Dorchester, WI
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MEDFORD, WI US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Dorchester has an annual average temperature of 41.8°F with about 34.2 inches of precipitation per year and 57 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 78.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.84 in) and January the driest (1.09 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
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All-time records →22 of 366 (6%) of Dorchester'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.
| 1880s | 0 | |
| 1890s | 80 | |
| 1900s | 74 | |
| 1910s | 19 | |
| 1920s | 16 | |
| 1930s | 38 | |
| 1940s | 16 | |
| 1950s | 21 | |
| 1960s | 5 | |
| 1970s | 11 | |
| 1980s | 13 | |
| 1990s | 16 | |
| 2000s | 21 | |
| 2010s | 21 | |
| 2020s | 15 |
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 | 20.6°F | 2.3°F | 11.4°F | 1.09 in | 12.8 in | 10 |
| February | 25.8°F | 5.6°F | 15.7°F | 1.10 in | 13.9 in | 7 |
| March | 38.1°F | 17.9°F | 28.0°F | 1.67 in | 6.0 in | 8 |
| April | 52.3°F | 30.6°F | 41.5°F | 2.98 in | 4.0 in | 11 |
| May | 65.8°F | 43.3°F | 54.5°F | 3.68 in | 0.1 in | 12 |
| June | 74.8°F | 53.3°F | 64.0°F | 4.84 in | — | 12 |
| July | 78.8°F | 57.2°F | 68.0°F | 4.02 in | — | 11 |
| August | 77.0°F | 55.3°F | 66.2°F | 4.30 in | — | 11 |
| September | 69.2°F | 47.3°F | 58.3°F | 3.90 in | — | 11 |
| October | 54.8°F | 34.5°F | 44.7°F | 3.25 in | 0.5 in | 11 |
| November | 38.7°F | 23.0°F | 30.9°F | 1.94 in | 4.5 in | 9 |
| December | 25.9°F | 10.3°F | 18.1°F | 1.43 in | 15.2 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Dorchester
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