Average Precipitation in New Hampshire by Year

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

2005 was the wettest year in New Hampshire history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 61.1 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in New Hampshire History?

1941 was the driest year in New Hampshire history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 32.7 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	8	56.4
2022	46	46.0
2021	47	45.9
2020	82	41.8
2019	21	50.3
2018	12	51.8
2017	30	49.2
2016	103	39.6
2015	61	44.0
2014	27	49.6
2013	50	45.8
2012	53	45.2
2011	4	57.5
2010	24	50.0
2009	13	51.7
2008	2	60.8
2007	32	48.3
2006	3	58.3
2005	1	61.1
2004	70	43.2
2003	17	50.4
2002	56	44.9
2001	125	34.9
2000	31	48.8
1999	45	46.2
1998	36	47.6
1997	72	43.1
1996	6	57.3
1995	66	43.7
1994	63	43.8
1993	78	42.1
1992	107	39.0
1991	44	46.4
1990	9	53.8
1989	49	45.9
1988	89	41.2
1987	71	43.2
1986	40	46.9
1985	112	38.6
1984	34	47.7
1983	7	56.5
1982	101	39.7
1981	28	49.4
1980	122	35.9
1979	35	47.6
1978	111	38.7
1977	20	50.3
1976	39	47.1
1975	29	49.4
1974	55	45.0
1973	10	53.4
1972	26	49.8
1971	99	40.2
1970	94	40.9
1969	18	50.4
1968	57	44.7
1967	83	41.6
1966	113	38.6
1965	128	32.9
1964	123	35.9
1963	117	37.2
1962	54	45.2
1961	114	38.4
1960	51	45.7
1959	38	47.3
1958	76	42.6
1957	118	37.0
1956	74	42.7
1955	88	41.3
1954	5	57.4
1953	37	47.4
1952	68	43.5
1951	19	50.4
1950	81	41.8
1949	119	36.7
1948	104	39.6
1947	86	41.5
1946	75	42.7
1945	14	51.6
1944	79	42.0
1943	59	44.5
1942	64	43.8
1941	129	32.7
1940	58	44.5
1939	105	39.2
1938	16	50.9
1937	22	50.2
1936	11	52.2
1935	80	42.0
1934	65	43.7
1933	43	46.5
1932	60	44.0
1931	84	41.6
1930	120	36.4
1929	90	41.2
1928	93	40.9
1927	41	46.8
1926	110	38.8
1925	67	43.6
1924	108	39.0
1923	92	41.1
1922	52	45.3
1921	115	38.2
1920	23	50.1
1919	95	40.7
1918	98	40.3
1917	100	40.1
1916	62	43.8
1915	73	42.8
1914	126	34.6
1913	102	39.6
1912	77	42.3
1911	116	38.1
1910	121	36.3
1909	109	38.8
1908	127	34.5
1907	69	43.4
1906	87	41.4
1905	97	40.4
1904	106	39.1
1903	96	40.5
1902	25	50.0
1901	48	45.9
1900	33	48.2
1899	124	35.7
1898	42	46.6
1897	15	50.9
1896	91	41.1
1895	85	41.6