Upper Midwest Climate Region, Precipitation Rankings, January 2011 1901-2000 Inches 1 1.08 1.14 -0.06 70 60 1981 1969 2010 2008 normal 2018 2 2.64 2.39 0.25 82 47 1961 1969 2004 2010 normal 3 4.33 4.22 0.11 67 62 2003 2016 2010 2009 normal 4 6.25 6.52 -0.27 54 75 1977 2020 2003 2010 normal 5 12.07 9.90 2.17 102 27 1977 2020 2010 1997 top-third 6 16.21 13.46 2.75 108 21 1977 2020 2010 2008 top-third 7 22.20 17.05 5.15 124 5 1977 2020 2010 1901 top-tenth 8 29.11 21.07 8.04 128 1 1977 2011 2010 2011 highest 9 32.58 24.46 8.12 127 2 1977 2020 2010 2011 top-tenth 10 34.84 26.96 7.88 127 2 1977 2020 2010 2011 top-tenth 11 35.86 28.68 7.18 126 3 1911 2020 2010 2011 top-tenth 12 36.63 29.70 6.93 124 5 1911 2020 2010 1952 top-tenth 18 52.33 43.18 9.15 124 4 1911 2020 2010 1987 top-tenth 24 68.50 59.40 9.10 119 9 1931 2020 2010 1992 top-tenth 36 102.20 89.04 13.16 119 8 1935 2020 2010 1994 top-tenth 48 135.82 118.69 17.13 119 7 1937 2020 2010 1994 top-tenth 60 165.00 148.35 16.65 112 13 1934 2020 2010 1996 top-third