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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Wisconsin
Precipitation Rankings, May 1972
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1972 1-Month |
2.40" (60.96mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
-1.14" (-28.96mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1925 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2004 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1972 2-Month |
4.65" (118.11mm) | 6.17" (156.72mm) |
-1.52" (-38.61mm) | 18th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1931 |
| 111th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1958 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1972 3-Month |
6.63" (168.40mm) | 7.97" (202.44mm) |
-1.34" (-34.04mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1925 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1987 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1972 4-Month |
7.37" (187.20mm) | 9.00" (228.60mm) |
-1.63" (-41.40mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1925 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1936 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 1972 5-Month |
8.29" (210.57mm) | 10.15" (257.81mm) |
-1.86" (-47.24mm) | 16th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1925 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1973 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1972 6-Month |
10.73" (272.54mm) | 11.41" (289.81mm) |
-0.68" (-17.27mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1963 | 1931 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov 1971–May 1972 7-Month |
13.47" (342.14mm) | 13.40" (340.36mm) |
0.07" (1.78mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1931 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1971–May 1972 8-Month |
16.46" (418.08mm) | 15.83" (402.08mm) |
0.63" (16.00mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1925 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
Sep 1971–May 1972 9-Month |
19.99" (507.75mm) | 19.60" (497.84mm) |
0.39" (9.91mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1925 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1971–May 1972 10-Month |
23.11" (586.99mm) | 23.39" (594.11mm) |
-0.28" (-7.12mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1931 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
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Jul 1971–May 1972 11-Month |
26.93" (684.02mm) | 27.22" (691.39mm) |
-0.29" (-7.37mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1931 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1972 12-Month |
30.51" (774.95mm) | 31.35" (796.29mm) |
-0.84" (-21.34mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1972 18-Month |
42.27" (1,073.66mm) | 42.74" (1,085.60mm) |
-0.47" (-11.94mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1931 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2017 | ||||
| Ties: 1945 | ||||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1972 24-Month |
63.18" (1,604.77mm) | 62.67" (1,591.82mm) |
0.51" (12.95mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1931 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1972 36-Month |
92.73" (2,355.34mm) | 93.95" (2,386.33mm) |
-1.22" (-30.99mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1966 | 1911 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1972 48-Month |
128.83" (3,272.28mm) | 125.18" (3,179.57mm) |
3.65" (92.71mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1934 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 1971 | 2020 | ||||
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Jun 1967–May 1972 60-Month |
160.57" (4,078.48mm) | 156.40" (3,972.56mm) |
4.17" (105.92mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1934 |
| 52nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 10, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/