Ladysmith, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LADYSMITH 3W, WI US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ladysmith has an annual average temperature of 41.5°F with about 35.8 inches of precipitation per year and 52.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 78.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.12 in) and February the driest (1.03 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,496
Cooling need
21

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

86 of 366 (23.5%) of Ladysmith'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.

1900s
9
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
3
1950s
67
1960s
58
1970s
39
1980s
23
2000s
34
2010s
71
2020s
62

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 24.9°F 2.0°F 13.4°F 1.13 in 9.2 in 10
February 29.7°F 3.7°F 16.7°F 1.03 in 11.7 in 7
March 40.7°F 16.1°F 28.4°F 1.69 in 6.7 in 7
April 54.3°F 28.4°F 41.3°F 3.09 in 5.5 in 11
May 66.7°F 39.9°F 53.3°F 4.19 in 1.3 in 11
June 75.4°F 49.1°F 62.2°F 5.12 in 11
July 78.5°F 52.8°F 65.7°F 4.32 in 9
August 76.7°F 51.5°F 64.1°F 4.20 in 10
September 69.1°F 44.3°F 56.7°F 3.66 in 10
October 56.4°F 33.0°F 44.7°F 3.79 in 0.7 in 11
November 39.9°F 22.5°F 31.2°F 2.01 in 4.8 in 8
December 29.3°F 10.3°F 19.8°F 1.61 in 12.2 in 10

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