Statewide Rankings

Statewide Data Info
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 2016

View Period (Months):
Download: CSV JSON XML
  • Record Driest
  • Bottom ⅒
  • Bottom ⅓
  • Normal
  • Top ⅓
  • Top ⅒
  • Record Wettest
PeriodValue1901-2000
Mean		AnomalyRank
(1895-2022)		Wettest/Driest
Since		Record
December 2016
1-Month		1.58"
(40.13mm)		0.81"
(20.57mm)		0.77"
(19.56mm)		118th Driest
Driest since:
1913
11th Wettest
Wettest since:
1968
Ties: 1927
Nov–Dec 2016
2-Month		3.30"
(83.82mm)		2.12"
(53.85mm)		1.18"
(29.97mm)		114th Driest
Driest since:
1939
15th Wettest
Wettest since:
2015
Ties: 1965
Oct–Dec 2016
3-Month		5.47"
(138.94mm)		4.04"
(102.62mm)		1.43"
(36.32mm)		102nd Driest
Driest since:
1976
27th Wettest
Wettest since:
1971
Ties: 1911
Sep–Dec 2016
4-Month		10.09"
(256.29mm)		6.91"
(175.51mm)		3.18"
(80.78mm)		113th Driest
Driest since:
1976
16th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Aug–Dec 2016
5-Month		15.40"
(391.16mm)		10.35"
(262.89mm)		5.05"
(128.27mm)		124th Driest
Driest since:
1976
5th Wettest
Wettest since:
1900
Jul–Dec 2016
6-Month		21.47"
(545.34mm)		13.95"
(354.33mm)		7.52"
(191.01mm)		127th Driest
Driest since:
1976
2nd Wettest
Wettest since:
1900
Jun–Dec 2016
7-Month		25.62"
(650.75mm)		18.06"
(458.72mm)		7.56"
(192.03mm)		127th Driest
Driest since:
1976
2nd Wettest
Wettest since:
2010
May–Dec 2016
8-Month		28.15"
(715.01mm)		21.19"
(538.23mm)		6.96"
(176.78mm)		125th Driest
Driest since:
1976
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
2010
Apr–Dec 2016
9-Month		30.30"
(769.62mm)		23.24"
(590.30mm)		7.06"
(179.32mm)		125th Driest
Driest since:
1976
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Mar–Dec 2016
10-Month		32.26"
(819.40mm)		24.50"
(622.30mm)		7.76"
(197.10mm)		125th Driest
Driest since:
1910
4th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Feb–Dec 2016
11-Month		33.00"
(838.20mm)		25.19"
(639.83mm)		7.81"
(198.37mm)		126th Driest
Driest since:
1910
3rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jan–Dec 2016
12-Month		33.54"
(851.92mm)		25.98"
(659.89mm)		7.56"
(192.03mm)		126th Driest
Driest since:
1910
3rd Wettest
Wettest since:
2019
Jul 2015–Dec 2016
18-Month		50.95"
(1,294.13mm)		40.00"
(1,016.00mm)		10.95"
(278.13mm)		126th Driest
Driest since:
1976
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Jan 2015–Dec 2016
24-Month		63.00"
(1,600.20mm)		51.96"
(1,319.78mm)		11.04"
(280.42mm)		126th Driest
Driest since:
1934
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Jan 2014–Dec 2016
36-Month		92.12"
(2,339.85mm)		77.94"
(1,979.68mm)		14.18"
(360.17mm)		125th Driest
Driest since:
1934
2nd Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Jan 2013–Dec 2016
48-Month		121.13"
(3,076.70mm)		103.87"
(2,638.30mm)		17.26"
(438.40mm)		123rd Driest
Driest since:
1936
3rd Wettest
Wettest to Date
2019
Jan 2012–Dec 2016
60-Month		147.30"
(3,741.42mm)		129.82"
(3,297.43mm)		17.48"
(443.99mm)		119th Driest
Driest since:
1936
6th Wettest
Wettest since:
2019

Citing This Page