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, May 1940
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1940 1-Month |
3.53" (89.66mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
-0.01" (-0.26mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1925 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 2004 | ||||
| Ties: 1926 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1940 2-Month |
5.93" (150.62mm) | 6.17" (156.72mm) |
-0.24" (-6.10mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1931 |
| 74th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1973 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1940 3-Month |
7.25" (184.15mm) | 7.97" (202.44mm) |
-0.72" (-18.29mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1925 |
| 83rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1940 4-Month |
8.30" (210.82mm) | 9.00" (228.60mm) |
-0.70" (-17.78mm) | 42nd Driest | Driest since: 1939 | 1925 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1938 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1940 5-Month |
9.13" (231.90mm) | 10.15" (257.81mm) |
-1.02" (-25.91mm) | 35th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1925 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1973 | ||||
|
Dec 1939–May 1940 6-Month |
9.99" (253.75mm) | 11.41" (289.81mm) |
-1.42" (-36.06mm) | 27th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1931 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov 1939–May 1940 7-Month |
10.33" (262.38mm) | 13.40" (340.36mm) |
-3.07" (-77.98mm) | 9th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1931 |
| 118th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1939–May 1940 8-Month |
12.12" (307.85mm) | 15.83" (402.08mm) |
-3.71" (-94.23mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1925 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1939–May 1940 9-Month |
14.64" (371.86mm) | 19.60" (497.84mm) |
-4.96" (-125.98mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1925 |
| 120th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1939–May 1940 10-Month |
18.28" (464.31mm) | 23.39" (594.11mm) |
-5.11" (-129.80mm) | 6th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1931 |
| 121st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1939–May 1940 11-Month |
20.30" (515.62mm) | 27.22" (691.39mm) |
-6.92" (-175.77mm) | 4th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1931 |
| 123rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1939–May 1940 12-Month |
25.81" (655.57mm) | 31.35" (796.29mm) |
-5.54" (-140.72mm) | 8th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1934 |
| 119th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1938–May 1940 18-Month |
36.64" (930.66mm) | 42.74" (1,085.60mm) |
-6.10" (-154.94mm) | 12th Driest | Driest since: 1934 | 1931 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1938–May 1940 24-Month |
61.93" (1,573.02mm) | 62.67" (1,591.82mm) |
-0.74" (-18.80mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1931 |
| 80th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1940 36-Month |
93.04" (2,363.22mm) | 93.95" (2,386.33mm) |
-0.91" (-23.11mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1911 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1940 48-Month |
120.84" (3,069.34mm) | 125.18" (3,179.57mm) |
-4.34" (-110.23mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1934 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1940 60-Month |
151.25" (3,841.75mm) | 156.40" (3,972.56mm) |
-5.15" (-130.81mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1938 | 1934 |
| 93rd 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 20, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/