Wisconsin Annual Rainfall see below for individual cities 


 

Wisconsin city precipitation totals

City

Avg Annual Precip

Avg Snow Annual

 Avg # days of Precip

Avg # thunderstorm days

 Avg # hail days
Green Bay 29.19 47.6 121 33 1
La Crosse 32.36 42.8 112 39 2
Madison 32.95 43.9 120 40 2
Milwaukee 34.81 47.0 125 35 2
State Average - 32.64", 33rd wettest in the U.S. 

Wisconsin Precipitation Records 

  • Driest location ranked by lowest annual precipitation: Washington Island, eastern Wisconsin, 28.54"
  • Wettest location ranked by highest annual precipitation: Lake Geneva, southeastern Wisconsin, 37.05"
  • Snowiest location ranked by highest annual snowfall: Gurney, northern Wisconsin, 138.7"
  • State precipitation record for 24 hours - Stoddard, southwestern Wisconsin, 8/18-19/2007, 11.75" 
  • State precipitation record for 1 year - Embarrass, central Wisconsin, 1884, 62.07"
  • State snowfall record for 24 hours - Neillsville, central Wisconsin, 12/27/1904, 26.0"
  • State snow record for 1 season - Hurley, northern Wisconsin, 1996-1997, 277.0"
  • Average annual duration of snow cover ranges from 85 days in southernmost Wisconsin to more than 140 days along Lake Superior
  • On January 30, 1996 Hurley, Wisconsin broke the state record with a measured snow depth of 60 inches (5 feet) on the ground

Precipitation data for other U.S. states
Data source: National Data Climatic Center