Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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Wisconsin
Precipitation Rankings, October 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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October 1978 1-Month |
1.44" (36.58mm) | 2.38" (60.45mm) |
-0.94" (-23.87mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1952 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1900 | ||||
|
Sep–Oct 1978 2-Month |
6.53" (165.86mm) | 6.13" (155.70mm) |
0.40" (10.16mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1952 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1900 | ||||
|
Aug–Oct 1978 3-Month |
11.24" (285.50mm) | 9.91" (251.71mm) |
1.33" (33.79mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1976 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1900 | ||||
|
Jul–Oct 1978 4-Month |
18.01" (457.45mm) | 13.70" (347.98mm) |
4.31" (109.47mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 15th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 1900 | ||||
|
Jun–Oct 1978 5-Month |
22.48" (570.99mm) | 17.88" (454.15mm) |
4.60" (116.84mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1972 | 2010 | ||||
|
May–Oct 1978 6-Month |
26.52" (673.61mm) | 21.42" (544.07mm) |
5.10" (129.54mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr–Oct 1978 7-Month |
30.10" (764.54mm) | 24.04" (610.62mm) |
6.06" (153.92mm) | 115th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1976 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2019 | ||||
|
Mar–Oct 1978 8-Month |
30.48" (774.19mm) | 25.84" (656.34mm) |
4.64" (117.85mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1910 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2019 | ||||
|
Feb–Oct 1978 9-Month |
30.80" (782.32mm) | 26.87" (682.50mm) |
3.93" (99.82mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1910 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jan–Oct 1978 10-Month |
31.69" (804.93mm) | 28.02" (711.71mm) |
3.67" (93.22mm) | 100th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1910 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1980 | ||||||
|
Dec 1977–Oct 1978 11-Month |
33.45" (849.63mm) | 29.29" (743.97mm) |
4.16" (105.66mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1910 |
| 25th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Oct 1978 12-Month |
36.01" (914.65mm) | 31.27" (794.26mm) |
4.74" (120.39mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1948 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
May 1977–Oct 1978 18-Month |
59.20" (1,503.68mm) | 52.74" (1,339.60mm) |
6.46" (164.08mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1910 |
| 19th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1976–Oct 1978 24-Month |
68.63" (1,743.20mm) | 62.60" (1,590.04mm) |
6.03" (153.16mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1964 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2017 | ||||
|
Nov 1975–Oct 1978 36-Month |
94.17" (2,391.92mm) | 93.90" (2,385.06mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1989 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1974–Oct 1978 48-Month |
124.64" (3,165.86mm) | 125.16" (3,179.06mm) |
-0.52" (-13.20mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1958 |
| 76th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1973–Oct 1978 60-Month |
153.76" (3,905.50mm) | 156.40" (3,972.56mm) |
-2.64" (-67.06mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1967 | 1934 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2020 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published April 2021, retrieved on April 17, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/