UWSSLEC LibGuides: Wisconsin: Climate

Climate and Weather Links

Wisconsin State Climatology Office
Manages data for climate monitoring, provides climate information to Wisconsin residents and government agencies and conducts climate research.
State Cartographer's Office
An online resource for mapping information and spatial data in the State of Wisconsin
Air Monitoring Network
Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring in Wisconsin
Air Now
Current Air Quality Index for Wisconsin
Wisconsin Weather Conditions and Forecasts
Able to click on a county to see weather for that area.
Climate Wisconsin
Stories from a state of change:
FlyFishing
Birkebeiner
Sugaring
Ice Fishing
Extreme Heat
Phenology
Farming
Forestry
Shipping
Gifts of the Glaciers
Thousands of years ago, the melting mile-thick glaciers of the Wisconsin Ice Age left the North American continent a magnificent gift: five fantastic freshwater seas collectively known today as the Great Lakes. This website from the University of Wisconsin Seagrant has an animated glacial movement map and information about the Great Lakes.
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
The Survey provides scientific information about the geology, mineral resources, water resources, soil, climate, and biology of Wisconsin. This site provides information about the Survey's publications, and includes downloadable maps such as Bedrock Geology of Wisconsin, Early Vegetation of Wisconsin, and others.

Lake Delton Wisconsin Dam Break

This video shows the dam break and its aftermath as a result of the flood of 2008.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OflIsb0He4&feature=related)

Wisconsin Tornado

Storm Chaser Andrew Pritchard of PrairieStormMedia.com caught this tornado near Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin on July 22, 2010! This storm produced multiple tornadoes and caused damage in several areas of southeast Wisconsin.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdsp7IrxD6E)

2010 Snowstorm

Heavy lake effect snow and high winds made for a tough go in parts of southern wisconsin on January 7th. Snowfall totals from the storm ranged from 4"in western Wisconsin to over 12" in Ozaukee County. This footage was taken in Milwaukee.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsPgdK9oGkw)

Wisconsin Annual Precipitation

(http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/?n=ahps-precip)

Statewide Average Climate Summary: Wisconsin

1971-2000 NCDC Normals

Element	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	ANN
Ave. Temp °F	13.2	19.0	30.1	43.2	55.5	64.5	69.1	66.9	58.1	46.7	32.4	19.0	43.1
Precip (in)	1.22	1.00	1.96	2.86	3.37	4.02	4.07	4.27	3.74	2.50	2.29	1.34	32.63
Snow (in)	14.0	8.6	8.5	2.9	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	6.0	11.9	52.4
Heating Degree Days*	1504	1210	1012	611	292	79	20	42	166	502	895	1326	7657
Cooling Degree Days*	0	0	0	0	29	101	193	155	29	2	0	0	509