ANNUAL HISTORICAL STATE CLIMATE SUMMARIES
Wisconsin State Climatology Office
Smallest
Precipitation Totals (inches) for
Individual Stations in State by Year
|
Year |
Lowest |
Station |
|
|
1885 |
18.46 |
Neillsville |
Clark |
|
1886 |
22.49 |
La Crosse |
La Crosse |
|
1887 |
17.37 |
La Crosse |
La Crosse |
|
1888 |
23.07 |
Madison |
Dane |
|
1889 |
17.65 |
Viroqua |
Vernon |
|
1890 |
28.56 |
Honey Creek |
Walworth |
|
1891 |
19.39 |
Shell Lake |
Washburn |
|
1892 |
26.22 |
Centralia |
Wood |
|
1893 |
21.85 |
Chippewa Falls |
Chippewa |
|
1894 |
18.20 |
Pepin |
Pepin |
|
1895 |
13.54 |
Madison |
Dane |
|
1896 |
22.97 |
Crandon |
Forest |
|
1897 |
21.32 |
La Crosse |
La Crosse |
|
1898 |
15.09 |
North Crandon |
Forest |
|
1899 |
21.30 |
Manitowoc |
Manitowoc |
|
1900 |
26.23 |
Fond du Lac |
Fond du Lac |
|
1901 |
17.30 |
Waukesha |
Waukesha |
|
1902 |
26.18 |
Barron |
Barron |
|
1903 |
27.62 |
Pine River |
Waushara |
|
1904 |
24.71 |
Menasha |
Winnebago |
|
1905 |
25.49 |
Madison |
Dane |
|
1906 |
23.95 |
Menasha |
Winnebago |
|
1907 |
19.75 |
Medford |
Taylor |
|
1908 |
16.73 |
Menasha |
Winnebago |
|
1909 |
21.42 |
Menasha |
Winnebago |
|
1910 |
11.21 |
Osceola |
Polk |
|
1911 |
26.25 |
Milwaukee |
Milwaukee |
|
1912 |
19.89 |
Superior |
Douglas |
|
1913 |
21.66 |
Trout Lake |
Vilas |
|
1914 |
24.53 |
Ripon |
Fond du Lac |
|
1915 |
23.87 |
Ashland |
Bayfield |
|
1916 |
23.22 |
Plum Island |
Door |
|
1917 |
19.08 |
Florence |
Florence |
|
1918 |
20.70 |
Ashland |
Bayfield |
|
1919 |
23.64 |
Cornucopia |
Bayfield |
|
1920 |
22.05 |
Plum Island |
Door |
|
1921 |
21.20 |
Mather |
Jackson |
|
1922 |
22.20 |
Williams Bay |
Walworth |
|
1923 |
18.96 |
Iron River |
Bayfield |
|
1924 |
24.04 |
Merrill |
Lincoln |
|
1925 |
18.19 |
Sturgeon Bay |
Door |
|
1926 |
26.74 |
Grand River Locks |
Marquette |
|
1927 |
25.31 |
Green Bay |
Brown |
|
1928 |
23.43 |
Cornucopia |
Bayfield |
|
1929 |
17.74 |
Amery |
Polk |
|
1930 |
15.38 |
Plum Island |
Door |
|
1931 |
23.09 |
Downing |
Dunn |
|
1932 |
18.63 |
Plum Island |
Door |
|
1933 |
19.11 |
Ashland (nr) |
Bayfield |
|
1934 |
20.13 |
Port Washington |
Ozaukee |
|
1935 |
18.10 |
Plum Island |
Door |
|
1936 |
14.04 |
Plum Island |
Door |
|
1937 |
12.00 |
Plum Island |
Door |
|
1938 |
29.05 |
Green Bay |
Brown |
|
1939 |
16.04 |
Sparta |
Monroe |
|
1940 |
23.39 |
Ladysmith |
Rusk |
|
1941 |
25.51 |
Port Washington |
Ozaukee |
|
1942 |
24.79 |
Marinette |
Marinette |
|
1943 |
20.78 |
Milwaukee (Airport) |
Milwaukee |
|
1944 |
20.18 |
Ladysmith |
Rusk |
|
1945 |
28.18 |
Port Washington |
Ozaukee |
|
1946 |
20.89 |
Milwaukee (Airport) |
Milwaukee |
|
1947 |
19.99 |
Spooner 2E |
Washburn |
|
