Education & Outreach

The Wisconsin State Climatology Office offers these educational materials as part of our commitment to providing interpretation of reliable weather and climate information to our users, helping them to use that information most effectively.

Monthly & Seasonal Climate Summaries

Round-ups of Wisconsin’s climate for each month and season, spotlighting historic rankings and notable, local impacts.

Climate Ed-ucation

Assistant State Climatologist Ed Hopkins’ reports on historic events, climate trends, and weather phenomena.

Wisconsin Climate Chronicles

Blogs about recent Wisconsin weather, seasonal statistics, and climate news you can use.

Coming Soon: Fact Sheets

Explanations of commonly asked questions about weather and climate, and how they impact Wisconsin.

Our outreach specialists provide guided workshops for K-12 classes, homeschool groups, 4-H, and youth groups, both independently and through the UW—Madison’s Cross-Campus Science Field Trip program. For more information on workshop offerings, contact us.

Submit a Topic Idea

Is there a weather phenomenon, historic event, or climate concept that you’d like the State Climatology Office to write about? Share your request by emailing us at stclim@aos.wisc.edu.