Minnesota December Precipitation by Year

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

2023 was the wettest December in Minnesota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 2.06 inches.

What Was the Driest December in Minnesota History?

1913 was the driest December in Minnesota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.07 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	1	2.06
2022	5	1.90
2021	3	1.95
2020	79	0.68
2019	6	1.82
2018	21	1.33
2017	75	0.71
2016	12	1.58
2015	4	1.91
2014	72	0.73
2013	19	1.37
2012	38	1.04
2011	106	0.47
2010	7	1.77
2009	9	1.62
2008	15	1.48
2007	27	1.23
2006	24	1.29
2005	33	1.10
2004	57	0.88
2003	78	0.69
2002	109	0.42
2001	98	0.56
2000	51	0.93
1999	117	0.33
1998	92	0.60
1997	122	0.27
1996	23	1.30
1995	40	0.99
1994	115	0.38
1993	69	0.75
1992	36	1.06
1991	81	0.67
1990	62	0.84
1989	118	0.31
1988	59	0.85
1987	60	0.85
1986	125	0.26
1985	66	0.81
1984	20	1.37
1983	56	0.89
1982	25	1.29
1981	61	0.85
1980	110	0.41
1979	123	0.27
1978	64	0.82
1977	26	1.28
1976	105	0.48
1975	102	0.54
1974	88	0.64
1973	46	0.96
1972	22	1.33
1971	82	0.67
1970	49	0.94
1969	11	1.61
1968	2	2.06
1967	47	0.95
1966	45	0.97
1965	18	1.44
1964	43	0.98
1963	73	0.73
1962	112	0.40
1961	55	0.90
1960	65	0.82
1959	29	1.19
1958	108	0.43
1957	114	0.39
1956	76	0.70
1955	41	0.99
1954	120	0.29
1953	28	1.23
1952	116	0.35
1951	14	1.52
1950	34	1.08
1949	35	1.08
1948	42	0.99
1947	86	0.65
1946	48	0.95
1945	30	1.19
1944	124	0.27
1943	128	0.12
1942	52	0.93
1941	97	0.57
1940	83	0.67
1939	111	0.41
1938	89	0.64
1937	77	0.70
1936	16	1.46
1935	68	0.77
1934	50	0.94
1933	32	1.14
1932	100	0.55
1931	90	0.62
1930	126	0.23
1929	84	0.67
1928	87	0.65
1927	13	1.58
1926	39	1.01
1925	91	0.61
1924	63	0.83
1923	93	0.60
1922	71	0.74
1921	95	0.59
1920	54	0.91
1919	113	0.40
1918	17	1.46
1917	96	0.59
1916	37	1.05
1915	80	0.68
1914	107	0.45
1913	129	0.07
1912	58	0.87
1911	31	1.19
1910	104	0.53
1909	8	1.67
1908	74	0.73
1907	101	0.55
1906	44	0.98
1905	127	0.17
1904	70	0.75
1903	53	0.92
1902	10	1.62
1901	85	0.66
1900	99	0.56
1899	67	0.80
1898	121	0.29
1897	103	0.54
1896	94	0.60
1895	119	0.31