Jefferson, WI

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Jefferson has an annual average temperature of 47.2°F with about 38.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.97 in) and February the driest (1.58 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,900
Cooling need
492

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Climate change signal

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177 of 366 (48.4%) of Jefferson'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.

2000s
100
2010s
165
2020s
101

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 26.8°F 11.0°F 18.9°F 1.64 in 11
February 31.1°F 14.1°F 22.6°F 1.58 in 10
March 43.2°F 24.6°F 33.9°F 2.14 in 9
April 56.3°F 35.5°F 45.9°F 4.02 in 13
May 68.7°F 48.1°F 58.4°F 4.45 in 13
June 78.8°F 58.1°F 68.4°F 4.97 in 11
July 82.4°F 62.4°F 72.4°F 4.54 in 9
August 80.4°F 60.8°F 70.6°F 4.30 in 10
September 73.6°F 51.8°F 62.7°F 3.72 in 10
October 60.3°F 40.6°F 50.5°F 3.12 in 12
November 45.1°F 28.5°F 36.8°F 2.37 in 10
December 32.5°F 18.2°F 25.3°F 1.89 in 11

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