3.20
2021	23	5.84
2020	5	8.94
2019	91	3.12
2018	39	4.95
2017	27	5.57
2016	100	2.78
2015	108	2.61
2014	66	3.93
2013	57	4.22
2012	40	4.86
2011	7	8.86
2010	54	4.34
2009	21	5.96
2008	121	2.01
2007	69	3.90
2006	128	1.32
2005	95	3.06
2004	28	5.43
2003	35	5.05
2002	98	2.95
2001	55	4.31
2000	62	4.10
1999	50	4.40
1998	114	2.34
1997	70	3.89
1996	64	3.96
1995	123	1.85
1994	33	5.18
1993	72	3.65
1992	58	4.19
1991	74	3.59
1990	22	5.95
1989	102	2.75
1988	68	3.91
1987	124	1.63
1986	36	5.05
1985	41	4.85
1984	51	4.40
1983	105	2.70
1982	117	2.29
1981	104	2.71
1980	99	2.81
1979	15	6.87
1978	34	5.14
1977	73	3.65
1976	75	3.47
1975	71	3.87
1974	42	4.82
1973	37	5.01
1972	103	2.72
1971	8	8.17
1970	109	2.61
1969	20	6.21
1968	86	3.34
1967	4	8.98
1966	125	1.59
1965	43	4.78
1964	119	2.13
1963	78	3.45
1962	126	1.54
1961	67	3.92
1960	60	4.15
1959	47	4.57
1958	18	6.52
1957	101	2.78
1956	94	3.08
1955	1	11.85
1954	31	5.19
1953	63	4.03
1952	25	5.72
1951	115	2.33
1950	76	3.47
1949	46	4.59
1948	17	6.53
1947	92	3.11
1946	49	4.45
1945	82	3.40
1944	88	3.29
1943	127	1.41
1942	12	7.49
1941	87	3.30
1940	38	4.96
1939	53	4.39
1938	111	2.52
1937	14	7.22
1936	52	4.40
1935	89	3.29
1934	44	4.77
1933	2	10.45
1932	112	2.46
1931	10	7.80
1930	129	1.00
1929	110	2.60
1928	6	8.89
1927	61	4.15
1926	16	6.82
1925	113	2.40
1924	56	4.23
1923	80	3.41
1922	77	3.46
1921	81	3.41
1920	13	7.45
1919	26	5.70
1918	84	3.37
1917	79	3.45
1916	120	2.12
1915	11	7.50
1914	48	4.55
1913	59	4.18
1912	107	2.68
1911	3	9.89
1910	85	3.35
1909	96	3.00
1908	32	5.19
1907	65	3.96
1906	9	8.01
1905	29	5.43
1904	106	2.70
1903	30	5.24
1902	116	2.30
1901	24	5.83
1900	93	3.10
1899	45	4.61
1898	19	6.23
1897	83	3.39
1896	122	1.98
1895	118	2.24