Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

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Milwaukee, WI - Preliminary Local Climatological Data

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Madison, WI - Preliminary Local Climatological Data

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Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Milwaukee

Madison

Milwaukee, WI - Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Milwaukee

Madison

Madison, WI - Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Milwaukee

Madison

Milwaukee, WI - Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Milwaukee

Madison

Madison, WI - Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Milwaukee

Madison

Milwaukee, WI - Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Milwaukee

Madison

Madison, WI - Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Milwaukee

Madison

Milwaukee, WI - Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Milwaukee

Madison

Madison, WI - Preliminary Local Climatological Data

Frost/Freeze and Growing Season Page

The Growing Season is defined as the number of days between the LAST 32 degrees or lower in Spring to the FIRST 32 degrees or lower in Autumn.

Median Date of First Freeze in Fall	Median Date of Last Freeze in Spring

Last 32 Degree or Lower Day in Spring
	Milwaukee	Madison
Avg. Date	04/27	05/03
Earliest	03/29/1878	04/24/1930
Latest	05/27/1961	06/10/1972

First 32 Degree or Lower Day in Autumn
	Milwaukee	Madison
Avg. Date	10/22	10/07
Earliest	09/20/1956	09/12/1955
Latest	11/24/1931	11/12/1946

Length of Growning Season (Last 32°F in Spring to First 32°F in Autumn)
	Milwaukee	Madison
Avg. Length	181 Days (04/27 to 10/22)	158 Days (05/03 to 10/07)
Longest	222 Days (04/11 to 11/18 of 1985)	210 Days (04/11 to 11/06 of 1938 (tied with 1878)
Shortest	124 Days 05/28 to 09/28 of 1961)	106 Days (05/30 to 09/12 of 1964)

MKX RSS Feed

Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

Climate Stats for Southern Wisconsin