Barron, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Barron has an annual average temperature of 43°F with about 31.4 inches of precipitation per year and 52.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.7°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.21 in) and February the driest (0.82 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,202
Cooling need
270

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

80 of 366 (21.9%) of Barron'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.

1940s
0
1950s
26
1960s
47
1970s
27
1980s
60
1990s
41
2000s
53
2010s
58
2020s
54

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 21.6°F 1.7°F 11.6°F 0.89 in 10.5 in 8
February 27.2°F 4.8°F 16.0°F 0.82 in 10.7 in 6
March 39.6°F 18.1°F 28.9°F 1.47 in 8.9 in 7
April 54.3°F 31.6°F 43.0°F 2.77 in 3.5 in 10
May 67.8°F 44.7°F 56.2°F 3.85 in 0.5 in 12
June 77.3°F 54.7°F 66.0°F 4.17 in 12
July 81.4°F 58.8°F 70.1°F 3.98 in 11
August 79.5°F 56.3°F 67.9°F 4.21 in 11
September 71.4°F 47.8°F 59.6°F 3.34 in 11
October 56.8°F 35.3°F 46.1°F 3.03 in 0.8 in 10
November 40.4°F 22.9°F 31.7°F 1.68 in 5.7 in 7
December 27.1°F 10.0°F 18.5°F 1.22 in 11.9 in 8

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