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South Pelican Weather Records (USC00477980)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for South Pelican (USC00477980), Wisconsin, United States, with 50 years of record.

Key Facts for South Pelican

  • South Pelican (USC00477980) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 45.52 latitude and -89.20 longitude, 488 m (1,600 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1948 to 1997, 50 years of record.
  • 0 records set at South Pelican still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • South Pelican set a daily record precipitation of 24.1 mm (0.9 in) on 17 September 1997.

About the Station

  • Location: Wisconsin, United States, 45.52 latitude, -89.20 longitude.
  • Elevation: 488 m (1,600 ft).
  • Period of record: 1948 to 1997, 50 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at South Pelican, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at South Pelican. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at South Pelican. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at South Pelican, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at South Pelican by the year they were set 0 records at South Pelican still stand. 00000000000
0 records at South Pelican still stand.
Standing records at South Pelican by the year they were set
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All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When South Pelican set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at South Pelican between 17 June 1979 and 17 June 1979. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation17 June 1979: Record daily precipitation 83.3 mm (3.3 in)1980
1 all-time records were set at South Pelican between 17 June 1979 and 17 June 1979. Each dot is a new record.
When South Pelican set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1979-06-17Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 83.3 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 83.3 mm (3.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at South Pelican The wettest day on record for each calendar month at South Pelican. The most was 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 17 June 1979. 0255075100 Jan: 23.9 mm (0.9 in), 4 January 1971 Jan Feb: 27.9 mm (1.1 in), 26 February 1951 Feb Mar: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 7 March 1973 Mar Apr: 40.6 mm (1.6 in), 6 April 1958 Apr May: 67.3 mm (2.6 in), 17 May 1960 May Jun: 83.3 mm (3.3 in), 17 June 1979 Jun Jul: 70.9 mm (2.8 in), 16 July 1951 Jul Aug: 76.7 mm (3.0 in), 16 August 1978 Aug Sep: 72.1 mm (2.8 in), 13 September 1994 Sep Oct: 68.8 mm (2.7 in), 14 October 1966 Oct Nov: 50.0 mm (2.0 in), 6 November 1956 Nov Dec: 24.6 mm (1.0 in), 14 December 1975 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at South Pelican. The most was 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 17 June 1979.
Record daily precipitation for each month at South Pelican
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan23.9 mm (0.9 in)4 January 1971
Feb27.9 mm (1.1 in)26 February 1951
Mar40.6 mm (1.6 in)7 March 1973
Apr40.6 mm (1.6 in)6 April 1958
May67.3 mm (2.6 in)17 May 1960
Jun83.3 mm (3.3 in)17 June 1979
Jul70.9 mm (2.8 in)16 July 1951
Aug76.7 mm (3.0 in)16 August 1978
Sep72.1 mm (2.8 in)13 September 1994
Oct68.8 mm (2.7 in)14 October 1966
Nov50.0 mm (2.0 in)6 November 1956
Dec24.6 mm (1.0 in)14 December 1975

Latest Records

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Latest records at South Pelican
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 September 1997South Pelican, USdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1997South Pelican, USdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1997South Pelican, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)44 years26 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1997South Pelican, USdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)20.4 cm (8.0 in)42 years50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1997South Pelican, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1997South Pelican, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)46 years34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1997South Pelican, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)41 years22 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 1997South Pelican, USdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)4.3 cm (1.7 in)33 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1997South Pelican, USdaily snowfall (Tie)1.3 cm (0.5 in)tie44 years4 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1997South Pelican, USdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)43 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1996South Pelican, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1996South Pelican, USdaily snowfall (Tie)12.7 cm (5.0 in)tie18 years2 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1996South Pelican, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)42 years24 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1996South Pelican, USdaily snowfall (Tie)12.7 cm (5.0 in)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1996South Pelican, USdaily rain (Tie)12.7 mm (0.5 in)tie13 years1 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1996South Pelican, USdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 1996South Pelican, USdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1996South Pelican, USdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1996South Pelican, USdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)47 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1996South Pelican, USdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.2 cm (0.9 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1948 to 1997
Yearly extremes at South Pelican: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)83.3 mm (3.3 in)197951.5 mm (2.0 in)50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)191.5 mm (7.5 in)199476.0 mm (3.0 in)50
Longest dry spell (CDD)44 days195322 days50

