Alaska January Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of January in Alaska 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 Alaska History?

1949 was the wettest January in Alaska history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 4.80 inches.

What Was the Driest January in Alaska History?

1969 was the driest January in Alaska history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.14 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	40	3.01
2022	15	3.66
2021	31	3.18
2020	83	1.89
2019	64	2.50
2018	66	2.44
2017	44	2.90
2016	55	2.71
2015	32	3.17
2014	4	4.34
2013	22	3.51
2012	48	2.79
2011	61	2.56
2010	81	1.93
2009	8	4.05
2008	46	2.82
2007	26	3.29
2006	88	1.62
2005	53	2.74
2004	78	2.00
2003	58	2.62
2002	20	3.58
2001	2	4.54
2000	21	3.54
1999	34	3.14
1998	89	1.61
1997	71	2.37
1996	93	1.52
1995	86	1.76
1994	54	2.72
1993	14	3.75
1992	19	3.59
1991	60	2.58
1990	42	2.92
1989	37	3.07
1988	77	2.01
1987	16	3.64
1986	23	3.39
1985	6	4.30
1984	11	3.83
1983	68	2.42
1982	76	2.09
1981	7	4.24
1980	39	3.03
1979	85	1.81
1978	90	1.61
1977	38	3.07
1976	28	3.24
1975	62	2.53
1974	97	1.21
1973	67	2.43
1972	69	2.41
1971	84	1.89
1970	91	1.61
1969	99	1.14
1968	72	2.29
1967	75	2.11
1966	96	1.39
1965	49	2.79
1964	74	2.12
1963	9	3.98
1962	18	3.61
1961	63	2.52
1960	25	3.30
1959	98	1.20
1958	35	3.13
1957	30	3.19
1956	94	1.44
1955	24	3.32
1954	80	1.97
1953	95	1.44
1952	47	2.82
1951	73	2.13
1950	82	1.90
1949	1	4.80
1948	13	3.80
1947	27	3.27
1946	59	2.59
1945	57	2.66
1944	36	3.11
1943	65	2.47
1942	50	2.77
1941	70	2.41
1940	51	2.77
1939	41	2.96
1938	52	2.75
1937	5	4.34
1936	79	1.98
1935	29	3.21
1934	45	2.89
1933	56	2.68
1932	12	3.82
1931	43	2.92
1930	92	1.57
1929	10	3.90
1928	17	3.63
1927	33	3.17
1926	3	4.41
1925	87	1.64