Statewide areal climate 1951–2025

Minnesota

A 28.0" / 42.2°F normal · 2025 ran 94% of normal precipitation. 87 counties.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 77% (12.35") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 8th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.4°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

28.0in
annual precipitation · 42.2°F

2025 vs Normal

94%
26.4" · 43.1°F (+0.9 vs normal)

Wettest Year

35.6in
2019

Driest Year

15.9in
1976

Biggest Rain Day

1.93in
Oct 5 · 2005

Warmest Year

45.6°F
2024

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry

Every county in Minnesota by its 2025 precipitation vs the 1996–2025 normal.
Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry

Monthly Climate

11°
J
14°
F
28°
M
42°
A
55°
M
65°
J
70°
J
67°
A
60°
S
46°
O
31°
N
17°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025

Counties (87)

Aitkin CountyAnoka CountyBecker CountyBeltrami CountyBenton CountyBig Stone CountyBlue Earth CountyBrown CountyCarlton CountyCarver CountyCass CountyChippewa CountyChisago CountyClay CountyClearwater CountyCook CountyCottonwood CountyCrow Wing CountyDakota CountyDodge CountyDouglas CountyFaribault CountyFillmore CountyFreeborn CountyGoodhue CountyGrant CountyHennepin CountyHouston CountyHubbard CountyIsanti CountyItasca CountyJackson CountyKanabec CountyKandiyohi CountyKittson CountyKoochiching CountyLac qui Parle CountyLake CountyLake of the Woods CountyLe Sueur CountyLincoln CountyLyon CountyMahnomen CountyMarshall CountyMartin CountyMcLeod CountyMeeker CountyMille Lacs CountyMorrison CountyMower CountyMurray CountyNicollet CountyNobles CountyNorman CountyOlmsted CountyOtter Tail CountyPennington CountyPine CountyPipestone CountyPolk CountyPope CountyRamsey CountyRed Lake CountyRedwood CountyRenville CountyRice CountyRock CountyRoseau CountyScott CountySherburne CountySibley CountySt. Louis CountyStearns CountySteele CountyStevens CountySwift CountyTodd CountyTraverse CountyWabasha CountyWadena CountyWaseca CountyWashington CountyWatonwan CountyWilkin CountyWinona CountyWright CountyYellow Medicine County
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.
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