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Milwaukee rainfall for 2025

Milwaukee picked up 35.80 inches of rain in 2025. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 127 days at Milwaukee Mitchell Airport; the wettest day brought 5.74 inches on Aug 9, 2025. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 34.57 inches. The total landed 1.23 inches above the normal, which works out to 4% more. 2025 ranks 30th out of 87 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1938.

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Milwaukee rainfall for 2025

Milwaukee rainfall for 2025
Year total35.80 inches2025
1991-2020 normal34.57 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+1.23 inches (+4%)104% of normal
Year rank30th of 87Complete years from 1938, wettest first
Rain days127
Wettest day5.74 inches

Rain by month in 2025

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2025. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2025

Every day with measurable rain in 2025: Milwaukee
DateRainfall
0.05 inches
0.06 inches
0.04 inches
0.64 inches
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0.88 inches
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5.74 inches
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0.08 inches
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0.35 inches
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0.88 inches
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1.11 inches
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0.11 inches
0.06 inches
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0.57 inches
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0.28 inches
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0.06 inches
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0.01 inches
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0.03 inches
0.01 inches

Daily totals come from Milwaukee Mitchell Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1938. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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