WETTESTSINCE
Wisconsin · precipitation record 1893–2026

Rhinelander, WI

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 1998
1.49in
11th driest of 117 years · normal 3.31"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 118 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.49in
11th driest of 117 yrs
45% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.41in
25th driest of 119 yrs
79% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
19.62in
29th wettest of 119 yrs
117% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.52in
on Jul 8, 2000 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 66 days (to Jan 10, 2008)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

117%
19.62" of a normal 16.8" · wettest 26.61" (2017) · driest 6.55" (1989)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 113-year record (1908–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 30.47" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201943.15in
2201642.9in
3201441.62in
4193841.51in
5199041.42in

Driest Years on Record

1198914.11in
2200315.32in
3197617.63in
4200919.67in
5196320.15in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~3.79") and driest in Feb (~0.72"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1946, 11.72".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Rhinelander — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.29in
set in 1964

Rain on Jul 28

40%
of 118 years had measurable rain
1908: 0.00″1909: 0.10″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.76″1912: 0.23″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.04″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.42″1919: 0.18″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.08″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.34″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.09″1930: 0.15″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.64″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.05″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.36″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.32″1945: 0.32″1946: 0.05″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.30″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.84″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.11″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.04″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 1.29″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.06″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.44″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.51″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.39″1977: 0.22″1978: 0.03″1979: 0.02″1981: 0.02″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.16″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.10″1991: 1.14″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.59″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.85″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.01″2001: 0.50″2002: 0.12″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.10″2006: 0.11″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.01″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.02″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.02″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.99″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.71″2022: 0.03″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.01″2026: 0.00″0″1″2″19101920193019401950196019701990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Rhinelander's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Rhinelander, WI — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Rhinelander's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Rhinelander, WI — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:38 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight14h 53m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.63°N, 89.48°W

Nearby Stations

Wausau, WI49 mi SAshland, WI93 mi NWHayward, WI98 mi WGreen Bay, WI103 mi SEEau Claire, WI110 mi WMarquette County, MI111 mi NE

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