MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — 2024 set Wisconsin weather records.
That’s according to the Annual Climate Summary from the State Climatology Office at UW Madison. This past year was officially the warmest on record since 1895, with a statewide average temperature of 47.6 degrees – 3.8 degrees above the 1991 to 2020 normal. This surpassed the previous record of 47.4 degrees, set in 2012.
Most areas of the state had temperatures three to four degrees above normal. A few pockets even reached four to five degrees above normal. The second warmest February on record contributed significantly to the year’s exceptional warmth.
Last year was the 13th wettest on record with a statewide average of 37.0 inches, compared to the normal of 34.05 inches. This included the wettest March-through-August period on record.