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Bakersfield January Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of January in Bakersfield, California from 1893–2024.

Rainiest January in Bakersfield History

The rainiest January in Bakersfield, California history happened in 1999, with 3.90 inches of total precipitation.

Driest January in Bakersfield History

The driest January in Bakersfield, California history happened in 1972, when no precipitation was recorded for the entire month.

Bakersfield Average January Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2024	1.65
2023	1.97
2022	0.01
2021	0.98
2020	0.24
2019	1.38
2018	1.03
2017	2.76
2016	1.95
2015	0.69
2014	0.12
2013	0.83
2012	0.44
2011	0.40
2010	1.82
2009	0.37
2008	0.65
2007	0.21
2006	0.75
2005	2.51
2004	0.56
2003	0.01
2002	0.52
2001	1.81
2000	0.94
1999	3.90
1998	1.32
1997	1.88
1996	1.08
1995	2.29
1994	0.57
1993	2.33
1992	1.56
1991	0.62
1990	0.85
1989	0.16
1988	0.81
1987	1.61
1986	1.12
1985	0.38
1984	0.05
1983	2.21
1982	0.77
1981	0.93
1980	2.60
1979	1.80
1978	1.21
1977	0.58
1976	0.05
1975	0.06
1974	1.16
1973	2.07
1972	0.00
1971	0.53
1970	0.57
1969	2.12
1968	0.49
1967	0.96
1966	0.70
1965	0.74
1964	0.27
1963	0.12
1962	0.59
1961	0.39
1960	1.42
1959	0.32
1958	0.93
1957	0.82
1956	0.90
1955	1.51
1954	1.86
1953	0.62
1952	2.47
1951	1.61
1950	1.75
1949	0.47
1948	0.01
1947	0.24
1946	0.46
1945	0.82
1944	0.71
1943	2.87
1942	0.47
1941	1.54
1940	1.81
1939	1.12
1938	0.92
1937	1.30
1936	0.25
1935	1.50
1934	0.43
1933	3.84
1932	1.10
1931	1.02
1930	1.13
1929	0.53
1928	0.29
1927	0.83
1926	0.24
1925	0.45
1924	0.18
1921	1.56
1915	0.55
1914	3.24
1912	0.54
1911	0.78
1907	1.23
1906	0.60
1905	1.11
1903	1.27
1902	0.44
1900	0.84
1893	0.70

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded