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Brainerd, MN

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR ON RECORD
8.43in
1st driest of 121 years · normal 17.56"
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Driest year on record
8.43" — driest of 121 years since 1887
48%

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 120 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.4in
33rd driest of 122 yrs
65% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
5.5in
8th driest of 120 yrs
52% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
8.43in
1st driest of 121 yrs
48% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.38in
on Jul 11, 2016 · in 140 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 77 days (to Mar 5, 2003)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

48%
8.43" of a normal 17.56" · wettest 30.41" (2012) · driest 8.43" (2026)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 116-year record (1899–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 24.79" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198637.45in
2201936.9in
3189935.92in
4201635.9in
5195335.39in

Driest Years on Record

1200111.42in
2200612.68in
3200313.12in
4197613.16in
5193615.81in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~3.73") and driest in Jan (~0.46"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 2016, 10.79".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Brainerd — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.85in
set in 1992

Rain on Aug 24

25%
of 120 years had measurable rain
1887: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.03″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 1.36″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.09″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.12″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.14″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.21″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.18″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.01″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.17″1972: 0.22″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.05″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.22″1981: 0.75″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.08″1991: 0.07″1992: 1.85″1993: 0.18″1994: 0.00″1995: 1.70″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.15″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.00″2002: 0.01″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.01″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.26″2007: 0.01″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.01″2013: 0.00″2014: 1.34″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.48″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.05″2021: 0.34″2022: 0.25″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″190019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Brainerd's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Brainerd, MN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Brainerd's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Brainerd, MN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Brainerd's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Brainerd, MN — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:26 AM
Sunset7:11 PM
Solar noon12:18 PM
Daylight13h 44m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.40°N, 94.13°W

Nearby Stations

Saint Cloud, MN59 mi SHibbing, MN91 mi NEDuluth, MN96 mi EMinneapolis-St Paul, MN113 mi SEHayward, WI130 mi EFargo, ND132 mi W

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