New York City January Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of January in New York City from 1869–2024.
Rainiest January in New York City History
The rainiest January in New York City history happened in 1979, with 10.52 inches of total precipitation.
Driest January in New York City History
The driest January in New York City history happened in 1981, with just 0.58 inches of total precipitation.
New York City Average January Precipitation by Year
Year Precipitation (inches)
2024 5.28
2023 4.38
2022 4.29
2021 2.31
2020 1.93
2019 3.58
2018 2.18
2017 4.83
2016 4.41
2015 5.23
2014 2.79
2013 2.76
2012 3.23
2011 4.93
2010 2.08
2009 2.98
2008 2.85
2007 3.63
2006 4.99
2005 4.67
2004 2.13
2003 2.30
2002 1.93
2001 3.16
2000 3.23
1999 7.02
1998 5.20
1997 3.65
1996 5.64
1995 3.75
1994 5.62
1993 3.44
1992 1.68
1991 3.38
1990 5.34
1989 2.29
1988 3.64
1987 5.81
1986 4.23
1985 1.00
1984 1.87
1983 5.01
1982 6.46
1981 0.58
1980 1.72
1979 10.52
1978 8.27
1977 2.25
1976 5.78
1975 4.76
1974 3.80
1973 4.53
1972 2.41
1971 2.67
1970 0.66
1969 1.10
1968 2.04
1967 1.39
1966 2.63
1965 3.09
1964 4.62
1963 1.93
1962 2.62
1961 1.88
1960 2.40
1959 2.34
1958 3.79
1957 1.70
1956 1.54
1955 0.77
1954 1.65
1953 4.90
1952 4.55
1951 3.31
1950 2.26
1949 6.04
1948 4.74
1947 2.74
1946 1.86
1945 2.24
1944 3.20
1943 2.46
1942 2.88
1941 3.23
1940 2.61
1939 3.80
1938 3.99
1937 5.97
1936 7.54
1935 3.91
1934 3.42
1933 1.78
1932 4.45
1931 2.56
1930 2.37
1929 3.33
1928 1.87
1927 2.03
1926 2.85
1925 5.42
1924 4.90
1923 6.99
1922 2.73
1921 2.94
1920 2.09
1919 3.51
1918 3.53
1917 2.96
1916 1.28
1915 7.94
1914 5.27
1913 3.43
1912 2.56
1911 2.79
1910 4.64
1909 3.32
1908 3.76
1907 2.89
1906 2.69
1905 2.77
1904 2.97
1903 4.18
1902 2.27
1901 1.66
1900 4.22
1899 3.97
1898 4.26
1897 3.00
1896 0.96
1895 5.01
1894 2.01
1893 2.33
1892 4.69
1891 6.00
1890 2.29
1889 4.97
1888 4.96
1887 4.42
1886 3.91
1885 3.06
1884 5.22
1883 2.68
1882 5.08
1881 4.80
1880 2.02
1879 2.63
1878 4.46
1877 2.62
1876 0.94
1875 3.17
1874 5.33
1873 5.34
1872 1.88
1871 2.07
1870 4.41
1869 2.53