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 1939
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1939 1-Month |
2.83" (71.88mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
-0.71" (-18.04mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1925 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2004 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1939 2-Month |
5.17" (131.32mm) | 6.17" (156.72mm) |
-1.00" (-25.40mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1931 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1969 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1939 3-Month |
6.14" (155.96mm) | 7.97" (202.44mm) |
-1.83" (-46.48mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1925 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1939 4-Month |
7.86" (199.64mm) | 9.00" (228.60mm) |
-1.14" (-28.96mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1925 |
| 98th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1939 5-Month |
9.64" (244.86mm) | 10.15" (257.81mm) |
-0.51" (-12.95mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1925 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1984 | ||||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1939 6-Month |
10.83" (275.08mm) | 11.41" (289.81mm) |
-0.58" (-14.73mm) | 51st Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1931 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1973 | ||||
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Nov 1938–May 1939 7-Month |
13.28" (337.31mm) | 13.40" (340.36mm) |
-0.12" (-3.05mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1931 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1938–May 1939 8-Month |
14.62" (371.35mm) | 15.83" (402.08mm) |
-1.21" (-30.73mm) | 32nd Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1925 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1938–May 1939 9-Month |
21.63" (549.40mm) | 19.60" (497.84mm) |
2.03" (51.56mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1925 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1938–May 1939 10-Month |
26.52" (673.61mm) | 23.39" (594.11mm) |
3.13" (79.50mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1931 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1935 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1938–May 1939 11-Month |
30.93" (785.62mm) | 27.22" (691.39mm) |
3.71" (94.23mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1931 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1939 12-Month |
36.12" (917.45mm) | 31.35" (796.29mm) |
4.77" (121.16mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1934 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–May 1939 18-Month |
51.74" (1,314.20mm) | 42.74" (1,085.60mm) |
9.00" (228.60mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1931 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1939 24-Month |
67.23" (1,707.64mm) | 62.67" (1,591.82mm) |
4.56" (115.82mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1931 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1927 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1939 36-Month |
95.03" (2,413.76mm) | 93.95" (2,386.33mm) |
1.08" (27.43mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1911 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1929 | 2019 | ||||
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Jun 1935–May 1939 48-Month |
125.44" (3,186.18mm) | 125.18" (3,179.57mm) |
0.26" (6.61mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1934 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2020 | ||||
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Jun 1934–May 1939 60-Month |
158.93" (4,036.82mm) | 156.40" (3,972.56mm) |
2.53" (64.26mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1934 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1930 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on July 1, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/