Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Minnesota
Precipitation Rankings, April 1987
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Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
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April 1987 1-Month |
0.39" (9.91mm) | 2.05" (52.07mm) |
-1.66" (-42.16mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1987 |
128th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1896 | ||||
Mar–Apr 1987 2-Month |
1.53" (38.86mm) | 3.31" (84.07mm) |
-1.78" (-45.21mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1959 |
125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1896 | ||||
Feb–Apr 1987 3-Month |
1.92" (48.77mm) | 4.00" (101.60mm) |
-2.08" (-52.83mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1959 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1896 | ||||
Jan–Apr 1987 4-Month |
2.41" (61.21mm) | 4.79" (121.67mm) |
-2.38" (-60.46mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1959 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1896 | ||||
Dec 1986–Apr 1987 5-Month |
2.67" (67.82mm) | 5.60" (142.24mm) |
-2.93" (-74.42mm) | 2nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1959 |
126th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 1896 | ||||
Nov 1986–Apr 1987 6-Month |
4.10" (104.14mm) | 6.88" (174.75mm) |
-2.78" (-70.61mm) | 1st Driest | Driest to Date | 1987 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2001 | ||||
Oct 1986–Apr 1987 7-Month |
5.13" (130.30mm) | 8.81" (223.77mm) |
-3.68" (-93.47mm) | 1st Driest | Driest since: 1926 | 1926, 1987 |
127th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2001 | ||||
Ties: 1926 | ||||||
Sep 1986–Apr 1987 8-Month |
10.74" (272.80mm) | 11.73" (297.94mm) |
-0.99" (-25.14mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1959 |
86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2011 | ||||
Aug 1986–Apr 1987 9-Month |
14.33" (363.98mm) | 15.21" (386.33mm) |
-0.88" (-22.35mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1980 | 1977 |
84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2011 | ||||
Jul 1986–Apr 1987 10-Month |
19.43" (493.52mm) | 18.81" (477.77mm) |
0.62" (15.75mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1977 |
59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2011 | ||||
Jun 1986–Apr 1987 11-Month |
24.01" (609.85mm) | 22.89" (581.41mm) |
1.12" (28.44mm) | 77th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1911 |
51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2011 | ||||
May 1986–Apr 1987 12-Month |
26.82" (681.23mm) | 25.99" (660.15mm) |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1981 | 1911 |
62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2011 | ||||
Nov 1985–Apr 1987 18-Month |
36.42" (925.07mm) | 32.87" (834.90mm) |
3.55" (90.17mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1983 | 1911 |
26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2017 | ||||
May 1985–Apr 1987 24-Month |
59.04" (1,499.62mm) | 51.98" (1,320.29mm) |
7.06" (179.33mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1931 |
15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
May 1984–Apr 1987 36-Month |
87.69" (2,227.33mm) | 77.92" (1,979.17mm) |
9.77" (248.16mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1935 |
11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2019 | ||||
May 1983–Apr 1987 48-Month |
117.06" (2,973.32mm) | 103.85" (2,637.79mm) |
13.21" (335.53mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1933 |
7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 | ||||
May 1982–Apr 1987 60-Month |
146.70" (3,726.18mm) | 129.78" (3,296.41mm) |
16.92" (429.77mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1985 | 1934 |
5th Wettest | Wettest since: 1986 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 15, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/