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at South Pelican by year The wettest day of the year at South Pelican, 1948 to 1997. The record is 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.5 mm (2.0 in). 2040608010019501960197019801990Record: 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1979
The wettest day of the year at South Pelican, 1948 to 1997. The record is 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.5 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at South Pelican by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194824.6 mm (1.0 in)
194961.7 mm (2.4 in)
195070.9 mm (2.8 in)
195170.9 mm (2.8 in)
195250.8 mm (2.0 in)
195324.9 mm (1.0 in)
195445.7 mm (1.8 in)
195550.8 mm (2.0 in)
195650.0 mm (2.0 in)
195736.1 mm (1.4 in)
195866.5 mm (2.6 in)
195969.1 mm (2.7 in)
196067.3 mm (2.6 in)
196149.5 mm (1.9 in)
196257.2 mm (2.3 in)
196346.2 mm (1.8 in)
196466.3 mm (2.6 in)
196555.4 mm (2.2 in)
196668.8 mm (2.7 in)
196779.0 mm (3.1 in)
196850.8 mm (2.0 in)
196936.3 mm (1.4 in)
197046.2 mm (1.8 in)
197163.5 mm (2.5 in)
197259.4 mm (2.3 in)
197361.2 mm (2.4 in)
197449.0 mm (1.9 in)
197565.0 mm (2.6 in)
197639.6 mm (1.6 in)
197740.1 mm (1.6 in)
197876.7 mm (3.0 in)
197983.3 mm (3.3 in)
198059.7 mm (2.4 in)
198153.3 mm (2.1 in)
198223.6 mm (0.9 in)
198341.1 mm (1.6 in)
198437.6 mm (1.5 in)
198549.5 mm (1.9 in)
198659.2 mm (2.3 in)
198724.6 mm (1.0 in)
198853.3 mm (2.1 in)
198930.5 mm (1.2 in)
199054.6 mm (2.1 in)
199156.1 mm (2.2 in)
199249.8 mm (2.0 in)
199352.1 mm (2.1 in)
199472.1 mm (2.8 in)
199531.8 mm (1.3 in)
199624.6 mm (1.0 in)
199724.9 mm (1.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at South Pelican by year The wettest five days of the year at South Pelican, 1948 to 1997. The record is 191.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.0 mm (3.0 in). 05010015020019501960197019801990Record: 191.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1994
The wettest five days of the year at South Pelican, 1948 to 1997. The record is 191.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.0 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at South Pelican by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194847.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949126.5 mm (5.0 in)
195072.9 mm (2.9 in)
195170.9 mm (2.8 in)
195295.0 mm (3.7 in)
195361.4 mm (2.4 in)
195475.9 mm (3.0 in)
1955116.3 mm (4.6 in)
195662.5 mm (2.5 in)
195752.5 mm (2.1 in)
1958111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1959116.0 mm (4.6 in)
196074.6 mm (2.9 in)
196181.7 mm (3.2 in)
1962118.2 mm (4.7 in)
196367.3 mm (2.6 in)
1964114.3 mm (4.5 in)
196568.0 mm (2.7 in)
196675.7 mm (3.0 in)
196791.6 mm (3.6 in)
196896.9 mm (3.8 in)
196978.5 mm (3.1 in)
197066.8 mm (2.6 in)
197199.3 mm (3.9 in)
1972107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1973118.6 mm (4.7 in)
197474.6 mm (2.9 in)
197584.8 mm (3.3 in)
197680.0 mm (3.1 in)
197766.9 mm (2.6 in)
1978100.8 mm (4.0 in)
197990.9 mm (3.6 in)
198072.4 mm (2.9 in)
198170.5 mm (2.8 in)
198258.2 mm (2.3 in)
198371.6 mm (2.8 in)
198459.4 mm (2.3 in)
198576.7 mm (3.0 in)
198676.1 mm (3.0 in)
198752.6 mm (2.1 in)
198884.3 mm (3.3 in)
198940.8 mm (1.6 in)
199079.3 mm (3.1 in)
199199.1 mm (3.9 in)
199275.4 mm (3.0 in)
199380.4 mm (3.2 in)
1994191.5 mm (7.5 in)
199569.9 mm (2.8 in)
199641.1 mm (1.6 in)
199768.6 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at South Pelican by year The longest dry spell of the year at South Pelican, 1948 to 1997. The record is 44 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days. 102030405019501960197019801990Record: 44 days in 1953
The longest dry spell of the year at South Pelican, 1948 to 1997. The record is 44 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at South Pelican by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194842 days
194925 days
195017 days
195117 days
195233 days
195344 days
195421 days
195517 days
195625 days
195721 days
195831 days
195930 days
196020 days
196117 days
196220 days
196321 days
196416 days
196516 days
196626 days
196728 days
196825 days
196924 days
197029 days
197119 days
197224 days
197318 days
197414 days
197523 days
197635 days
197738 days
197836 days
197915 days
198026 days
198128 days
198219 days
198322 days
198421 days
198512 days
198619 days
198722 days
198831 days
198920 days
199021 days
199115 days
199225 days
199329 days
199432 days
199518 days
199617 days
199722 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

48 years, 1948 to 1996

A day with at least 53.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 82.8 mm (3.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at South Pelican: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years53.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years66.3 mm (2.6 in)
10 years72.2 mm (2.8 in)
25 years77.7 mm (3.1 in)
50 years80.6 mm (3.2 in)Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years82.8 mm (3.3 in)Longer than the 48 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 48 years of values from 1948 to 1996.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1979; 79.0 mm (3.1 in) in 1967; 76.7 mm (3.0 in) in 1978.

Download the Data

  • Data for South Pelican standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for South Pelican threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).