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 1979
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1979 1-Month |
3.71" (94.23mm) | 3.54" (89.92mm) |
0.17" (4.31mm) | 71st Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1925 |
| 57th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2004 | ||||
| Ties: 1956 | ||||||
|
Apr–May 1979 2-Month |
5.62" (142.75mm) | 6.17" (156.72mm) |
-0.55" (-13.97mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 1931 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1973 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1979 3-Month |
9.14" (232.16mm) | 7.97" (202.44mm) |
1.17" (29.72mm) | 88th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1925 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1973 | ||||
| Ties: 2011 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1979 4-Month |
10.42" (264.67mm) | 9.00" (228.60mm) |
1.42" (36.07mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1925 |
| 34th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1979 5-Month |
11.96" (303.78mm) | 10.15" (257.81mm) |
1.81" (45.97mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1925 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–May 1979 6-Month |
13.30" (337.82mm) | 11.41" (289.81mm) |
1.89" (48.01mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–May 1979 7-Month |
15.57" (395.48mm) | 13.40" (340.36mm) |
2.17" (55.12mm) | 104th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–May 1979 8-Month |
17.01" (432.05mm) | 15.83" (402.08mm) |
1.18" (29.97mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1925 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2019 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–May 1979 9-Month |
22.10" (561.34mm) | 19.60" (497.84mm) |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1925 |
| 33rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–May 1979 10-Month |
26.81" (680.97mm) | 23.39" (594.11mm) |
3.42" (86.86mm) | 103rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–May 1979 11-Month |
33.58" (852.93mm) | 27.22" (691.39mm) |
6.36" (161.54mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 8th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–May 1979 12-Month |
38.05" (966.47mm) | 31.35" (796.29mm) |
6.70" (170.18mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1934 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–May 1979 18-Month |
49.02" (1,245.11mm) | 42.74" (1,085.60mm) |
6.28" (159.51mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2017 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–May 1979 24-Month |
72.12" (1,831.85mm) | 62.67" (1,591.82mm) |
9.45" (240.03mm) | 117th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1931 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1976–May 1979 36-Month |
92.85" (2,358.39mm) | 93.95" (2,386.33mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1911 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1975 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1975–May 1979 48-Month |
125.59" (3,189.99mm) | 125.18" (3,179.57mm) |
0.41" (10.42mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1934 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2020 | ||||
|
Jun 1974–May 1979 60-Month |
155.30" (3,944.62mm) | 156.40" (3,972.56mm) |
-1.10" (-27.94mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1934 |
| 73rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 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/