North Dakota January Precipitation by Year

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

1916 was the wettest January in North Dakota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 1.27 inches.

What Was the Driest January in North Dakota History?

1942 was the driest January in North Dakota history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.09 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	117	0.18
2022	58	0.45
2021	101	0.25
2020	76	0.38
2019	63	0.42
2018	107	0.23
2017	54	0.48
2016	111	0.22
2015	55	0.48
2014	68	0.41
2013	81	0.34
2012	83	0.33
2011	6	0.96
2010	17	0.79
2009	32	0.63
2008	126	0.10
2007	122	0.14
2006	96	0.27
2005	35	0.60
2004	21	0.76
2003	85	0.32
2002	86	0.32
2001	108	0.23
2000	97	0.26
1999	11	0.92
1998	69	0.41
1997	12	0.91
1996	13	0.84
1995	48	0.49
1994	23	0.74
1993	56	0.46
1992	77	0.38
1991	118	0.18
1990	112	0.22
1989	10	0.93
1988	33	0.62
1987	98	0.26
1986	64	0.42
1985	109	0.23
1984	49	0.49
1983	70	0.41
1982	7	0.96
1981	87	0.32
1980	24	0.73
1979	82	0.34
1978	104	0.24
1977	41	0.56
1976	27	0.70
1975	50	0.49
1974	88	0.31
1973	128	0.09
1972	38	0.57
1971	18	0.79
1970	51	0.49
1969	2	1.23
1968	57	0.46
1967	9	0.95
1966	95	0.28
1965	74	0.39
1964	89	0.31
1963	121	0.16
1962	44	0.54
1961	127	0.10
1960	46	0.50
1959	102	0.25
1958	99	0.26
1957	90	0.30
1956	31	0.67
1955	65	0.42
1954	26	0.71
1953	61	0.43
1952	28	0.70
1951	39	0.57
1950	5	1.09
1949	4	1.13
1948	66	0.42
1947	79	0.37
1946	115	0.21
1945	62	0.43
1944	80	0.37
1943	22	0.75
1942	129	0.09
1941	43	0.55
1940	124	0.12
1939	60	0.44
1938	52	0.49
1937	30	0.68
1936	37	0.58
1935	67	0.42
1934	113	0.22
1933	19	0.79
1932	42	0.56
1931	119	0.18
1930	92	0.29
1929	25	0.72
1928	103	0.25
1927	59	0.45
1926	72	0.40
1925	100	0.26
1924	105	0.24
1923	40	0.57
1922	47	0.50
1921	110	0.23
1920	8	0.96
1919	120	0.18
1918	53	0.49
1917	15	0.83
1916	1	1.27
1915	93	0.29
1914	45	0.51
1913	71	0.41
1912	78	0.38
1911	14	0.84
1910	84	0.33
1909	75	0.39
1908	116	0.19
1907	3	1.23
1906	29	0.70
1905	91	0.30
1904	73	0.40
1903	36	0.60
1902	123	0.14
1901	106	0.24
1900	114	0.22
1899	94	0.29
1898	125	0.12
1897	20	0.78
1896	16	0.82
1895	34	0.62