Minnesota · county areal climate 1951–2025

Stearns County, MN

A 29.0" / 43.6°F normal · 2025 ran 110% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 81% (13.54") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 21st driest start of 76 years. Temperature +2°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

29.0in
annual precipitation · 43.6°F

2025 vs Normal

110%
31.8" · 44.8°F (+1.2 vs normal)

Wettest Year

38.7in
1986

Driest Year

14.6in
1976

Biggest Rain Day

3.72in
Oct 5 · 2005

Warmest Year

47.0°F
1987

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

12°
J
16°
F
29°
M
43°
A
56°
M
67°
J
71°
J
68°
A
61°
S
47°
O
32°
N
18°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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