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 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1978 1-Month |
4.04" (102.62mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
0.50" (12.70mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1925 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2004 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1978 2-Month |
7.62" (193.55mm) | 6.17" (156.72mm) |
1.45" (36.83mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1921 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1978 3-Month |
8.00" (203.20mm) | 7.97" (202.44mm) |
0.03" (0.76mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1978 4-Month |
8.32" (211.33mm) | 9.00" (228.60mm) |
-0.68" (-17.27mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1978 5-Month |
9.21" (233.93mm) | 10.15" (257.81mm) |
-0.94" (-23.88mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1961 | ||||||
|
Dec 1977–May 1978 6-Month |
10.97" (278.64mm) | 11.41" (289.81mm) |
-0.44" (-11.17mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–May 1978 7-Month |
13.53" (343.66mm) | 13.40" (340.36mm) |
0.13" (3.30mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Oct 1977–May 1978 8-Month |
16.05" (407.67mm) | 15.83" (402.08mm) |
0.22" (5.59mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1925 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–May 1978 9-Month |
20.56" (522.22mm) | 19.60" (497.84mm) |
0.96" (24.38mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1925 |
| 46th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1977–May 1978 10-Month |
25.25" (641.35mm) | 23.39" (594.11mm) |
1.86" (47.24mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1977–May 1978 11-Month |
30.03" (762.76mm) | 27.22" (691.39mm) |
2.81" (71.37mm) | 95th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1978 12-Month |
34.07" (865.38mm) | 31.35" (796.29mm) |
2.72" (69.09mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1943 | ||||||
|
Dec 1976–May 1978 18-Month |
45.92" (1,166.37mm) | 42.74" (1,085.60mm) |
3.18" (80.77mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1978 24-Month |
54.80" (1,391.92mm) | 62.67" (1,591.82mm) |
-7.87" (-199.90mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1931 |
| 116th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1978 36-Month |
87.54" (2,223.52mm) | 93.95" (2,386.33mm) |
-6.41" (-162.81mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1911 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1974–May 1978 48-Month |
117.25" (2,978.15mm) | 125.18" (3,179.57mm) |
-7.93" (-201.42mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1934 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1973–May 1978 60-Month |
147.22" (3,739.39mm) | 156.40" (3,972.56mm) |
-9.18" (-233.17mm) | 17th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1934 |
| 107th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 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/