Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Minnesota
Precipitation Rankings, December 2016
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
December 2016 1-Month |
1.58" (40.13mm) | 0.81" (20.57mm) |
0.77" (19.56mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1913 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1968 | ||||
| Ties: 1927 | ||||||
|
Nov–Dec 2016 2-Month |
3.30" (83.82mm) | 2.12" (53.85mm) |
1.18" (29.97mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1939 |
| 14th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2015 | ||||
| Ties: 1965 | ||||||
|
Oct–Dec 2016 3-Month |
5.47" (138.94mm) | 4.04" (102.62mm) |
1.43" (36.32mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 2014 | 1976 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1971 | ||||
| Ties: 1911 | ||||||
|
Sep–Dec 2016 4-Month |
10.09" (256.29mm) | 6.91" (175.51mm) |
3.18" (80.78mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1976 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug–Dec 2016 5-Month |
15.40" (391.16mm) | 10.35" (262.89mm) |
5.05" (128.27mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1976 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 1900 | ||||
|
Jul–Dec 2016 6-Month |
21.47" (545.34mm) | 13.95" (354.33mm) |
7.52" (191.01mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1976 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1900 | 1900 | ||||
|
Jun–Dec 2016 7-Month |
25.62" (650.75mm) | 18.06" (458.72mm) |
7.56" (192.03mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1976 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2010 | ||||
|
May–Dec 2016 8-Month |
28.15" (715.01mm) | 21.19" (538.23mm) |
6.96" (176.78mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1976 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr–Dec 2016 9-Month |
30.30" (769.62mm) | 23.24" (590.30mm) |
7.06" (179.32mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1976 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Dec 2016 10-Month |
32.26" (819.40mm) | 24.50" (622.30mm) |
7.76" (197.10mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1910 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–Dec 2016 11-Month |
33.00" (838.20mm) | 25.19" (639.83mm) |
7.81" (198.37mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1910 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Dec 2016 12-Month |
33.54" (851.92mm) | 25.98" (659.89mm) |
7.56" (192.03mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1910 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2015–Dec 2016 18-Month |
50.95" (1,294.13mm) | 40.00" (1,016.00mm) |
10.95" (278.13mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1976 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2015–Dec 2016 24-Month |
63.00" (1,600.20mm) | 51.96" (1,319.78mm) |
11.04" (280.42mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2014–Dec 2016 36-Month |
92.12" (2,339.85mm) | 77.94" (1,979.68mm) |
14.18" (360.17mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2013–Dec 2016 48-Month |
121.13" (3,076.70mm) | 103.87" (2,638.30mm) |
17.26" (438.40mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan 2012–Dec 2016 60-Month |
147.30" (3,741.42mm) | 129.82" (3,297.43mm) |
17.48" (443.99mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1936 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2019 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 17, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/