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Minnesota · precipitation record 1871–2026

Duluth, MN

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2013
0.58in
7th driest of 156 years · normal 2.29"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.58in
7th driest of 156 yrs
25% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.55in
54th driest of 155 yrs
90% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
17.84in
59th driest of 155 yrs
91% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.2in
on Jul 21, 1909 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 31 days (to Oct 13, 1892)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

91%
17.84" of a normal 19.57" · wettest 30.35" (1879) · driest 10.89" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 153-year record (1872–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 29.22" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1187945.38in
2199143.44in
3195040.08in
4187639.96in
5197239.61in

Driest Years on Record

1191018.11in
2189819.7in
3191819.76in
4198719.84in
5188519.96in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~4.06") and driest in Feb (~0.79"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1881, 11.52".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Duluth — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.57in
set in 1950

Rain on Aug 24

32%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.00″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.58″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.02″1876: 0.01″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.73″1881: 0.00″1882: 1.09″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.56″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.09″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.37″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.36″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.04″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.18″1901: 0.16″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.64″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.58″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.32″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.03″1913: 0.01″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.52″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.01″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.84″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.76″1936: 0.32″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.02″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 1.57″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.08″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.19″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.46″1965: 0.10″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.38″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.09″1972: 0.10″1973: 0.01″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.42″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.01″1980: 0.03″1981: 0.29″1982: 0.09″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.22″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 1.01″1992: 0.88″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 1.21″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.03″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.11″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.43″2015: 0.01″2016: 0.01″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.50″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.20″2022: 0.05″2023: 0.02″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Duluth's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Duluth, MN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Duluth's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Duluth, MN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset7:02 PM
Solar noon12:10 PM
Daylight13h 43m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.84°N, 92.19°W

Nearby Stations

Hibbing, MN47 mi NWAshland, WI63 mi EHayward, WI66 mi SEBrainerd, MN96 mi WSaint Cloud, MN126 mi SWInternational Falls, MN131 mi NW

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