Annual precipitation records: 1914-2006 Source: National Climate Information Centre (Met. Office) Year Annual precipitation (mm) Percent of 1961-1990 average (1) 1914 1416.6 102.3 1915 1274.5 92.0 1916 1574.6 113.7 1917 1350.1 97.5 1918 1451.9 104.8 1919 1262.4 91.1 1920 1452.2 104.8 1921 1388.5 100.2 1922 1296.9 93.6 1923 1613.7 116.5 1924 1398.6 101.0 1925 1303.6 94.1 1926 1482.7 107.0 1927 1511.8 109.1 1928 1676.0 121.0 1929 1366.2 98.6 1930 1449.8 104.7 1931 1370.2 98.9 1932 1483.9 107.1 1933 1084.1 78.3 1934 1455.2 105.1 1935 1458.6 105.3 1936 1258.6 90.9 1937 1167.7 84.3 1938 1724.3 124.5 1939 1299.1 93.8 1940 1329.8 96.0 1941 1162.7 83.9 1942 1369.6 98.9 1943 1494.0 107.9 1944 1430.0 103.2 1945 1348.2 97.3 1946 1348.1 97.3 1947 1303.3 94.1 1948 1682.8 121.5 1949 1550.8 112.0 1950 1556.9 112.4 1951 1450.6 104.7 1952 1275.7 92.1 1953 1340.0 96.7 1954 1706.1 123.2 1955 1131.3 81.7 1956 1422.6 102.7 1957 1456.8 105.2 1958 1318.3 95.2 1959 1315.9 95.0 1960 1268.3 91.6 1961 1401.6 101.2 1962 1409.2 101.7 1963 1215.6 87.8 1964 1234.7 89.1 1965 1346.6 97.2 1966 1426.2 103.0 1967 1526.8 110.2 1968 1216.2 87.8 1969 1185.8 85.6 1970 1441.3 104.1 1971 1161.9 83.9 1972 1154.0 83.3 1973 1245.1 89.9 1974 1449.3 104.6 1975 1217.2 87.9 1976 1271.3 91.8 1977 1385.5 100.0 1978 1352.0 97.6 1979 1472.7 106.3 1980 1460.5 105.4 1981 1472.5 106.3 1982 1578.7 114.0 1983 1442.6 104.1 1984 1401.5 101.2 1985 1439.9 104.0 1986 1572.3 113.5 1987 1296.1 93.6 1988 1529.7 110.4 1989 1428.9 103.2 1990 1819.7 131.4 1991 1402.1 101.2 1992 1663.4 120.1 1993 1424.6 102.8 1994 1551.9 112.0 1995 1432.7 103.4 1996 1226.5 88.5 1997 1371.0 99.0 1998 1676.9 121.1 1999 1666.3 120.3 2000 1625.8 117.4 2001 1307.7 94.4 2002 1618.5 116.8 2003 1206.5 87.1 2004 1685.6 121.7 2005 1582.2 114.2 2006 1651.5 119.2