Turtle Lake CDP (Walworth County), WI Climate

Turtle Lake CDP (Walworth County), WI has a humid continental climate, which is characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit, while in the winter it drops to around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average of 35 inches of rainfall each year with snowfall averaging around 45 inches annually. Because of its location in the Great Lakes region, Turtle Lake CDP can experience lake-effect snowstorms that cause heavy snowfall in certain areas. Overall, the climate is relatively mild and comfortable throughout the year with distinct seasons but no extreme weather conditions.

Climate	Turtle Lake CDP (Walworth County), Wisconsin	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.