Waterford, WI

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Waterford has an annual average temperature of 46.7°F with about 36.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.66 in) and February the driest (1.70 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,942
Cooling need
351

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

272 of 366 (74.3%) of Waterford'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.

2010s
215
2020s
151

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 28.8°F 11.6°F 20.2°F 1.73 in
February 32.2°F 14.1°F 23.2°F 1.70 in
March 43.2°F 24.2°F 33.7°F 2.15 in
April 55.9°F 34.5°F 45.2°F 3.76 in
May 68.1°F 44.9°F 56.5°F 3.99 in
June 78.2°F 55.1°F 66.6°F 4.66 in
July 82.0°F 59.5°F 70.8°F 3.75 in
August 80.5°F 58.0°F 69.3°F 3.77 in
September 73.6°F 50.0°F 61.8°F 3.62 in
October 60.9°F 38.7°F 49.8°F 2.95 in
November 45.9°F 28.0°F 37.0°F 2.38 in
December 34.1°F 18.2°F 26.2°F 1.93 in

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