Minnesota January Precipitation by Year

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

1969 was the wettest January in Minnesota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 2.60 inches.

What Was the Driest January in Minnesota History?

1981 was the driest January in Minnesota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.19 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	24	1.04
2022	77	0.59
2021	79	0.57
2020	42	0.88
2019	65	0.65
2018	80	0.57
2017	30	0.98
2016	86	0.54
2015	95	0.49
2014	50	0.80
2013	28	1.01
2012	82	0.56
2011	23	1.05
2010	41	0.89
2009	76	0.60
2008	127	0.21
2007	103	0.44
2006	93	0.50
2005	11	1.39
2004	54	0.76
2003	124	0.23
2002	125	0.23
2001	47	0.83
2000	78	0.58
1999	18	1.15
1998	40	0.92
1997	7	1.59
1996	6	1.65
1995	66	0.65
1994	34	0.96
1993	35	0.96
1992	67	0.65
1991	100	0.47
1990	110	0.39
1989	21	1.08
1988	32	0.97
1987	96	0.49
1986	63	0.66
1985	107	0.41
1984	87	0.54
1983	52	0.79
1982	10	1.41
1981	129	0.19
1980	25	1.04
1979	29	1.00
1978	108	0.41
1977	71	0.63
1976	36	0.96
1975	2	2.40
1974	101	0.45
1973	98	0.48
1972	38	0.95
1971	44	0.87
1970	91	0.51
1969	1	2.60
1968	59	0.68
1967	4	1.76
1966	57	0.69
1965	115	0.35
1964	102	0.45
1963	117	0.31
1962	62	0.67
1961	126	0.22
1960	68	0.65
1959	118	0.30
1958	104	0.44
1957	119	0.30
1956	48	0.82
1955	83	0.56
1954	45	0.85
1953	31	0.98
1952	22	1.06
1951	94	0.50
1950	9	1.52
1949	8	1.56
1948	99	0.48
1947	88	0.53
1946	64	0.66
1945	60	0.68
1944	89	0.52
1943	37	0.96
1942	122	0.24
1941	39	0.94
1940	121	0.29
1939	20	1.11
1938	70	0.64
1937	12	1.37
1936	49	0.81
1935	15	1.27
1934	85	0.55
1933	43	0.88
1932	19	1.13
1931	128	0.21
1930	74	0.61
1929	14	1.33
1928	111	0.39
1927	84	0.56
1926	53	0.78
1925	92	0.51
1924	105	0.43
1923	26	1.03
1922	72	0.62
1921	97	0.49
1920	33	0.97
1919	112	0.38
1918	69	0.65
1917	27	1.02
1916	3	2.08
1915	58	0.69
1914	46	0.84
1913	116	0.35
1912	113	0.38
1911	51	0.80
1910	55	0.76
1909	16	1.25
1908	120	0.30
1907	13	1.34
1906	17	1.19
1905	75	0.61
1904	114	0.36
1903	90	0.52
1902	109	0.41
1901	106	0.42
1900	81	0.57
1899	61	0.68
1898	123	0.24
1897	5	1.75
1896	56	0.74
1895	73	0.62