Rainfall totals Minnesota
No heavy-rain reports were filed in Minnesota in the last 24 hours. The state table below has the year to date totals for 2026.
as of
For normal annual precipitation from NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the highest placed Minnesota city in the ranking, at 102 of 145 tracked cities. Full city precipitation ranking
How much rain did Minnesota get?
| City | Year to date | Normal to date | vs normal | Rain days | Last rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth | 23.34 inches | 25.59 inches | -2.25 inches (-9%) | 96 | 0.33 inches Oct 3, 2026 |
| Minneapolis | 20.23 inches | 26.93 inches | -6.70 inches (-25%) | 81 | 0.03 inches Oct 3, 2026 |
Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall records for Minnesota
| City | Wettest day | Wettest year | Average year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth | 4.14 inches Jun 19, 2012 | 43.44 inches 1991 | 30.43 inches |
| Minneapolis | 9.15 inches Jul 23, 1987 | 43.17 inches 2019 | 28.68 inches |
Rain questions
How many inches of rain per year does Minnesota get?
28.7 inches at Minneapolis to 30.4 inches at Duluth is the range of average annual rainfall among the cities measured here, based on 1991-2020 normals.
How do I find past rainfall totals for Minnesota?
This page has year-to-date totals and records for each station. Each city page keeps a day-by-day log. For older station history, use the NCEI past weather portal.
Rain events in Minnesota
| Dates | Top | Where | States | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 to October 2, 2026 | 10.41 inches | 3 N Lincoln, NE | 14 | 2,469 |
| September 12, 2026 | 2.27 inches | 2 NNE Embarrass, MN | 1 | 29 |
Counties with rain reports in Minnesota, 2026
- Beltrami County47 · 1.62 inches
- Olmsted County43 · 4.28 inches
- Winona County40 · 3.36 inches
- Polk County39 · 3.63 inches
- Fillmore County29 · 8.17 inches
- Houston County27 · 8.29 inches
- Goodhue County23 · 2.72 inches
- Clay County20 · 2.19 inches
- Rice County16 · 2.14 inches
- Clearwater County15 · 1.90 inches
- St. Louis County13 · 2.27 inches
- Marshall County13 · 1.59 inches
- Wabasha County12 · 2.90 inches
- Dodge County11 · 4.10 inches
- Cass County11 · 2.02 inches
- Lake of the Woods County11 · 1.54 inches
- Roseau County11 · 1.20 inches
- Mower County10 · 4.94 inches
- Norman County7 · 2.89 inches
- Dakota County7 · 2.42 inches
- Mahnomen County7 · 1.92 inches
- Pennington County4 · 2.10 inches
- Otter Tail County4 · 1.66 inches
- Itasca County4 · 1.39 inches
- Steele County3 · 7.61 inches
- Scott County3 · 2.14 inches
- McLeod County3 · 1.94 inches
- Le Sueur County3 · 1.56 inches
- Waseca County2 · 7.80 inches
- Red Lake County2 · 2.50 inches
- Sibley County2 · 2.22 inches
- Hennepin County2 · 1.80 inches
- Martin County1 · 2.01 inches
- Freeborn County1 · 1.91 inches
- Morrison County1 · 1.78 inches
- Faribault County1 · 1.64 inches
- Nicollet County1 · 1.57 inches
- Lake County1 · 1.00 inches
A county earns a spot here as soon as one report in the period is filed.
Recent days with reports in Minnesota
National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.