Adams, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FRIENDSHIP, WI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Adams has an annual average temperature of 45°F with about 35.1 inches of precipitation per year and 52 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.64 in) and February the driest (1.27 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,563
Cooling need
351

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

106 of 366 (29%) of Adams's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1930s
138
1940s
26
1950s
0
2000s
56
2010s
76
2020s
70

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 25.4°F 6.0°F 15.7°F 1.34 in 11.9 in 10
February 30.4°F 8.7°F 19.6°F 1.27 in 13.9 in 10
March 42.2°F 20.7°F 31.4°F 1.91 in 6.5 in 10
April 55.9°F 32.5°F 44.2°F 3.39 in 2.5 in 12
May 68.7°F 45.1°F 56.9°F 4.19 in 14
June 78.7°F 55.5°F 67.1°F 4.48 in 13
July 82.3°F 59.2°F 70.8°F 4.64 in 11
August 80.5°F 57.0°F 68.8°F 4.35 in 10
September 72.7°F 48.4°F 60.5°F 3.49 in 12
October 58.7°F 36.6°F 47.7°F 2.54 in 0.2 in 11
November 43.7°F 25.4°F 34.5°F 1.89 in 2.2 in 9
December 30.9°F 13.9°F 22.4°F 1.61 in 14.8 in 11

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