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Rochester, MN

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2011
0.94in
12th driest of 115 years · normal 2.51"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 114 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.94in
12th driest of 115 yrs
37% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
14.0in
32nd wettest of 115 yrs
121% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.49in
43rd wettest of 112 yrs
106% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.47in
on Jul 11, 1981 · in 141 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 56 days (to Jan 3, 1944)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

106%
22.49" of a normal 21.19" · wettest 38.19" (1990) · driest 7.81" (1910)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 106-year record (1887–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 30.83" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201955.16in
2199043.94in
3193843.69in
4201643.55in
5201341.76in

Driest Years on Record

1191011.86in
2197615.44in
3196419.91in
4195820.21in
5195520.32in

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 (~4.34") and driest in Feb (~0.71"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2007, 14.07".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.77in
set in 2006

Rain on Aug 24

25%
of 114 years had measurable rain
1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1893: 0.60″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.03″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.02″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.11″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.02″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.03″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.42″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.39″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.01″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.09″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.01″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 1.79″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.36″1982: 1.39″1983: 0.01″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.94″1986: 0.03″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.77″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.18″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.02″2002: 0.33″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 2.77″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.05″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.01″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.05″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.20″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.53″2022: 0.07″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Rochester'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.
Rochester, MN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Rochester'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.
Rochester, MN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:24 AM
Sunset7:00 PM
Solar noon12:12 PM
Daylight13h 36m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.90°N, 92.49°W

Nearby Stations

La Crosse, WI61 mi EMinneapolis-St Paul, MN76 mi NWEau Claire, WI82 mi NEWaterloo, IA93 mi SSaint Cloud, MN136 mi NWDubuque, IA137 mi SE

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