Most Yearly Precipitation in Brainerd History

This is a list of the largest annual precipitation totals ever recorded in Brainerd, Minnesota history from 1898–2024.

What Was the Wettest Year in Brainerd History?

According to NOAA records, the most precipitation that Brainerd, Minnesota has ever received in a single calendar year is 39.8 inches which occurred in 2016.

Year to date though April 27, 2024: 5.9 inches

Brainerd Precipitation by Year

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Precipitation (inches)
2024	119	5.9
2023	55	26.1
2022	18	31.4
2021	38	27.7
2020	21	30.7
2019	2	39.0
2018	46	26.8
2017	79	24.1
2016	1	39.8
2015	32	28.7
2014	5	35.6
2013	14	33.3
2012	12	34.1
2011	29	29.4
2010	15	33.0
2009	36	28.2
2008	33	28.4
2007	25	30.0
2006	108	18.5
2005	13	33.8
2004	68	25.1
2003	86	23.0
2002	17	32.5
2001	16	32.9
2000	26	29.7
1999	10	34.2
1998	43	27.2
1997	84	23.4
1996	45	27.0
1995	11	34.2
1994	20	30.7
1993	23	30.5
1992	71	24.8
1991	22	30.6
1990	52	26.4
1989	87	22.8
1988	72	24.7
1987	110	18.0
1986	3	37.5
1985	24	30.0
1984	59	25.7
1983	94	21.4
1982	31	28.9
1981	39	27.6
1980	90	22.2
1979	70	25.0
1978	64	25.4
1977	7	35.2
1976	116	13.2
1975	41	27.4
1974	75	24.4
1973	51	26.5
1972	42	27.3
1971	30	28.9
1970	66	25.3
1969	88	22.4
1968	34	28.3
1967	113	16.7
1966	57	26.0
1965	40	27.4
1964	58	25.7
1963	35	28.2
1962	53	26.3
1961	103	19.8
1960	73	24.6
1959	49	26.6
1958	81	23.9
1957	78	24.2
1956	95	21.3
1955	61	25.5
1954	101	20.1
1953	6	35.4
1952	50	26.5
1951	8	34.7
1950	77	24.2
1949	76	24.3
1948	89	22.2
1947	99	20.6
1946	67	25.1
1945	100	20.3
1944	9	34.3
1943	48	26.7
1942	54	26.3
1941	28	29.5
1940	93	21.5
1939	98	20.6
1938	19	31.3
1937	96	21.1
1936	115	15.8
1935	62	25.5
1934	111	17.5
1933	74	24.5
1932	106	19.5
1931	82	23.8
1930	104	19.8
1929	114	16.6
1928	65	25.3
1927	97	20.7
1926	60	25.6
1925	107	19.1
1924	63	25.5
1923	105	19.7
1922	91	22.0
1921	85	23.3
1920	80	23.9
1919	47	26.7
1918	109	18.2
1917	112	17.3
1916	27	29.7
1915	37	28.2
1914	56	26.1
1913	69	25.0
1912	83	23.7
1911	123	0.0
1910	123	0.0
1909	123	0.0
1908	123	0.0
1907	123	0.0
1906	122	1.5
1905	118	6.8
1904	117	13.1
1903	120	5.6
1902	44	27.1
1901	102	19.8
1900	92	21.8
1899	4	35.9
1898	121	4.4