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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Wisconsin
Precipitation Rankings, January 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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January 1940 1-Month |
0.83" (21.08mm) | 1.15" (29.21mm) |
-0.32" (-8.13mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1981 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1969 | ||||
| Ties: 1922, 1951 | ||||||
|
Dec 1939–Jan 1940 2-Month |
1.69" (42.93mm) | 2.42" (61.47mm) |
-0.73" (-18.54mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1961 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1969 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–Jan 1940 3-Month |
2.03" (51.56mm) | 4.40" (111.76mm) |
-2.37" (-60.20mm) | 5th Driest | Driest to Date | 1977 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–Jan 1940 4-Month |
3.82" (97.03mm) | 6.83" (173.48mm) |
-3.01" (-76.45mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1908 | 1977 |
| 124th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2016 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–Jan 1940 5-Month |
6.34" (161.04mm) | 10.60" (269.24mm) |
-4.26" (-108.20mm) | 5th Driest | Driest to Date | 1977 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–Jan 1940 6-Month |
9.98" (253.49mm) | 14.39" (365.51mm) |
-4.41" (-112.02mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1977 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–Jan 1940 7-Month |
12.00" (304.80mm) | 18.22" (462.79mm) |
-6.22" (-157.99mm) | 3rd Driest | Driest since: 1931 | 1977 |
| 125th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1901 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–Jan 1940 8-Month |
17.51" (444.75mm) | 22.35" (567.69mm) |
-4.84" (-122.94mm) | 11th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1977 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2011 | ||||
|
May 1939–Jan 1940 9-Month |
20.34" (516.64mm) | 25.86" (656.84mm) |
-5.52" (-140.20mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1977 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Apr 1939–Jan 1940 10-Month |
22.68" (576.07mm) | 28.49" (723.65mm) |
-5.81" (-147.58mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1933 | 1977 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Mar 1939–Jan 1940 11-Month |
23.65" (600.71mm) | 30.29" (769.37mm) |
-6.64" (-168.66mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1933 | 1977 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1939–Jan 1940 12-Month |
25.37" (644.40mm) | 31.32" (795.53mm) |
-5.95" (-151.13mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1933 | 1911 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Aug 1938–Jan 1940 18-Month |
44.03" (1,118.36mm) | 45.74" (1,161.80mm) |
-1.71" (-43.44mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1911 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1938–Jan 1940 24-Month |
66.63" (1,692.40mm) | 62.64" (1,591.06mm) |
3.99" (101.34mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1990 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1937–Jan 1940 36-Month |
93.57" (2,376.68mm) | 93.90" (2,385.06mm) |
-0.33" (-8.38mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1990 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1936–Jan 1940 48-Month |
119.91" (3,045.71mm) | 125.15" (3,178.81mm) |
-5.24" (-133.10mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1934 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Feb 1935–Jan 1940 60-Month |
150.12" (3,813.05mm) | 156.40" (3,972.56mm) |
-6.28" (-159.51mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1934 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 26, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/