Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Wisconsin
Precipitation Rankings, May 1938
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1938 1-Month |
5.30" (134.62mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
1.76" (44.70mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1925 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1918 | 2004 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1938 2-Month |
8.45" (214.63mm) | 6.17" (156.72mm) |
2.28" (57.91mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1918 | 1973 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1938 3-Month |
11.05" (280.67mm) | 7.97" (202.44mm) |
3.08" (78.23mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1925 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1896 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1938 4-Month |
13.00" (330.20mm) | 9.00" (228.60mm) |
4.00" (101.60mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1925 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1938 5-Month |
14.80" (375.92mm) | 10.15" (257.81mm) |
4.65" (118.11mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1925 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–May 1938 6-Month |
15.62" (396.75mm) | 11.41" (289.81mm) |
4.21" (106.94mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month |
17.12" (434.85mm) | 13.40" (340.36mm) |
3.72" (94.49mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 11th Wettest | Wettest since: 1903 | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1937–May 1938 8-Month |
20.20" (513.08mm) | 15.83" (402.08mm) |
4.37" (111.00mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1925 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–May 1938 9-Month |
23.28" (591.31mm) | 19.60" (497.84mm) |
3.68" (93.47mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1925 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month |
26.16" (664.46mm) | 23.39" (594.11mm) |
2.77" (70.35mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1937–May 1938 11-Month |
28.32" (719.33mm) | 27.22" (691.39mm) |
1.10" (27.94mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1938 12-Month |
31.11" (790.19mm) | 31.35" (796.29mm) |
-0.24" (-6.10mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1936–May 1938 18-Month |
44.00" (1,117.60mm) | 42.74" (1,085.60mm) |
1.26" (32.00mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1938 24-Month |
58.91" (1,496.31mm) | 62.67" (1,591.82mm) |
-3.76" (-95.51mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1931 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1938 36-Month |
89.32" (2,268.73mm) | 93.95" (2,386.33mm) |
-4.63" (-117.60mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1911 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1934–May 1938 48-Month |
122.81" (3,119.37mm) | 125.18" (3,179.57mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 85th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1933–May 1938 60-Month |
143.51" (3,645.15mm) | 156.40" (3,972.56mm) |
-12.89" (-327.41mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1936 | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 28, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/