Mitchell January Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of January in Mitchell, South Dakota from 1893–2024.

Rainiest January in Mitchell History

The rainiest January in Mitchell, South Dakota history happened in 1988, with 2.57 inches of total precipitation.

Driest January in Mitchell History

There have been 8 times where no rain was recorded in Mitchell, South Dakota for the entire month of January. The most recent time this happened was 1995.

Mitchell Average January Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2024	0.56
2023	1.90
2022	0.16
2021	0.33
2020	0.81
2019	0.54
2018	0.16
2017	0.76
2016	0.45
2015	0.53
2014	0.17
2013	0.22
2012	0.68
2011	0.03
2010	0.27
2009	0.02
2008	0.05
2007	0.46
2006	0.03
2005	0.07
2004	0.10
2003	0.09
2002	0.49
2001	0.48
2000	0.52
1999	0.35
1998	1.06
1997	0.42
1996	0.64
1995	0.00
1994	0.58
1993	0.00
1992	0.54
1991	0.22
1990	0.11
1989	0.09
1988	2.57
1987	0.23
1986	0.66
1985	0.52
1984	0.30
1983	0.57
1982	0.91
1981	0.02
1980	0.29
1979	1.33
1978	0.18
1977	0.22
1976	0.24
1975	1.02
1974	0.07
1973	1.02
1972	0.06
1971	0.07
1970	0.29
1969	0.59
1968	0.54
1967	0.38
1966	0.28
1965	0.13
1964	0.25
1963	0.24
1962	0.12
1961	0.35
1960	0.90
1959	0.08
1958	0.04
1957	0.06
1956	0.20
1955	0.14
1954	0.02
1953	0.15
1952	1.69
1951	0.12
1950	0.24
1949	1.25
1948	0.13
1947	0.27
1946	0.05
1945	0.32
1944	1.59
1943	0.34
1942	0.00
1941	0.50
1940	0.13
1939	0.63
1938	0.38
1937	1.56
1936	1.12
1935	0.25
1934	0.08
1933	0.06
1932	0.63
1931	0.06
1930	0.70
1929	0.62
1928	0.02
1927	0.05
1926	1.44
1925	0.60
1924	0.12
1923	0.20
1922	0.67
1921	0.42
1920	0.07
1919	0.00
1918	0.60
1917	0.41
1914	0.43
1913	0.06
1912	0.00
1911	0.00
1910	2.04
1909	0.60
1908	0.20
1907	1.05
1906	0.30
1905	0.81
1904	0.04
1903	0.40
1902	0.05
1901	0.11
1900	0.00
1899	0.00
1898	0.20
1897	2.10
1896	0.08
1893	0.55

Notes

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