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 December 2020. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
Wisconsin
Precipitation Rankings, May 1973
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1973 1-Month |
6.68" (169.67mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
3.14" (79.75mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2004 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
10.87" (276.10mm) | 6.17" (156.72mm) |
4.70" (119.38mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
14.11" (358.39mm) | 7.97" (202.44mm) |
6.14" (155.95mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
15.05" (382.27mm) | 9.00" (228.60mm) |
6.05" (153.67mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
16.23" (412.24mm) | 10.15" (257.81mm) |
6.08" (154.43mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
18.65" (473.71mm) | 11.41" (289.81mm) |
7.24" (183.90mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
20.26" (514.60mm) | 13.40" (340.36mm) |
6.86" (174.24mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
22.95" (582.93mm) | 15.83" (402.08mm) |
7.12" (180.85mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
28.83" (732.28mm) | 19.60" (497.84mm) |
9.23" (234.44mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1925 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
35.27" (895.86mm) | 23.39" (594.11mm) |
11.88" (301.75mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
40.80" (1,036.32mm) | 27.22" (691.39mm) |
13.58" (344.93mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
43.91" (1,115.31mm) | 31.35" (796.29mm) |
12.56" (319.02mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
54.64" (1,387.86mm) | 42.74" (1,085.60mm) |
11.90" (302.26mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
74.42" (1,890.27mm) | 62.67" (1,591.82mm) |
11.75" (298.45mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1931 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
107.09" (2,720.09mm) | 93.95" (2,386.33mm) |
13.14" (333.76mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1911 |
| 5th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
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Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
136.64" (3,470.66mm) | 125.18" (3,179.57mm) |
11.46" (291.09mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 | ||||
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Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
172.74" (4,387.60mm) | 156.40" (3,972.56mm) |
16.34" (415.04mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1972 | 1934 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2020 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published January 2021, retrieved on January 18, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/