Minnesota May Precipitation by Year

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

1938 was the wettest May in Minnesota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 6.03 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Minnesota History?

1900 was the driest May in Minnesota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.80 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	100	2.18
2022	10	5.08
2021	113	1.75
2020	105	2.08
2019	30	4.11
2018	81	2.79
2017	60	3.21
2016	87	2.53
2015	8	5.30
2014	48	3.51
2013	22	4.39
2012	3	5.96
2011	29	4.14
2010	63	3.15
2009	114	1.74
2008	78	2.82
2007	70	3.04
2006	84	2.64
2005	31	4.06
2004	5	5.63
2003	44	3.57
2002	93	2.28
2001	32	4.06
2000	43	3.65
1999	13	4.94
1998	39	3.78
1997	102	2.16
1996	72	3.01
1995	76	2.93
1994	109	1.94
1993	23	4.37
1992	106	2.03
1991	21	4.45
1990	88	2.52
1989	79	2.82
1988	104	2.10
1987	41	3.73
1986	80	2.81
1985	19	4.50
1984	101	2.18
1983	86	2.54
1982	24	4.34
1981	108	1.96
1980	116	1.62
1979	57	3.25
1978	61	3.20
1977	36	3.92
1976	128	0.84
1975	98	2.19
1974	37	3.92
1973	51	3.45
1972	47	3.54
1971	82	2.73
1970	45	3.57
1969	73	2.96
1968	83	2.69
1967	124	1.34
1966	115	1.70
1965	14	4.93
1964	65	3.12
1963	59	3.23
1962	2	5.98
1961	68	3.07
1960	42	3.69
1959	7	5.32
1958	118	1.53
1957	54	3.38
1956	67	3.10
1955	96	2.21
1954	53	3.39
1953	28	4.21
1952	117	1.54
1951	77	2.89
1950	20	4.50
1949	55	3.38
1948	126	1.23
1947	92	2.33
1946	74	2.96
1945	89	2.40
1944	9	5.09
1943	25	4.34
1942	15	4.93
1941	52	3.42
1940	110	1.88
1939	95	2.24
1938	1	6.03
1937	38	3.91
1936	85	2.62
1935	97	2.21
1934	127	1.04
1933	49	3.48
1932	69	3.06
1931	91	2.34
1930	27	4.22
1929	107	1.99
1928	125	1.28
1927	40	3.74
1926	103	2.14
1925	119	1.51
1924	112	1.86
1923	111	1.88
1922	71	3.02
1921	50	3.46
1920	66	3.11
1919	90	2.37
1918	26	4.30
1917	120	1.47
1916	35	3.96
1915	33	4.06
1914	75	2.95
1913	46	3.57
1912	34	4.03
1911	58	3.24
1910	121	1.43
1909	62	3.18
1908	4	5.84
1907	99	2.19
1906	16	4.90
1905	11	5.05
1904	94	2.28
1903	17	4.76
1902	12	5.01
1901	123	1.36
1900	129	0.80
1899	18	4.54
1898	64	3.14
1897	122	1.37
1896	6	5.53
1895	56	3.37