WETTESTSINCE
Minnesota · precipitation record 1886–2026

Rochester, MN

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2019
6.49in
8th wettest of 113 years · normal 3.23"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.83" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2026
1.83in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.63in
7th wettest of 113 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
6.49in
8th wettest of 113 yrs
201% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
11.35in
48th driest of 113 yrs
94% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
19.2in
47th wettest of 112 yrs
105% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.47in
on Jul 11, 1981 · in 141 years

Dry Streak

7days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 56 days (to Jan 3, 1944)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

105%
19.2" of a normal 18.27" · wettest 35.48" (2019) · driest 5.71" (1910)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 106-year record (1887–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 30.83" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201955.16in
2199043.94in
3193843.69in
4201643.55in
5201341.76in

Driest Years on Record

1191011.86in
2197615.44in
3196419.91in
4195820.21in
5195520.32in

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 (~4.34") and driest in Feb (~0.71"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2007, 14.07".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.67in
set in 2015

Rain on Jul 28

35%
of 113 years had measurable rain
1886: 0.04″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.15″1893: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.70″1912: 0.08″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.55″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.04″1920: 0.00″1929: 0.41″1930: 0.16″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.63″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.97″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.28″1942: 1.21″1943: 0.37″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.03″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.33″1954: 0.02″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.79″1958: 0.02″1959: 0.81″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.01″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.45″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.05″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.58″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.18″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.01″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.03″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.30″1991: 0.63″1992: 0.04″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.24″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.28″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 1.67″2016: 0.05″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.11″2020: 0.15″2021: 0.15″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.07″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.63″0″1″2″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Rochester'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.
Rochester, MN — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Rochester'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.
Rochester, MN — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:55 AM
Sunset7:37 PM
Solar noon12:16 PM
Daylight14h 42m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.90°N, 92.49°W

Nearby Stations

La Crosse, WI61 mi EMinneapolis-St Paul, MN76 mi NWEau Claire, WI82 mi NEWaterloo, IA93 mi SSaint Cloud, MN136 mi NWDubuque, IA137 mi SE

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