Wisconsin’s annual climate

Wisconsin is located south of Lake Superior and west of Lake Michigan on the Great Lakes. It has a temperate continental climate. The climate characteristics of the temperate continental climate can be summarized as follows: cold winters and hot summers, large annual temperature differences, concentrated precipitation, four distinct seasons, low annual rainfall, and strong continental character. Wisconsin has long warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in January ranges from minus 12 degrees Celsius in the north to minus 5 degrees 6 degrees Celsius in the southeast. The average summer temperature in July ranges from 19 degrees Celsius in the north to 22 degrees Celsius in the southwest. The average annual precipitation in northern Wisconsin ranges from 125 to 150 centimeters, while the average annual precipitation in southern Wisconsin is 76 centimeters. The average annual snowfall in the southern part of the state is 76 centimeters, while in the northern county of Ernie, the average annual snowfall can reach 254 centimeters.