Tennessee January Precipitation by Year

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

1937 was the wettest January in Tennessee history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 14.53 inches.

What Was the Driest January in Tennessee History?

1986 was the driest January in Tennessee history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.99 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	26	6.41
2022	31	6.08
2021	93	3.32
2020	22	6.73
2019	37	5.78
2018	114	2.55
2017	68	4.24
2016	107	2.76
2015	106	2.81
2014	110	2.70
2013	10	8.64
2012	54	4.88
2011	96	3.18
2010	46	5.30
2009	59	4.61
2008	91	3.45
2007	74	4.12
2006	28	6.37
2005	67	4.29
2004	92	3.33
2003	122	2.10
2002	23	6.65
2001	82	3.71
2000	84	3.58
1999	8	8.76
1998	41	5.53
1997	51	4.97
1996	38	5.77
1995	42	5.51
1994	33	5.96
1993	78	3.92
1992	97	3.17
1991	98	3.14
1990	52	4.90
1989	21	6.81
1988	65	4.35
1987	99	3.08
1986	129	0.99
1985	101	3.03
1984	119	2.18
1983	116	2.45
1982	16	7.18
1981	128	1.61
1980	69	4.23
1979	19	7.02
1978	35	5.85
1977	111	2.69
1976	57	4.62
1975	47	5.30
1974	5	9.63
1973	64	4.38
1972	20	6.83
1971	66	4.33
1970	126	1.96
1969	60	4.57
1968	61	4.48
1967	118	2.30
1966	72	4.18
1965	80	3.90
1964	58	4.62
1963	120	2.15
1962	17	7.14
1961	117	2.37
1960	85	3.56
1959	56	4.71
1958	109	2.71
1957	7	9.11
1956	53	4.89
1955	123	2.02
1954	4	9.92
1953	43	5.41
1952	39	5.70
1951	15	7.37
1950	2	12.94
1949	9	8.66
1948	73	4.17
1947	13	8.26
1946	12	8.36
1945	71	4.19
1944	113	2.56
1943	125	1.98
1942	81	3.82
1941	112	2.67
1940	121	2.13
1939	27	6.39
1938	40	5.55
1937	1	14.53
1936	55	4.88
1935	32	6.08
1934	100	3.04
1933	86	3.54
1932	11	8.44
1931	127	1.87
1930	48	5.29
1929	50	5.02
1928	105	2.88
1927	77	3.95
1926	63	4.39
1925	89	3.49
1924	36	5.81
1923	30	6.16
1922	70	4.22
1921	95	3.23
1920	25	6.42
1919	44	5.41
1918	18	7.12
1917	24	6.65
1916	14	7.50
1915	45	5.38
1914	124	2.02
1913	3	10.69
1912	90	3.47
1911	79	3.92
1910	75	4.09
1909	103	3.02
1908	87	3.54
1907	108	2.75
1906	62	4.45
1905	88	3.54
1904	94	3.24
1903	104	2.98
1902	49	5.19
1901	76	4.03
1900	102	3.03
1899	34	5.95
1898	6	9.15
1897	83	3.70
1896	115	2.46
1895	29	6.22