Plum City, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Plum City has an annual average temperature of 45.1°F with about 35.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.11 in) and January the driest (1.13 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,566
Cooling need
405

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

214 of 366 (58.5%) of Plum City'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.

1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1990s
0
2000s
47
2010s
192
2020s
127

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 24.6°F 4.5°F 14.6°F 1.13 in 7
February 29.3°F 7.6°F 18.4°F 1.17 in 6
March 42.0°F 21.3°F 31.6°F 2.06 in 8
April 56.0°F 33.8°F 44.9°F 3.31 in 10
May 68.3°F 46.6°F 57.4°F 4.22 in 12
June 78.1°F 56.5°F 67.3°F 5.11 in 12
July 82.4°F 60.7°F 71.5°F 3.91 in 10
August 80.2°F 59.1°F 69.7°F 4.51 in 9
September 73.0°F 50.4°F 61.7°F 3.76 in 9
October 59.2°F 38.2°F 48.7°F 2.72 in 10
November 42.6°F 25.2°F 33.9°F 1.81 in 6
December 30.0°F 13.1°F 21.6°F 1.48 in 8

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