The Wisconsin Rainfall Project

The Wisconsin Rainfall Project provides present day and future extreme rainfall statistics for Wisconsin, created by the Hydroclimate Extremes Research Group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) and the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI). The project consists of two main components: 1) Present day extreme rainfall statistics from NOAA Atlas 14 and from UW-Madison's RainyDay software and 2) Projection of future extreme rainfall statistics using the UW Probabilistic Downscaling method.

Use the interactive application below to explore Wisconsin rainfall data:

Project Information

Disclaimer

The rainfall statistics presented here are the result of applied research conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. They do not supersede the requirements of codes and ordinances that may apply to a particular area or design situation. This data is provided for the user's information only, with no type of guarantee.

Acknowledgements

This project was supported by:

  • Wisconsin Department of Transportation
  • Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  • Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • City of Madison

Additional Resources

Questions or Comments?

If you have any questions or comments about this project, please contact:

Dr. Daniel Wright

danielb.wright@wisc.edu