As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Big Stone County, Minnesota, had in 2026?
19.17 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 1 mile east of Artichoke Lake, Big Stone County, through Oct 13. That is 3.29 inches less than a usual year to date (85% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 19.17 in
- Usual by Oct 13
- 22.46 in
- Percent of usual
- 85%
- 2025 by Oct 13
- 31.31 in
This is Big Stone County’s 2026 so far, drawn as a Rain Print. Put your name and dates on it: framed $89, print $45.Get Big Stone County’s 2026 rain and snow drawn as a Rain Print, with your name and dates: framed $89, print $45. Make yours
Prints of 2026 ship in January, once the full year is in.
Want another year, like the drought or the year you married? Rainfall art of any town and year.
Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.24 | 0.75 | −0.51 |
| Feb 1 day not reported | 0.27 | 0.80 | −0.53 |
| Mar | 0.95 | 1.33 | −0.38 |
| Apr | 1.82 | 2.30 | −0.48 |
| May | 1.31 | 3.05 | −1.74 |
| Jun | 2.99 | 3.78 | −0.79 |
| Jul 5 days not reported | 3.37 | 3.58 | −0.21 |
| Aug 1 day not reported | 3.04 | 3.12 | −0.08 |
| Sep | 5.01 | 2.65 | +2.36 |
| Oct to the 13th | 0.17 | 1.10 | −0.93 |
| So far | 19.17 | 22.46 | −3.29 |
2026 so far in Big Stone County
- Wettest month: September, 5.01 inches.
- Biggest single day: not known. 1 report covers more than one day, and the biggest day could be inside one of them.
- Longest dry stretch: 16 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Feb 2 to Feb 17.
- 2025 by the same date: 31.31 inches at the same station (it missed 6 days). On the 273 days both years reported, 2026 had 10.95 inches less than 2025.
- On 1 report the observer read the gauge after more than one day. That rain counts on the day it was read, so it is in the totals but not split by day.
The station, and what usual means
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the station 1 mile east of Artichoke Lake (station ID 210287), 14 miles from the middle of Big Stone County. It reported 279 of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13; the 7 days with no report count as unknown, not as dry. Rain here means everything the gauge caught: rain, and snow melted down to water. A trace counts as zero. It is read once a day, usually in the morning, and each reading is filed under the day it was read, so an evening storm can show up on the next day.
Usual means NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 daily normals for this station, added up over the same 279 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: 2 stations inside Big Stone County reported at least 90% of the days in 2026. Mountain snow sites, and stations far above the rest in the county, come last, since their rain is not what the farms below get. Then the pick goes to one with NOAA normals, then the most days reported, then the one nearest the middle of the county. Your own rain gauge can read differently a few miles away.
Questions
How much rain has Big Stone County, Minnesota, had in 2026?
19.17 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 1 mile east of Artichoke Lake, Big Stone County, through Oct 13. That is 3.29 inches less than a usual year to date (85% of usual).
Is Big Stone County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Drier so far. The weather station 1 mile east of Artichoke Lake had 19.17 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 85% of the usual 22.46 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Big Stone County in 2026?
September, with 5.01 inches at the weather station 1 mile east of Artichoke Lake, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Big Stone County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 13, the weather station 1 mile east of Artichoke Lake had 31.31 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 6 days) and 19.17 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 7 days). On the 273 days both years reported, 2026 had 10.95 inches less than 2025.
Next door
- Lac qui Parle County 14.21 in, 64%
- Stevens County 17.51 in
- Swift County 22.32 in
- Traverse County 15.69 in, 71%
Rain in Minnesota, county by county · PRF insurance in Big Stone County · Farmland Atlas: Big Stone County