Elk Mound, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EAU CLAIRE RGNL AP, WI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Elk Mound has an annual average temperature of 44.7°F with about 33 inches of precipitation per year and 55.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.83 in) and January the driest (1.03 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,677
Cooling need
375

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

75 of 366 (20.5%) of Elk Mound'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
1
1950s
32
1960s
42
1970s
21
1980s
64
1990s
50
2000s
50
2010s
50
2020s
56

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 23.4°F 5.8°F 14.6°F 1.03 in 13.5 in 11
February 28.4°F 9.1°F 18.8°F 1.10 in 11.2 in 8
March 41.3°F 21.2°F 31.2°F 1.97 in 9.6 in 10
April 56.5°F 33.2°F 44.8°F 3.08 in 4.3 in 12
May 69.6°F 45.1°F 57.4°F 3.91 in 0.4 in 13
June 78.7°F 55.5°F 67.1°F 4.83 in 12
July 82.8°F 59.8°F 71.3°F 3.61 in 11
August 80.4°F 57.7°F 69.1°F 4.18 in 10
September 72.3°F 49.3°F 60.8°F 3.65 in 11
October 58.0°F 36.9°F 47.5°F 2.49 in 0.7 in 10
November 42.0°F 24.7°F 33.4°F 1.79 in 4.7 in 9
December 28.7°F 12.6°F 20.6°F 1.35 in 11.0 in 10

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