California January Precipitation by Year

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

1995 was the wettest January in California history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 12.50 inches.

What Was the Driest January in California History?

1984 was the driest January in California history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.33 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	10	8.27
2022	127	0.45
2021	65	3.65
2020	96	2.06
2019	38	5.23
2018	74	3.33
2017	7	9.92
2016	25	6.39
2015	125	0.65
2014	126	0.54
2013	117	1.19
2012	76	3.12
2011	115	1.28
2010	24	6.48
2009	116	1.27
2008	17	7.11
2007	123	0.81
2006	48	4.54
2005	35	5.56
2004	92	2.27
2003	101	1.92
2002	93	2.22
2001	71	3.52
2000	40	5.09
1999	70	3.54
1998	19	6.97
1997	15	7.62
1996	39	5.12
1995	1	12.50
1994	102	1.91
1993	9	8.86
1992	100	1.94
1991	120	1.00
1990	62	3.72
1989	108	1.59
1988	58	3.84
1987	78	3.07
1986	60	3.80
1985	124	0.81
1984	129	0.33
1983	29	5.93
1982	52	4.24
1981	50	4.39
1980	21	6.63
1979	41	5.05
1978	13	7.97
1977	99	1.98
1976	128	0.45
1975	109	1.58
1974	33	5.67
1973	27	6.05
1972	104	1.84
1971	90	2.39
1970	11	8.16
1969	4	10.80
1968	63	3.71
1967	26	6.12
1966	80	3.05
1965	59	3.83
1964	68	3.58
1963	82	2.89
1962	98	2.03
1961	94	2.09
1960	64	3.68
1959	46	4.66
1958	51	4.34
1957	56	3.92
1956	20	6.96
1955	67	3.61
1954	30	5.93
1953	49	4.52
1952	16	7.44
1951	53	4.09
1950	36	5.39
1949	95	2.09
1948	97	2.04
1947	121	0.96
1946	111	1.50
1945	118	1.19
1944	84	2.87
1943	14	7.74
1942	66	3.64
1941	31	5.78
1940	18	7.05
1939	79	3.07
1938	72	3.46
1937	73	3.40
1936	44	4.83
1935	42	4.89
1934	103	1.91
1933	32	5.69
1932	86	2.80
1931	69	3.58
1930	47	4.59
1929	110	1.57
1928	106	1.71
1927	75	3.15
1926	81	3.03
1925	112	1.38
1924	107	1.60
1923	87	2.80
1922	83	2.89
1921	34	5.60
1920	122	0.91
1919	91	2.37
1918	119	1.06
1917	89	2.51
1916	3	11.01
1915	28	6.00
1914	5	10.61
1913	54	4.05
1912	88	2.67
1911	6	10.14
1910	61	3.76
1909	2	12.32
1908	57	3.89
1907	23	6.50
1906	22	6.53
1905	55	3.96
1904	105	1.84
1903	43	4.84
1902	114	1.29
1901	37	5.33
1900	85	2.82
1899	45	4.77
1898	113	1.34
1897	77	3.12
1896	12	8.02
1895	8	9.25