Alabama January Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of January in Alabama for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest January in Alabama History?

1936 was the wettest January in Alabama history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 11.49 inches.

What Was the Driest January in Alabama History?

1927 was the driest January in Alabama history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.27 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	24	6.91
2022	59	4.84
2021	100	3.72
2020	15	7.44
2019	41	6.01
2018	122	2.32
2017	4	9.17
2016	89	4.06
2015	75	4.34
2014	119	2.70
2013	32	6.27
2012	51	5.44
2011	91	4.03
2010	35	6.21
2009	73	4.42
2008	86	4.09
2007	76	4.34
2006	54	5.23
2005	116	2.86
2004	111	3.27
2003	121	2.33
2002	55	5.11
2001	63	4.69
2000	64	4.69
1999	12	7.94
1998	10	8.14
1997	31	6.47
1996	16	7.40
1995	60	4.83
1994	53	5.31
1993	36	6.21
1992	38	6.12
1991	18	7.33
1990	7	8.44
1989	68	4.49
1988	52	5.38
1987	39	6.09
1986	125	2.13
1985	96	3.90
1984	90	4.05
1983	77	4.34
1982	30	6.50
1981	128	1.33
1980	49	5.50
1979	13	7.68
1978	20	7.09
1977	57	4.95
1976	71	4.46
1975	27	6.65
1974	9	8.20
1973	44	5.90
1972	6	8.52
1971	87	4.08
1970	114	3.19
1969	104	3.59
1968	65	4.62
1967	98	3.73
1966	42	5.96
1965	83	4.21
1964	25	6.80
1963	33	6.25
1962	22	7.03
1961	109	3.31
1960	45	5.88
1959	67	4.53
1958	110	3.31
1957	66	4.59
1956	120	2.68
1955	72	4.43
1954	84	4.20
1953	50	5.47
1952	93	3.96
1951	94	3.96
1950	58	4.92
1949	21	7.06
1948	69	4.49
1947	3	9.97
1946	8	8.37
1945	88	4.07
1944	103	3.61
1943	82	4.23
1942	107	3.46
1941	118	2.72
1940	74	4.35
1939	62	4.78
1938	106	3.47
1937	5	9.10
1936	1	11.49
1935	117	2.76
1934	97	3.90
1933	115	2.98
1932	17	7.34
1931	113	3.20
1930	78	4.33
1929	46	5.82
1928	127	1.52
1927	129	1.27
1926	11	7.96
1925	2	10.08
1924	26	6.70
1923	80	4.27
1922	23	6.93
1921	112	3.22
1920	29	6.54
1919	47	5.67
1918	19	7.28
1917	28	6.63
1916	92	4.02
1915	40	6.02
1914	124	2.14
1913	34	6.25
1912	43	5.93
1911	70	4.49
1910	105	3.53
1909	126	2.05
1908	85	4.19
1907	123	2.21
1906	61	4.82
1905	48	5.62
1904	81	4.24
1903	102	3.62
1902	101	3.70
1901	56	4.97
1900	108	3.37
1899	37	6.18
1898	95	3.92
1897	99	3.73
1896	79	4.33
1895	14	7.52