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Wisconsin Climate Summaries

Winter 2023–24 Climate Summary

Posted on March 29, 2024

In what was dubbed a “Lost Winter,” warmth extended through the entire winter season, making it the warmest winter (December to February) since record-keeping began in 1895.

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February and Winter 2024 Climate Summary

Posted on February 29, 2024

Wisconsin experienced one of its most climatically eventful Februaries, with record-setting warmth and the first recorded February tornadoes in state history.

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January 2024 Wisconsin Climate Summary

Posted on January 31, 2024

January ended as Wisconsin’s 10th warmest January on record, but not before a mid-month visit from Old Man Winter, coupled with frigid temperatures and heavy snowfall in much of the state.

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Wisconsin Year-End Climate Synopsis for 2023

Posted on January 15, 2024

In 2023 Wisconsin experienced record drought along with unusually warm temperatures, as well as precipitation extremes.

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December 2023 Wisconsin Climate Summary

Posted on December 31, 2023

December was a record warm month in Wisconsin that generally felt like a continuation of November. The exceptional temperatures greatly delayed ice formation on inland lakes and the Great Lakes, and they also suppressed snowfall and snow cover.

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November and Autumn 2023 Wisconsin Climate Summary

Posted on November 30, 2023

November was a very dry month in Wisconsin, yet the state’s drought status remained nearly unchanged, with more than one-third of Wisconsin remaining in at least moderate drought and one-sixth of the state continuing in severe or extreme drought.

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October 2023 Wisconsin Climate Summary

Posted on October 31, 2023

October featured a little bit of everything across Wisconsin. Most notable was the precipitation that finally eased our state’s drought conditions, but the month was also marked by warmer-than-average temperatures that contrasted with a winter-like Halloween.

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September 2023 Wisconsin Climate Summary

Posted on September 30, 2023

One could be forgiven for forgetting September marked the start of meteorological fall. In Wisconsin and beyond, the continued historic hot and dry conditions sure felt more like mid-July. 

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August 2023 Wisconsin Climate Summary

Posted on August 30, 2023

Meteorological summer ended as one of the driest on record. The continued drought conditions were accompanied by a short but intense heat wave in August that included temperatures above 100 degrees.

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July 2023 Wisconsin Climate Summary

Posted on July 30, 2023

The increased rainfall Wisconsin received in July 2023 unfortunately did little to alleviate the state’s drought conditions — in fact, our drought actually got worse.

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