Beaver Dam, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Beaver Dam has an annual average temperature of 44.9°F with about 36.3 inches of precipitation per year and 43.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.04 in) and February the driest (1.42 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,509
Cooling need
285

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

55 of 366 (15%) of Beaver Dam'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.

1890s
19
1940s
0
1950s
51
1960s
38
1970s
42
1980s
48
1990s
33
2000s
49
2010s
48
2020s
38

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 24.7°F 8.8°F 16.8°F 1.49 in 13.0 in 10
February 28.6°F 11.4°F 20.0°F 1.42 in 10.6 in 9
March 40.8°F 22.5°F 31.6°F 2.13 in 6.6 in 9
April 54.3°F 33.9°F 44.1°F 3.83 in 1.7 in 11
May 66.5°F 45.7°F 56.1°F 4.05 in 0.1 in 12
June 76.6°F 55.8°F 66.2°F 5.04 in 11
July 80.1°F 59.8°F 70.0°F 4.14 in 10
August 78.3°F 58.2°F 68.3°F 4.07 in 10
September 71.6°F 49.6°F 60.6°F 3.26 in 10
October 58.4°F 37.9°F 48.1°F 3.04 in 0.4 in 10
November 42.9°F 26.2°F 34.5°F 2.15 in 2.1 in 8
December 30.4°F 15.4°F 22.9°F 1.65 in 8.8 in 10

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