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Climate report from Wisconsin, USA
August rainfall total for the southern part of state set new record of 13+ inches, surpassing old record by 2+ inches (1905). August is usually a drier month. While 5 southern counties declared disaster areas due to flooding, the northern half of the state is experiencing a drought. WI's weather has always kept us on our toes with rapid changes, but this year we've experienced crazier than usual weather swings. Two weeks ago, we were running the AC with highs in the upper 80's/lower 90's; Last week, our highest temp didn't get past 70...the furnace kicked on and it was set to 62 degrees F (should mention we left windows open and the temp dropped to 35 DegF overnight with frost warnings..that was Sat.(9-15); tomorrow (9-19-07), they're forecasting a record breaking high temp in low 90's....AC will be on again!
Our Winter's have also been unusual...very little snow fall, crazy temperature swings...this past January was unseasonably warm while February was brutal...3 weeks of very cold and/or windy weather, too cold to clean windows (our business), which is the longest time we can remember being completely shut out of window cleaning due to weather conditions. February was also when our lakes FINALLY froze over (they usually freeze over by end of Dec.) In the recent past, we were somewhat spoiled by the unseasonably warm Winters of '01-'05. We used to always have snow in Winter prior to '01...but after so many dry Winters no one expects a white one as the "norm" anymore.
I miss the snowy Winters, but I suppose with the threat of sudden ice-age onset I should be careful what I wish for...
August rainfall total for the southern part of state set new record of 13+ inches, surpassing old record by 2+ inches (1905). August is usually a drier month. While 5 southern counties declared disaster areas due to flooding, the northern half of the state is experiencing a drought. WI's weather has always kept us on our toes with rapid changes, but this year we've experienced crazier than usual weather swings. Two weeks ago, we were running the AC with highs in the upper 80's/lower 90's; Last week, our highest temp didn't get past 70...the furnace kicked on and it was set to 62 degrees F (should mention we left windows open and the temp dropped to 35 DegF overnight with frost warnings..that was Sat.(9-15); tomorrow (9-19-07), they're forecasting a record breaking high temp in low 90's....AC will be on again!
Our Winter's have also been unusual...very little snow fall, crazy temperature swings...this past January was unseasonably warm while February was brutal...3 weeks of very cold and/or windy weather, too cold to clean windows (our business), which is the longest time we can remember being completely shut out of window cleaning due to weather conditions. February was also when our lakes FINALLY froze over (they usually freeze over by end of Dec.) In the recent past, we were somewhat spoiled by the unseasonably warm Winters of '01-'05. We used to always have snow in Winter prior to '01...but after so many dry Winters no one expects a white one as the "norm" anymore.
I miss the snowy Winters, but I suppose with the threat of sudden ice-age onset I should be careful what I wish for...