Poplar, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Poplar has an annual average temperature of 40.6°F with about 33.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 77.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.8°F). August is typically the wettest month (4.47 in) and February the driest (1.04 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,835
Cooling need
45

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

67 of 366 (18.3%) of Poplar'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.

1920s
7
1930s
113
1940s
30
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
5
1980s
0
1990s
37
2000s
81
2010s
42
2020s
51

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 20.2°F 1.8°F 11.0°F 1.06 in
February 25.7°F 5.3°F 15.5°F 1.04 in
March 37.3°F 17.6°F 27.5°F 1.63 in
April 50.2°F 29.0°F 39.6°F 2.75 in
May 64.3°F 39.9°F 52.1°F 3.66 in
June 73.3°F 49.7°F 61.5°F 4.11 in
July 77.6°F 55.4°F 66.5°F 4.38 in
August 75.2°F 53.9°F 64.6°F 4.47 in
September 66.7°F 46.3°F 56.5°F 3.57 in
October 52.9°F 34.9°F 43.9°F 3.28 in
November 37.7°F 23.4°F 30.6°F 2.05 in
December 25.2°F 10.2°F 17.7°F 1.44 in

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