Minnesota April Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of April in Minnesota 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 April in Minnesota History?

1896 was the wettest April in Minnesota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 5.56 inches.

What Was the Driest April in Minnesota History?

1987 was the driest April in Minnesota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.39 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	37	2.58
2022	5	3.85
2021	43	2.49
2020	112	1.27
2019	29	2.71
2018	118	1.13
2017	41	2.50
2016	55	2.15
2015	105	1.39
2014	7	3.70
2013	14	3.05
2012	25	2.76
2011	30	2.70
2010	107	1.35
2009	94	1.60
2008	10	3.30
2007	47	2.39
2006	33	2.64
2005	70	1.91
2004	106	1.37
2003	59	2.05
2002	52	2.24
2001	2	5.30
2000	103	1.44
1999	23	2.81
1998	98	1.56
1997	102	1.47
1996	119	1.06
1995	63	2.01
1994	11	3.30
1993	45	2.44
1992	69	1.92
1991	8	3.57
1990	32	2.67
1989	79	1.76
1988	122	0.94
1987	129	0.39
1986	3	4.74
1985	24	2.79
1984	39	2.53
1983	104	1.43
1982	95	1.59
1981	36	2.62
1980	127	0.50
1979	66	1.94
1978	48	2.35
1977	62	2.02
1976	116	1.15
1975	19	2.93
1974	44	2.48
1973	90	1.65
1972	68	1.93
1971	113	1.27
1970	20	2.89
1969	74	1.85
1968	4	3.96
1967	17	2.98
1966	57	2.09
1965	18	2.96
1964	9	3.47
1963	38	2.54
1962	80	1.76
1961	50	2.27
1960	16	3.02
1959	126	0.69
1958	85	1.71
1957	56	2.14
1956	89	1.66
1955	78	1.77
1954	21	2.86
1953	22	2.85
1952	123	0.94
1951	64	2.00
1950	40	2.51
1949	125	0.71
1948	26	2.75
1947	12	3.19
1946	114	1.23
1945	27	2.73
1944	82	1.75
1943	115	1.23
1942	60	2.04
1941	15	3.03
1940	28	2.72
1939	108	1.34
1938	13	3.13
1937	6	3.85
1936	110	1.30
1935	46	2.40
1934	117	1.15
1933	100	1.54
1932	67	1.94
1931	124	0.84
1930	120	1.04
1929	75	1.81
1928	65	1.98
1927	34	2.63
1926	128	0.44
1925	58	2.08
1924	42	2.50
1923	86	1.70
1922	72	1.90
1921	76	1.81
1920	83	1.73
1919	49	2.33
1918	71	1.91
1917	54	2.17
1916	31	2.69
1915	96	1.59
1914	53	2.18
1913	73	1.90
1912	61	2.03
1911	77	1.81
1910	93	1.62
1909	88	1.67
1908	51	2.27
1907	121	1.03
1906	91	1.64
1905	92	1.64
1904	84	1.72
1903	35	2.63
1902	101	1.54
1901	81	1.76
1900	111	1.30
1899	87	1.70
1898	109	1.31
1897	99	1.55
1896	1	5.56
1895	97	1.58