Precipitation
The average annual rainfall for the state is 30.97", though the total rainfall varies across Michigan. It ranges from less than 30 inches on portions of the Upper Peninsula and the northeastern Lower Peninsula to a maximum of over 38 inches in isolated areas of the state, mainly along the southwest region of the state near the border of Indiana.
Did You Know?
The record amount of snowfall in a 24-hour period is 32 inches observed on December 2, 1985, in Herman, MI (Baraga County). The record snowfall depth for the state is 117 inches, which occurred in Eagle Harbor, MI (Keweenaw County) in January 1948.
