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Minneapolis-St Paul, MN

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 1946
0.2in
2nd driest of 156 years · normal 2.58"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.2in
2nd driest of 156 yrs
8% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.47in
18th driest of 156 yrs
70% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
16.03in
33rd driest of 156 yrs
84% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

9.15in
on Jul 23, 1987 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 51 days (to Jan 4, 1944)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

84%
16.03" of a normal 19.07" · wettest 31.77" (1892) · driest 6.59" (1910)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 155-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 28.07" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201943.17in
2201640.32in
3191140.15in
4196539.94in
5198339.07in

Driest Years on Record

1191011.54in
2195816.2in
3197616.5in
4194816.95in
5188916.96in

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 (~3.81") and driest in Jan (~0.71"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1987, 17.9".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

4.08in
set in 1893

Rain on Aug 24

29%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.00″1872: 0.15″1873: 0.12″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.05″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.08″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.46″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.06″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.02″1893: 4.08″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.12″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.26″1901: 0.02″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.02″1906: 0.39″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.03″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.02″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.19″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: 1.28″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.07″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.01″1941: 0.05″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.04″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.13″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.39″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.03″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.10″1965: 0.22″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.01″1972: 0.06″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.02″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.02″1982: 0.86″1983: 0.11″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.01″1986: 0.05″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.73″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.01″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.01″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 1.26″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.23″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.14″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.07″2017: 0.01″2018: 1.05″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.03″2021: 1.27″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″5″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Minneapolis-St Paul'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.
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Minneapolis-St Paul'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.
Minneapolis-St Paul, MN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:25 AM
Sunset7:05 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight13h 39m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.88°N, 93.23°W

Nearby Stations

Saint Cloud, MN60 mi NWRochester, MN76 mi SEEau Claire, WI85 mi EBrainerd, MN113 mi NWHayward, WI117 mi NELa Crosse, WI119 mi SE

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