Michigan January Precipitation by Year

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

1897 was the wettest January in Michigan history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 4.11 inches.

What Was the Driest January in Michigan History?

1961 was the driest January in Michigan history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.60 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	34	2.27
2022	119	0.95
2021	117	1.05
2020	14	2.84
2019	33	2.29
2018	62	1.74
2017	16	2.78
2016	64	1.73
2015	100	1.28
2014	38	2.21
2013	4	3.30
2012	37	2.22
2011	86	1.43
2010	120	0.95
2009	98	1.32
2008	6	3.19
2007	39	2.19
2006	9	3.00
2005	11	2.93
2004	48	2.03
2003	123	0.86
2002	113	1.12
2001	107	1.23
2000	69	1.68
1999	3	3.31
1998	15	2.82
1997	7	3.04
1996	41	2.14
1995	42	2.14
1994	46	2.05
1993	28	2.45
1992	81	1.54
1991	101	1.27
1990	47	2.04
1989	87	1.41
1988	67	1.70
1987	104	1.24
1986	112	1.17
1985	44	2.13
1984	118	0.98
1983	102	1.27
1982	17	2.77
1981	125	0.83
1980	63	1.74
1979	30	2.43
1978	25	2.51
1977	105	1.24
1976	50	2.01
1975	13	2.86
1974	26	2.50
1973	88	1.41
1972	84	1.46
1971	57	1.87
1970	91	1.40
1969	21	2.62
1968	83	1.47
1967	23	2.59
1966	99	1.29
1965	27	2.50
1964	89	1.41
1963	116	1.06
1962	40	2.15
1961	129	0.60
1960	35	2.26
1959	59	1.86
1958	109	1.22
1957	93	1.36
1956	127	0.72
1955	95	1.35
1954	78	1.58
1953	60	1.80
1952	29	2.44
1951	51	1.97
1950	2	3.75
1949	19	2.67
1948	85	1.46
1947	45	2.10
1946	43	2.14
1945	121	0.94
1944	115	1.09
1943	55	1.90
1942	76	1.60
1941	77	1.60
1940	53	1.93
1939	36	2.23
1938	22	2.61
1937	32	2.30
1936	65	1.73
1935	49	2.02
1934	106	1.24
1933	96	1.34
1932	8	3.04
1931	103	1.25
1930	54	1.93
1929	10	2.97
1928	72	1.63
1927	111	1.20
1926	94	1.36
1925	122	0.88
1924	52	1.96
1923	70	1.67
1922	108	1.23
1921	128	0.72
1920	97	1.33
1919	126	0.74
1918	92	1.39
1917	114	1.12
1916	12	2.91
1915	90	1.41
1914	31	2.42
1913	58	1.87
1912	66	1.73
1911	75	1.62
1910	71	1.66
1909	56	1.90
1908	79	1.57
1907	5	3.24
1906	20	2.67
1905	61	1.77
1904	73	1.63
1903	74	1.63
1902	124	0.84
1901	80	1.57
1900	110	1.21
1899	68	1.69
1898	18	2.69
1897	1	4.11
1896	82	1.50
1895	24	2.53