Weather Service Statement of Rainfall this year

Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI Home | Current Version | Previous Version | Text Only | Print | Product List | Glossary On Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 000 NOUS43 KMKX 010821 PNSMKX WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-012330- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 320 AM CDT MON JUL 1 2013 ...WET START TO 2013 CONTINUES IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN... MADISON (KMSN) FINISHED WITH 10.86" OF RAIN IN JUNE...WHICH IS A CLOSE 2ND TO THE 10.93" THAT FELL IN JUNE 2008. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT 4 OF THE 7 WETTEST JUNES IN MADISON HISTORY HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 2000. MILWAUKEE (KMKE) HAD 5.80" OF RAIN IN JUNE..MAKING 19TH ON THE WETTEST JUNE LIST. FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR...MADISON (KMSN) HAS RECEIVED 30.95" OF RAIN...WITH IS OVER 3 INCHES HIGHER THAN ANY PREVIOUS YEAR TO DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF A YEAR WAS 27.84" IN 2008. THE 1981-2010 ANNUAL AVERAGE FOR MADISON IS 34.42". LIKEWISE JAN 1 TO JUN 30TH IN MILWAUKEE (KMKE) HAS TOTALED 25.31"...PLACING IT 3RD ON THE ALL TIME LIST. 28.10" FELL IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2008. THE 1981-2010 ANNUAL AVERAGE FOR MILWAUKEE IS 34.73". $$ CRAVEN