Balsam Lake, WI

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Balsam Lake has an annual average temperature of 44.1°F with about 32.9 inches of precipitation per year and 61.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.34 in) and January the driest (0.81 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,824
Cooling need
300

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

96 of 366 (26.2%) of Balsam Lake'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.

1970s
36
1980s
78
1990s
54
2000s
62
2010s
71
2020s
65

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 22.0°F 4.6°F 13.3°F 0.81 in 9.8 in 8
February 27.5°F 8.4°F 17.9°F 0.83 in 12.6 in 7
March 40.4°F 21.0°F 30.7°F 1.49 in 9.0 in 8
April 55.3°F 33.6°F 44.4°F 2.71 in 4.6 in 10
May 68.1°F 45.9°F 57.0°F 4.21 in 0.2 in 12
June 76.9°F 55.6°F 66.3°F 4.18 in 12
July 80.8°F 60.0°F 70.4°F 4.34 in 11
August 78.7°F 58.0°F 68.3°F 4.28 in 11
September 71.2°F 50.4°F 60.8°F 3.57 in 10
October 57.0°F 38.1°F 47.6°F 3.41 in 1.3 in 11
November 40.2°F 25.1°F 32.7°F 1.89 in 8.4 in 8
December 27.2°F 12.4°F 19.8°F 1.17 in 15.3 in 9

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