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 August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Wisconsin
Precipitation Rankings, May 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2017 1-Month |
4.94" (125.48mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
1.40" (35.56mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1925 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2004 | ||||
| Ties: 1896 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 2017 2-Month |
9.53" (242.06mm) | 6.17" (156.72mm) |
3.36" (85.34mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1973 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2017 3-Month |
11.52" (292.61mm) | 7.97" (202.44mm) |
3.55" (90.17mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1925 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2017 4-Month |
12.86" (326.64mm) | 9.00" (228.60mm) |
3.86" (98.04mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1925 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2017 5-Month |
14.89" (378.21mm) | 10.15" (257.81mm) |
4.74" (120.40mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1925 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1973 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–May 2017 6-Month |
16.87" (428.50mm) | 11.41" (289.81mm) |
5.46" (138.69mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–May 2017 7-Month |
18.71" (475.23mm) | 13.40" (340.36mm) |
5.31" (134.87mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2004 | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 2016–May 2017 8-Month |
21.66" (550.16mm) | 15.83" (402.08mm) |
5.83" (148.08mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1925 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 2013 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 2016–May 2017 9-Month |
27.65" (702.31mm) | 19.60" (497.84mm) |
8.05" (204.47mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1925 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2016–May 2017 10-Month |
32.86" (834.64mm) | 23.39" (594.11mm) |
9.47" (240.53mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2016–May 2017 11-Month |
38.06" (966.72mm) | 27.22" (691.39mm) |
10.84" (275.33mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2017 12-Month |
43.42" (1,102.87mm) | 31.35" (796.29mm) |
12.07" (306.58mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1934 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2015–May 2017 18-Month |
58.56" (1,487.42mm) | 42.74" (1,085.60mm) |
15.82" (401.82mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2017 24-Month |
80.89" (2,054.61mm) | 62.67" (1,591.82mm) |
18.22" (462.79mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2017 36-Month |
114.90" (2,918.46mm) | 93.95" (2,386.33mm) |
20.95" (532.13mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1911 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2013–May 2017 48-Month |
148.30" (3,766.82mm) | 125.18" (3,179.57mm) |
23.12" (587.25mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1934 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 2012–May 2017 60-Month |
180.77" (4,591.56mm) | 156.40" (3,972.56mm) |
24.37" (619.00mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1934 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/