Wisconsin State Climatology Office
ANNUAL HISTORICAL STATE CLIMATE SUMMARIES
Greatest 24-hour Precipitation Totals (inches) in State by Year
|
Year |
Greatest |
Date |
Station |
|
| 1892 | 6.30 | 26-27 Jul | Hudson | St. Croix |
| 1893 | 4.80 | 7 Jul | Baraboo | Sauk |
| 1894 | 5.67 | 16-17 May | Harvey | Jefferson |
| 1895 | 3.85 | 15 Sep | Butternut | Ashland |
|
1896 |
5.07 |
26 Jul |
Delavan |
Walworth |
|
1897 |
10.15 |
24-25 Jul |
Butternut |
Ashland |
|
1898 |
6.94 |
24 Jun |
Gratiot |
Lafayette |
|
1899 |
4.90 |
11-12 Jun |
La Crosse |
La Crosse |
|
1900 |
7.23 |
27-28 Oct |
La Crosse |
La Crosse |
|
1901 |
3.80 |
4 Jul |
Neillsville |
Clark |
|
1902 |
6.25 |
31 Aug |
Whitehall |
Trempealeau |
|
1903 |
4.95 |
17 Jul |
Darlington |
Lafayette |
|
1904 |
3.45 |
9 Oct |
Tomahawk |
Lincoln |
|
1905 |
8.00 |
5 Jun |
Medford |
Taylor |
|
1906 |
5.07 |
8 Aug |
Madison |
Dane |
|
1907 |
6.83 |
21 Jul |
Viroqua |
Vernon |
|
1908 |
3.47 |
20-21 Jun |
Prairie du Chien |
Crawford |
|
1909 |
5.92 |
14 Aug |
Delavan |
Walworth |
|
1910 |
5.37 |
25 Aug |
Plum Island |
Door |
|
1911 |
4.17 |
5-6 Oct |
Stanley |
Chippewa |
|
1912 |
11.25 |
23-24 Jul |
Merrill |
Lincoln |
|
1913 |
3.90 |
8 Jul |
Brodhead |
Green |
|
1914 |
6.08 |
3-4 Jun |
Medford |
Taylor |
|
1915 |
7.38 |
12-13 Sep |
Dodgeville |
Iowa |
|
1916 |
4.10 |
1 Jun |
Prairie du Chien |
Crawford |
|
1917 |
8.57 |
22 Jul |
Viroqua |
Vernon |
|
1918 |
4.10 |
25 May |
Hatfield |
Jackson |
|
1919 |
3.70 |
24 Jun |
Rhinelander |
Oneida |
|
1920 |
4.75 |
26 Jun |
Mondovi |
Buffalo |
|
1921 |
5.10 |
10 Sep |
Watertown |
Jefferson |
|
1922 |
6.20 |
10 Jun |
New London |
Waupaca |
|
1923 |
3.50 |
12 Mar |
Fond du Lac |
Fond du Lac Trempealeau |
|
1924 |
7.58 |
4 Aug |
West Bend |
Washington |
|
1925 |
4.00 |
20 Sep |
Deerskin Dam |
Forest |
|
1926 |
5.16 |
20 Aug |
Wausau |
Marathon |
|
1927 |
6.37 |
9 Sep |
Darlington |
Lafayette |
|
1928 |
4.74 |
23 Aug |
Prairie du Chien |
Crawford |
|
1929 |
4.06 |
26 Jul |
Williams Bay |
Walworth |
|
1930 |
5.19 |
13-14 Jun |
Wausau |
Marathon |
|
1931 |
6.17 |
14 Sep |
Manitowoc |
Manitowoc |
|
1932 |
5.82 |
28-29 Aug |
Mellen |
Ashland |
|
1933 |
4.00 |
11 Sep |
Racine |
Racine |
|
1934 |
6.00 |
25 Jun |
Friendship |
Adams |
|
1935 |
4.42 |
1 Jul |
Stanley |
Chippewa |
|
1936 |
4.65 |
21 Aug |
Long Lake |
Oneida |
|
1937 |
3.70 |
4 Jul |
Marshfield |
Wood |
|
1938 |
5.61 |
1 Jul |
Williams Bay |
Walworth |
|
1939 |
6.83 |
20-21 Aug |
Pine River |
Waushara |
|
1940 |
6.41 |
26 Aug |
Brodhead |
Green |
|
1941 |
8.40 |
30 Aug |
P.K. Reservoir |
Sawyer |
|
1942 |
8.68 |
16-17 Jul |
Bayfield |
Bayfield |
|
1943 |
5.91 |
27 Jun |
Perkinstown |
Taylor |
|
1944 |
4.45 |
4 Aug |
Grantsburg |
Burnett |
|
1945 |
4.20 |
31 Oct- 1 Nov |
Coddington |
Portage |
|
1946 |
11.72 |
24 Jun |
Mellen |
Ashland |
|
1947 |
5.01 |
18-19 Aug |
Stevens Point |
Portage |
|
1948 |
3.70 |
11 Aug |
Berlin Lock |
Green Lake |
|
1949 |
7.05 |
3 Jul |
Mellen |
Ashland |
|
1950 |
5.09 |
16 Jul |
Lynxville Dam 9 |
Crawford |
|
1951 |
8.30 |
21 Jul |
Viroqua |
Vernon |
|
1952 |
4.65 |
18 Jul |
Two Rivers |
Manitowoc |
|
1953 |
5.18 |
3 Aug |
Danbury |
Burnett |
|
1954 |
6.06 |
22 Jun |
Dodgeville |
Iowa |
|
1955 |
