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Saint Cloud, MN

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2013
1.08in
19th driest of 134 years · normal 2.6"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 133 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.08in
19th driest of 134 yrs
42% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.78in
22nd driest of 134 yrs
71% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
14.43in
20th driest of 134 yrs
76% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.0in
on May 16, 1894 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 66 days (to Dec 18, 1939)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

76%
14.43" of a normal 18.94" · wettest 33.76" (1897) · driest 9.61" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 131-year record (1894–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 27.2" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201941.92in
2189741.01in
3196539.32in
4195137.6in
5201436.72in

Driest Years on Record

1191014.64in
2197614.93in
3190118.3in
4199218.37in
5193318.49in

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 (~3.89") and driest in Jan (~0.57"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1897, 12.81".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.35in
set in 2006

Rain on Aug 24

24%
of 133 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 1.00″1901: 0.35″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.12″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.26″1906: 0.46″1907: 0.00″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: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.28″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: 0.96″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.45″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.03″1941: 0.03″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.06″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.04″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.16″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.40″1965: 0.85″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.07″1972: 0.33″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.35″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.04″1981: 0.10″1982: 0.07″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.27″1985: 0.08″1986: 0.45″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.06″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.56″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 1.14″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 2.35″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.01″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.52″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.08″2021: 1.41″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:27 AM
Sunset7:09 PM
Solar noon12:18 PM
Daylight13h 41m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.54°N, 94.05°W

Nearby Stations

Brainerd, MN59 mi NMinneapolis-St Paul, MN60 mi SEDuluth, MN126 mi NEHayward, WI130 mi EEau Claire, WI133 mi ERochester, MN136 mi SE

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