Alma, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALMA DAM 4, WI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Alma has an annual average temperature of 45.8°F with about 37.2 inches of precipitation per year and 37.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.68 in) and January the driest (0.95 in). Snow typically falls from November through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,317
Cooling need
417

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

72 of 366 (19.7%) of Alma'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
7
1940s
8
1950s
52
1960s
45
1970s
27
1980s
34
1990s
38
2000s
43
2010s
59
2020s
53

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 23.9°F 8.1°F 16.0°F 0.95 in 9.9 in 9
February 28.8°F 11.8°F 20.3°F 1.01 in 8.6 in 6
March 41.2°F 24.0°F 32.6°F 1.85 in 6.6 in 8
April 55.8°F 36.1°F 46.0°F 3.51 in 1.6 in 11
May 67.9°F 48.1°F 58.0°F 4.81 in 0.2 in 13
June 77.3°F 58.0°F 67.7°F 5.68 in 13
July 80.9°F 62.4°F 71.6°F 4.59 in 10
August 78.7°F 60.5°F 69.6°F 5.00 in 10
September 71.4°F 52.9°F 62.1°F 4.13 in 9
October 57.7°F 40.5°F 49.1°F 2.61 in 0.1 in 10
November 41.9°F 27.6°F 34.8°F 1.92 in 1.8 in 7
December 29.1°F 15.2°F 22.2°F 1.11 in 8.6 in 8

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