4.60 |
31 Jul |
Oconomowoc 1 SW |
Waukesha Bayfield |
|
1956 |
5.16 |
18 Jul |
Baraboo |
Sauk |
|
1957 |
5.75 |
1 Sep |
St. Croix Falls |
Polk |
|
1958 |
6.87 |
1 Jul |
Winter 6 NNW |
Sawyer |
|
1959 |
6.70 |
8 Jul |
Bloomer |
Chippewa |
|
1960 |
6.67 |
23 Apr |
Gurney |
Iron |
|
1961 |
5.75 |
13 Sep |
Lancaster |
Grant |
|
1962 |
4.67 |
2 Jul |
Platteville |
Grant |
|
1963 |
4.09 |
13 Jul |
Coddington 1 E |
Portage |
|
1964 |
7.05 |
18 Jul |
Germantown 2 W |
Washington |
|
1965 |
7.37 |
1 Jun |
River Falls |
Pierce |
|
1966 |
6.56 |
5 Aug |
Phelps Deerskin Dam |
Vilas |
|
1967 |
6.00 |
19 Jun |
Madeline Island |
Ashland |
|
1968 |
4.37 |
30 Jun |
Grantsburg 1 E |
Burnett |
|
1969 |
6.35 |
30 Jun |
Darlington |
Darlington |
|
1970 |
4.15 |
22 May |
Marinette |
Marinette |
|
1971 |
4.00 |
18 Aug |
Foxboro |
Douglas |
|
1972 |
5.05 |
22 Jul |
Minong 5 WSW |
Washburn |
|
1973 |
5.58 |
31 Aug |
Grantsburg |
Burnett |
|
1974 |
5.62 |
3 Aug |
Crivitz High Falls |
Marinette |
|
1975 |
6.08 |
23 Aug |
Blair |
Trempealeau |
|
1976 |
4.24 |
28 Jul |
Lancaster 4 WSW |
Grant |
|
1977 |
5.53 |
18 Jul |
Dodgeville 1N |
Iowa |
|
1978 |
6.33 |
23 Aug |
Gordon |
Douglas |
|
1979 |
4.69 |
18 Aug |
Clinton 2 NNW |
Rock |
|
1980 |
7.67 |
7 Aug |
Wisconsin Dells |
Columbia |
|
1981 |
7.56 |
14 Jun |
Rainbow Reservoir |
Oneida |
|
1982 |
6.65 |
11 Jul |
Watertown |
Jefferson |
|
1983 |
5.00 |
25 Aug |
Lynxville Dam 9 |
Crawford |
|
1984 |
5.70 |
16 Jun |
Ontario 1SSE |
Vernon |
|
1985 |
5.80 |
3 Sep |
Port Wing 3E |
Bayfield |
|
1986 |
7.80 |
28 Jul |
North Pelican |
Oneida |
|
1987 |
5.24 |
27 Jul |
La Crosse FAA AP |
La Crosse |
|
1988 |
5.09 |
20 Sep |
Gordon |
Douglas |
|
1989 |
4.94 |
30 May |
Plymouth |
Sheboygan |
|
1990 |
7.25 |
29 Jun |
Darlington |
Lafayette |
|
1991 |
6.40 |
29 Jul |
Oconto 4W |
Oconto |
|
1992 |
7.10 |
16 Sep |
Ellsworth 1E |
Pierce |
|
1993 |
7.78 |
18 Jul |
Baraboo |
Sauk |
|
1994 |
5.80 |
15 Sep |
Gordon |
Douglas |
|
1995 |
6.65 |
9 Aug |
Rosholt 9NNE |
Marathon |
|
1996 |
10.10 |
18 Jul |
Monroe 1W |
Green |
|
1997 |
5.75 |
17 Jul |
Hancock Exp. Farm |
Waushara |
|
1998 |
10.84 |
6 Aug |
Sheboygan |
Sheboygan |
|
1999 |
5.94 |
21 Jul |
Horicon |
Dodge |
|
2000 |
8.27 |
8 Jul |
Rhinelander |
Oneida |
|
2001 |
6.07 |
2 Aug |
Reedsburg |
Sauk |
|
2002 |
9.43 |
22 Jun |
Hancock Exp. Farm |
Waushara |
|
2003 |
5.35 |
4 Nov |
Mazomanie |
Dane |
|
2004 |
5.89 |
22 May |
Lynxville Dam 9 |
Crawford |
|
2005 |
8.55 |
5 Oct |
Big Falls Hydro |
Rusk |
| 2006 | 5.10 | 13 Sep |
Watertown |
Jefferson |
| 2007 | 9.23 | 19 Aug |
Viroqua |
Vernon |
| 2008 | 6.51 | 8 Jun |
Clyman |
Dodge |
| 2009 | 6.55 | 8 Aug |
Black River Falls Swg |
Jackson |
2010 | 7.10 | 23 Jul |
Milwaukee-Timmerman |
Milwaukee |
2011 | 5.50 | 2 Aug |
Foxboro |
Douglas |
2012 | 4.38 | 20 Jun |
Superior |
Douglas |
2013 | 6.54 | 21 Jun |
Gordon |
Douglas |
2014 | 6.25 | 5 Sep |
Epharim 1NE-WWTP |
Door |
2015 | 5.36 | 6 Jul |
River Falls |
Pierce |
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124-yr Period of Record (1892-2015)
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All time |
11.72 |
24 June 1946 |
Mellen |
Ashland |
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