Wisconsin Spring Climate
 

(March, April and May)

News/Events/Other Temperature Precipitation

Severe Weather Sunrise/Sunset Holidays

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News/Events/Other

• The week of 18-22 March 2013 was National Flood Safety Awareness Week.
• In April, the week of 15-19 April 2013 has been declared as Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin; a statewide tornado drill will be conducted on the afternoon of Thursday 18 April 2013. 
• Wednesday 8 May 2013 will be NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards Day in Wisconsin
• The week of 18-24 May 2013 is National Safe Boating Week (sponsored by National Safe Boating Council)
• Many related graphs and links may be found below and on the Climate Watch and Climate Impacts pages.


• Climatic outlooks and prognostic discussion from the Climatic Prediction Center
• Does southern Wisconsin always get a major winter storm during the WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament? Check the State Tournament Myth.
  
• Check Wisconsin Dept. of Tourism for events around the state

Temperature

• Map of Mean Spring Temperatures (1971-2000 normals)


• Long-term Variation in Average Spring Temperatures Statewide and:
  

  Northwest	North Central	Northeast
  West Central	Central	East Central
  Southwest	South Central	Southeast



• Graph of Wisconsin's Top 20 Coldest Springs and Top 20 Warmest Springs arranged by decade
• Map of Median Date of Last frost in Spring (1971-2000 normals)


• Temperature Data for Major Wisconsin Cities:
  

  Eau Claire	Green Bay	La Crosse
  Madison	Milwaukee	Wausau

Precipitation

• Map of Mean Spring Precipitation (1971-2000 normals)


• Long-term Variation in Average Spring precipitation Statewide and:
  

  Northwest	North Central	Northeast
  West Central	Central	East Central
  Southwest	South Central	Southeast



• Precipitation Data for Major Wisconsin Cities:
  

  Eau Claire	Green Bay	La Crosse
  Madison	Milwaukee	Wausau



• Graph of Wisconsin's Top 20 Driest Springs and Top 20 Wettest Springs arranged by decade

Severe Weather

• Severe weather events and casualties from the Milwaukee/Sullivan NWS Forecast Office between 1982-2012:
  

  Tornadoes	Thunderstorm Winds
  Lightning	Hail
  All Flood Events	All severe weather events




• Tornado Maps from NWS Milwaukee Field Office for:
  2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 2011 and  2012 .


• Wisconsin Severe Weather Climatology and Info Page from NWS Milwaukee Field Office
• Annual number of Wisconsin tornadoes since 1950 according to F-scale

Sunrise/Sunset

• Time of sunrise on 21 March, 21 April, and 21 May.
  
  
• Time of sunset on: 21 March, 21 April, and 21 May.
  
  
• Duration of sunshine on: 21 March, 21 April, and 21 May.

Holidays

• Memorial Day (last Monday in May).