1948 |
17.13 |
La Crosse WB Airport |
La Crosse |
|
1949 |
19.12 |
Alma Dam 4 |
Buffalo |
|
1950 |
23.00 |
Alma Dam 4 |
Buffalo |
|
1951 |
29.52 |
Sparta Power Plant |
Monroe |
|
1952 |
18.86 |
Waupaca |
Waupaca |
|
1953 |
22.06 |
Manitowoc |
Manitowoc |
|
1954 |
27.60 |
Kewaunee |
Kewaunee |
|
1955 |
19.91 |
Blanchardville 2 S |
Lafayette |
|
1956 |
19.96 |
Madeline Island |
Ashland |
|
1957 |
22.11 |
Buckatabon |
Vilas |
|
1958 |
15.41 |
Hillsboro |
Vernon |
|
1959 |
22.69 |
Port Wing |
Bayfield |
|
1960 |
22.92 |
Grantsburg FAA Airport |
Burnett |
|
1961 |
21.57 |
Madeline Island |
Ashland |
|
1962 |
18.79 |
Madison WB City Office |
Dane |
|
1963 |
17.37 |
Port Wing |
Bayfield |
|
1964 |
20.25 |
Dalton |
Green Lake |
|
1965 |
29.98 |
Laona 6 SW |
Forest |
|
1966 |
18.52 |
Hillsboro Sewage Plant |
Vernon |
|
1967 |
19.88 |
Milwaukee N. Side |
Milwaukee |
|
1968 |
24.86 |
Fond du Lac |
Fond du Lac |
|
1969 |
17.58 |
Frederic |
Polk |
|
1970 |
23.93 |
Fond du Lac |
Fond du Lac |
|
1971 |
24.90 |
Racine |
Racine |
|
1972 |
26.45 |
Baldwin 1 SW |
St. Croix |
|
1973 |
26.29 |
Eagle River |
Vilas |
|
1974 |
19.41 |
River Falls |
Pierce |
|
1975 |
25.04 |
Lone Rock FAA Tri County AP |
Sauk |
|
1976 |
14.58 |
Willow Reservoir |
Oneida |
|
1977 |
26.58 |
Shawano 2 SSW |
Shawano |
|
1978 |
26.95 |
Foxboro |
Douglas |
|
1979 |
22.80 |
Spooner Exper. Farm |
Washburn |
|
1980 |
22.12 |
Solon Springs |
Douglas |
|
1981 |
23.62 |
Hancock |
Waushara |
|
1982 |
26.65 |
La Crosse |
La Crosse |
|
1983 |
24.81 |
Stoughton |
Dane |
|
1984 |
23.40 |
Buckatabon |
Vilas |
|
1985 |
27.29 |
Eau Claire FAA Airport |
Chippewa |
|
1986 |
23.28 |
Breakwater |
Florence |
|
1987 |
18.53 |
St. Croix Falls |
Polk |
|
1988 |
17.58 |
Lancaster 4 WSW |
Grant |
|
1989 |
18.56 |
Eagle River |
Vilas |
|
1990 |
27.11 |
Phelps Deerskin Dam |
Vilas |
|
1991 |
26.54 |
Green Bay WSO Airport |
Brown |
|
1992 |
21.41 |
St. Croix Falls |
Polk |
|
1993 |
23.89 |
Danbury |
Burnett |
|
1994 |
21.52 |
Phelps Deerskin Dam |
Vilas |
|
1995 |
24.67 |
Kewaunee |
Kewaunee |
|
1996 |
24.12 |
Milwaukee WSO |
Milwaukee |
|
1997 |
18.15 |
Superior |
Douglas |
|
1998 |
20.27 |
Willow Reservoir |
Oneida |
|
1999 |
24.72 |
Peshtigo |
Marinette |
|
2000 |
23.22 |
Minong 5 WSW |
Washburn |
|
2001 |
27.70 |
Green Bay |
Brown |
|
2002 |
25.36 |
Dodgeville |
Iowa |
|
2003 |
19.31 |
Superior |
Douglas |
|
2004 |
24.39 |
Rest Lake |
Vilas |
|
2005 |
22.70 |
Racine |
Racine |
| 2006 | 17.33 | Rice Lake | Barron |
| 2007 | 23.18 | Pulaski WWTP | Oconto |
| 2008 | 22.41 | Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk | Lincoln |
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