Minnesota October Precipitation by Year

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

1971 was the wettest October in Minnesota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 5.81 inches.

What Was the Driest October in Minnesota History?

1952 was the driest October in Minnesota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.18 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	29	2.87
2022	119	0.69
2021	19	3.31
2020	66	1.87
2019	8	4.22
2018	12	3.57
2017	21	3.26
2016	53	2.17
2015	55	2.15
2014	95	1.19
2013	17	3.34
2012	65	1.88
2011	106	0.98
2010	49	2.25
2009	3	5.06
2008	14	3.46
2007	4	4.68
2006	96	1.19
2005	26	2.96
2004	28	2.88
2003	97	1.14
2002	35	2.63
2001	58	2.04
2000	61	1.97
1999	101	1.07
1998	6	4.29
1997	44	2.41
1996	16	3.36
1995	10	3.71
1994	32	2.80
1993	114	0.82
1992	98	1.13
1991	88	1.39
1990	41	2.42
1989	108	0.95
1988	118	0.70
1987	116	0.81
1986	104	1.03
1985	64	1.89
1984	2	5.31
1983	40	2.47
1982	7	4.29
1981	13	3.49
1980	89	1.39
1979	15	3.39
1978	126	0.48
1977	33	2.73
1976	123	0.50
1975	91	1.33
1974	83	1.52
1973	30	2.85
1972	60	1.99
1971	1	5.81
1970	5	4.62
1969	36	2.63
1968	9	4.19
1967	90	1.37
1966	48	2.26
1965	86	1.48
1964	124	0.49
1963	112	0.87
1962	111	0.88
1961	73	1.73
1960	94	1.22
1959	45	2.34
1958	99	1.09
1957	78	1.61
1956	84	1.52
1955	93	1.27
1954	75	1.67
1953	121	0.59
1952	129	0.18
1951	47	2.28
1950	62	1.97
1949	23	3.14
1948	113	0.87
1947	85	1.50
1946	11	3.68
1945	125	0.49
1944	127	0.36
1943	76	1.66
1942	102	1.07
1941	31	2.82
1940	34	2.69
1939	74	1.72
1938	122	0.51
1937	105	1.01
1936	117	0.74
1935	68	1.83
1934	38	2.59
1933	82	1.55
1932	81	1.57
1931	42	2.42
1930	80	1.58
1929	54	2.17
1928	46	2.31
1927	77	1.65
1926	50	2.25
1925	109	0.93
1924	87	1.47
1923	115	0.82
1922	103	1.07
1921	120	0.64
1920	69	1.83
1919	67	1.86
1918	43	2.42
1917	71	1.79
1916	92	1.33
1915	57	2.07
1914	59	2.02
1913	39	2.57
1912	110	0.91
1911	24	3.10
1910	107	0.98
1909	70	1.80
1908	72	1.79
1907	100	1.09
1906	52	2.23
1905	51	2.25
1904	22	3.23
1903	27	2.93
1902	63	1.91
1901	56	2.08
1900	20	3.28
1899	25	3.07
1898	18	3.32
1897	79	1.61
1896	37	2.60
1895	128	0.34