Rainfall Reports from May 21-22, 2024

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6:44 PM Wednesday, May 22, 2024

A significant rain event occurred in the Northland Tuesday into early Wednesday morning with widespread rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches with a few locations in northeast Minnesota reporting over 3 inches of rain.

Silver Bay, MN: 3.41″
8.7 ENE Hinckley, MN: 3.34″
3 SW Lester Park, MN: 2.87″
Wolf Ridge, MN: 2.85″
0.1 NE Hovland, MN: 2.83″
Eveleth, MN: 2.80″
4.9 NE Tofte, MN: 2.78″
Grand Marais, MN: 2.66″
4.8 N Duluth, MN: 2.50″
5.7 E Askov, MN: 2.49″
Eveleth-Virginia Airport: 2.47″
Lutsen, MN: 2.37″
Bay of Grand Marais, MN: 2.30″
1.0 SW Breezy Point, MN: 2.30″
4 NNW French River, MN: 2.30″
9.7 SSE Wrenshall, MN: 2.14″
3 E Sarona, WI: 2.14″
Two Harbors, MN: 2.12″
Hurley, WI: 2.10″
Glidden, WI: 2.09″
6.0 SW Carlton, MN: 2.04″
7 E Patzau, WI: 2.03″
Moose Lake, MN: 2.00″
Indus, MN: 2.00″
8.4 N Pine River, MN: 1.96″
Duluth, MN: 1.94″
Hibbing, MN: 1.93″
Wrenshall, MN: 1.92″
Isabella, MN: 1.91″
1 N Knife River, MN: 1.90″
4.3 W Superior, WI: 1.89″
4.3 SW Shell Lake, WI: 1.81″
4.3 SE McGrath, MN: 1.78″
1 E Ely, MN: 1.78″
Cass Lake, MN: 1.66″
Hermantown, MN: 1.65″
International Falls Airport: 1.65″
Winter, WI: 1.61″
5 S Herbster, WI: 1.60″
1.2 W Solon Springs, WI: 1.59″
Saginaw, MN: 1.57″
4 SE Superior, WI: 1.50″
1 WSW Gordon, WI: 1.49″
Webb Lake, WI: 1.48″
Walker, MN: 1.46″
3 E Wright, MN: 1.42″
Bayfield, WI: 1.41″
Cook, MN: 1.40″
Grand Rapids, MN: 1.40″
Cable, WI: 1.38″
Poplar, WI: 1.37″
Superior Airport: 1.35″
Keewatin, MN: 1.34″
Minong, WI: 1.32″
Washburn, WI: 1.32″
Danbury, WI: 1.30″
Duluth Airport: 1.30″
Nashwauk, MN: 1.28″
Ashland Airport: 1.27″
3.1 NW Esko, MN: 1.27″
Clam Lake, WI: 1.25″
8.2 NNE McGregor, MN: 1.20″
0.5 NW Aitkin, MN: 1.19″
Winton, MN: 1.19″
1 SW Brule, WI: 1.15″
Grand Rapids Airport: 1.14″
Hayward Airport: 1.13″
Northome, MN: 1.11″
Littlefork, MN: 1.03″
Siren Airport: 1.01″
Deer River, MN: 0.97″
Brainerd Airport: 0.88″
Hill City, MN: 0.82″

New rainfall records were set on May 21st

  • Hibbing: 1.76 inches. Old record 1.18 inches set in 1987
  • Brainerd: 1.71 inches. Old record 1.00-inch set in 1953
  • Duluth: 1.42 inches. Old record 1.17 inches set in 1877.
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Updated precipitation totals for May 2024 (thru 4 PM on the 22nd)

Hibbing, MN
Total: 4.08″
Departure: +2.24″ above normal
Percent of normal: 222% of normal

International Falls, MN
Total: 4.06″
Departure: +2.05″ above normal
Percent of normal: 202% of normal

Duluth, MN
Total: 3.69″
Departure: +1.37″ above normal
Percent of normal: 159% of normal

Brainerd, MN
Total: 3.37″
Departure: +1.13″ above normal
Percent of normal: 150% of normal

Ashland, WI
Total: 2.40″
Departure: +0.02″ above normal
Percent of normal: 101% of normal

Thanks for reading!

Tim

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