Wisconsin Climate Summaries

December 2024 showcased the dynamic nature of winter in the Badger State, from dramatic temperature swings and underwhelming snowfall to hard-to-predict lake ice and dense fog.

While autumn began like summer and ended like winter, the state experienced more heat than cold during the season, which tied the record for Wisconsin’s warmest fall. Autumn was also more dry than wet, especially until drought-busting rains finally arrived during November.

November delivered the drama expected of a transitional month: near-record warmth in the first half of the month gave way to winter’s icy grip by month’s end, with drought-relieving rains in between.

October was another warm and dry month in Wisconsin, featuring summerlike temperatures and rapidly escalating drought conditions.

September was remarkable with extreme warmth and dryness placing it among Wisconsin’s 10 warmest and 10 driest Septembers on record.

The last month of meteorological summer ended with an intense heatwave; however, temperatures averaged near normal for August and for the entire summer. Rainfall varied widely this season, with some experiencing drought and others heavy downpours, and severe weather was relatively limited.

July in Wisconsin was surprisingly normal, with temperature and precipitation close to their long-term averages for a change. However, intense rainfall in southern Wisconsin caused damage and flooding while northern Wisconsin and the Lake Michigan coast returned to dry conditions.

A very wet June in Wisconsin completely extinguished the last remnants of drought across the entire state. The month was also slightly warmer than normal, continuing our long streak of above-normal monthly temperatures.

Warm and wet conditions rounded out spring 2024 in Wisconsin, alleviating drought conditions and sparking severe weather. Warmth Continues May continued Wisconsin’s monthly warmer-than-normal temperatures. Last month’s statewide temperatures averaged 57.7 degrees (Fahrenheit), which ranked …

April in Wisconsin was warm and wet with a whiff of winter. On a statewide basis, the average monthly temperature was 2.2 degrees (Fahrenheit) warmer than normal and precipitation was 15 percent higher.