Spearfish January Precipitation Totals

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

Rainiest January in Spearfish History

The rainiest January in Spearfish, South Dakota history happened in 1897, with 2.25 inches of total precipitation.

Driest January in Spearfish History

There have been 6 times where no rain was recorded in Spearfish, South Dakota for the entire month of January. The most recent time this happened was 1989.

Spearfish Average January Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2024	0.40
2023	0.50
2022	0.21
2021	0.02
2020	0.81
2019	0.82
2018	0.63
2017	0.46
2016	0.48
2015	0.19
2014	0.35
2013	0.80
2012	0.69
2011	0.90
2010	0.81
2009	0.26
2008	0.55
2007	0.31
2006	0.24
2005	0.48
2004	0.46
2003	1.23
2002	0.27
2001	0.18
2000	0.74
1998	0.48
1994	1.36
1991	0.44
1990	0.01
1989	0.00
1987	0.08
1986	1.27
1985	0.19
1984	0.09
1983	0.13
1982	1.14
1981	0.48
1980	0.54
1979	0.79
1978	0.28
1977	0.55
1976	0.39
1975	1.54
1974	0.18
1973	0.39
1972	0.56
1971	1.49
1970	0.75
1969	0.41
1968	0.40
1967	0.78
1966	0.47
1965	0.69
1964	0.00
1963	0.91
1961	0.16
1960	0.80
1959	0.50
1958	0.33
1956	0.18
1955	0.09
1954	0.38
1953	0.98
1952	0.50
1951	0.66
1950	0.85
1948	0.86
1947	0.56
1946	0.93
1945	1.06
1944	0.39
1943	0.99
1942	0.05
1941	0.31
1940	0.35
1939	0.45
1938	0.39
1937	0.22
1936	0.70
1935	0.20
1933	0.22
1932	1.18
1931	0.55
1930	0.81
1929	1.53
1928	0.50
1927	0.42
1926	1.13
1924	0.47
1923	0.37
1922	1.27
1921	0.37
1920	0.95
1919	0.00
1918	0.52
1917	0.20
1916	0.23
1915	1.16
1914	0.00
1913	0.66
1912	0.50
1911	0.42
1910	0.53
1909	0.00
1908	0.10
1907	0.68
1906	0.95
1905	1.62
1904	0.85
1903	0.52
1902	1.31
1901	0.38
1900	0.66
1899	0.42
1898	0.30
1897	2.25
1895	1.50
1894	0.00
1893	0.49

Notes

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