Statewide Rankings

Parameter:

Year:

Month:

State:

Please note, Degree Days and Palmer Indices are not available for Alaska. Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI), and Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) are not offered for multiple-month time scales.

Minnesota

Precipitation Rankings, December 1937

View Period (Months):

All

Download:

Record Driest

Bottom 1/10

Bottom 1/3

Normal

Top 1/3

Top 1/10

Record Wettest
Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Wettest/Driest Since	Record
December 1937 1-Month	0.70" (17.78mm)	0.81" (20.57mm)	-0.11" (-2.79mm)	53rd Driest	Driest since: 1932	1913
	0.70" (17.78mm)	0.81" (20.57mm)	-0.11" (-2.79mm)	76th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1968
	Ties: 1956
Nov–Dec 1937 2-Month	1.46" (37.08mm)	2.12" (53.85mm)	-0.66" (-16.77mm)	38th Driest	Driest since: 1929	1939
Nov–Dec 1937 2-Month	1.46" (37.08mm)	2.12" (53.85mm)	-0.66" (-16.77mm)	91st Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	2015
Oct–Dec 1937 3-Month	2.47" (62.74mm)	4.04" (102.62mm)	-1.57" (-39.88mm)	17th Driest	Driest since: 1925	1976
	2.47" (62.74mm)	4.04" (102.62mm)	-1.57" (-39.88mm)	112th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	1971
	Ties: 1963, 1964
Sep–Dec 1937 4-Month	4.61" (117.09mm)	6.91" (175.51mm)	-2.30" (-58.42mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1923	1976
Sep–Dec 1937 4-Month	4.61" (117.09mm)	6.91" (175.51mm)	-2.30" (-58.42mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1936	2019
Aug–Dec 1937 5-Month	8.85" (224.79mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	-1.50" (-38.10mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
Aug–Dec 1937 5-Month	8.85" (224.79mm)	10.35" (262.89mm)	-1.50" (-38.10mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1900
Jul–Dec 1937 6-Month	12.46" (316.48mm)	13.95" (354.33mm)	-1.49" (-37.85mm)	34th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
Jul–Dec 1937 6-Month	12.46" (316.48mm)	13.95" (354.33mm)	-1.49" (-37.85mm)	95th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	1900
Jun–Dec 1937 7-Month	15.34" (389.64mm)	18.06" (458.72mm)	-2.72" (-69.08mm)	23rd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
	15.34" (389.64mm)	18.06" (458.72mm)	-2.72" (-69.08mm)	106th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2010
	Ties: 1927
May–Dec 1937 8-Month	19.25" (488.95mm)	21.19" (538.23mm)	-1.94" (-49.28mm)	32nd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
May–Dec 1937 8-Month	19.25" (488.95mm)	21.19" (538.23mm)	-1.94" (-49.28mm)	97th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2010
Apr–Dec 1937 9-Month	23.10" (586.74mm)	23.24" (590.30mm)	-0.14" (-3.56mm)	58th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
	23.10" (586.74mm)	23.24" (590.30mm)	-0.14" (-3.56mm)	71st Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	2019
	Ties: 1990
Mar–Dec 1937 10-Month	23.80" (604.52mm)	24.50" (622.30mm)	-0.70" (-17.78mm)	49th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1910
Mar–Dec 1937 10-Month	23.80" (604.52mm)	24.50" (622.30mm)	-0.70" (-17.78mm)	80th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
Feb–Dec 1937 11-Month	24.75" (628.65mm)	25.19" (639.83mm)	-0.44" (-11.18mm)	52nd Driest	Driest since: 1936	1910
Feb–Dec 1937 11-Month	24.75" (628.65mm)	25.19" (639.83mm)	-0.44" (-11.18mm)	77th Wettest	Wettest since: 1928	2019
Jan–Dec 1937 12-Month	26.12" (663.45mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	0.14" (3.56mm)	59th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1910
Jan–Dec 1937 12-Month	26.12" (663.45mm)	25.98" (659.89mm)	0.14" (3.56mm)	70th Wettest	Wettest since: 1919	2019
Jul 1936–Dec 1937 18-Month	35.33" (897.38mm)	40.00" (1,016.00mm)	-4.67" (-118.62mm)	15th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1976
	35.33" (897.38mm)	40.00" (1,016.00mm)	-4.67" (-118.62mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
	Ties: 1967
Jan 1936–Dec 1937 24-Month	44.75" (1,136.65mm)	51.96" (1,319.78mm)	-7.21" (-183.13mm)	11th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1934
	44.75" (1,136.65mm)	51.96" (1,319.78mm)	-7.21" (-183.13mm)	117th Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019
	Ties: 1924
Jan 1935–Dec 1937 36-Month	70.68" (1,795.27mm)	77.94" (1,979.68mm)	-7.26" (-184.41mm)	14th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1934
Jan 1935–Dec 1937 36-Month	70.68" (1,795.27mm)	77.94" (1,979.68mm)	-7.26" (-184.41mm)	113th Wettest	Wettest since: 1929	2019
Jan 1934–Dec 1937 48-Month	91.14" (2,314.96mm)	103.87" (2,638.30mm)	-12.73" (-323.34mm)	8th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1936
Jan 1934–Dec 1937 48-Month	91.14" (2,314.96mm)	103.87" (2,638.30mm)	-12.73" (-323.34mm)	118th Wettest	Wettest since: 1931	2019
Jan 1933–Dec 1937 60-Month	112.08" (2,846.83mm)	129.82" (3,297.43mm)	-17.74" (-450.60mm)	4th Driest	Driest since: 1936	1936
Jan 1933–Dec 1937 60-Month	112.08" (2,846.83mm)	129.82" (3,297.43mm)	-17.74" (-450.60mm)	121st Wettest	Wettest since: 1935	2019

Citing This Page

NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Rankings, published January 2023, retrieved on January 28, 2023 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/rankings