Zip 54642 (Melrose, WI) Climate

Melrose, WI 54642 has a typical Midwestern climate with cold winters and warm, humid summers. Average temperatures range from highs in the mid-80s Fahrenheit during the summer months to lows below zero during the winter. Precipitation levels are relatively low all year round, but can increase significantly during spring and summer thunderstorms. Winter snowfall can be heavy at times, with up to 25 inches of snow possible each season.

Melrose (zip 54642), Wisconsin gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Melrose (zip 54642) averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Melrose (zip 54642). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Melrose (zip 54642) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 54642 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Wisconsin.

9.2 Summer - 4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 54642 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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.

July is the hottest month for the 54642 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Wisconsin. In the 54642 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 54642 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 54642 zip code, there are 6.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Wisconsin.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 54642 zip code with an average of 4.5°. This is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54642 zip code, there are 171.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

In the 54642 zip code, there are 31.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wisconsin.

Humidity in the 54642 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

August is the wettest month in the 54642 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.6 inches in the 54642 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Wisconsin.

May is the rainiest month in the 54642 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 102.7 rainy days annually in the 54642 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Wisconsin. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 38.4 inches in the 54642 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Wisconsin. December is the snowiest month in the 54642 zip code with 9.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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