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Hayward, WI

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1987
9.6in
3rd driest of 121 years · normal 20.37"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 115 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.43in
46th driest of 114 yrs
83% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.87in
21st driest of 117 yrs
77% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
9.6in
3rd driest of 121 yrs
47% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.92in
on Jul 11, 2016 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 44 days (to Feb 10, 2025)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 17 days

Year to Date vs Normal

47%
9.6" of a normal 20.37" · wettest 31.87" (1954) · driest 8.84" (1987)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 92-year record (1895–2024) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 31.32" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195444.65in
2197744.55in
3199143.22in
4201743.04in
5201642.9in

Driest Years on Record

1197615.92in
2191017.93in
3200619.39in
4200920.18in
5200322.55in

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 (~4.03") and driest in Feb (~0.62"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1949, 11.41".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.02in
set in 1995

Rain on Aug 24

31%
of 115 years had measurable rain
1893: 1.05″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.05″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.23″1901: 1.05″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.75″1904: 0.00″1906: 0.43″1907: 0.00″1909: 0.26″1910: 0.64″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.06″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.24″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.13″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.10″1958: 0.70″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.01″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.05″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.10″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.03″1979: 0.12″1980: 0.52″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.17″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.65″1986: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.09″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.07″1995: 2.02″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2002: 0.03″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.42″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.04″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.09″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.94″2015: 0.04″2016: 0.18″2017: 0.00″2018: 1.53″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.26″2022: 0.35″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″190019101920194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Hayward'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.
Hayward, WI — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Hayward'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.
Hayward, WI — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Hayward's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Hayward, WI — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:16 AM
Sunset6:59 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight13h 43m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.03°N, 91.44°W

Nearby Stations

Ashland, WI43 mi NEDuluth, MN66 mi NWEau Claire, WI80 mi SRhinelander, WI98 mi EHibbing, MN114 mi NWWausau, WI116 mi SE

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