Wisconsin Emergency Management

Governor Doyle has proclaimed November 9-13, 2009 as Winter Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin.

The annual campaign sponsored by Wisconsin Emergency Management and NOAA’s National Weather Service is to remind people to be prepared for winter conditions that could threaten their safety.

Winter storms are considered deceptive killers because most deaths are indirectly related to the storm such as traffic accidents on icy or snow-covered roads, prolonged exposure to the cold, or indoor carbon monoxide poisoning.

It is important to start taking preventive measures for winter weather. Now is the perfect time to winterize your car and home, gather items for a disaster kit, and make sure you have a NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, or a commercial radio with fresh batteries.

If you would like the information e-mailed, please contact Lori Getter at (608) 242-3239 or at lori.getter@wisconsin.gov.

For more information on the winter weather awareness campaign, contact your county emergency management director or your local National Weather Service office.

MONTHLY HISTORICAL STATE CLIMATE SUMMARIES --Wisconsin State Climatology Office

Year	Lowest	Date	Station	County
1885	-42	Jan 1885	Neillsville	Clark
1886	-38	Jan 1886	Wausau	Marathon
1887	-42	Jan 1887	Fond du Lac	Fond du Lac
1888	-44	Jan 1888	Fond du Lac	Fond du Lac
1889	-36	Feb 1889	Embarrass	Waupaca
1890	-36	Jan 1890	Neillsville	Clark
1891	-44	1 Mar 1891	Rhinelander	Oneida
1892	-45	19 Jan 1892	Hayward	Sawyer
1893	-40	14 Jan 1893	Osceola Mills & Whitehall	Polk, Trempealeau
1894	-42	24 Jan 1894	Barron & Osceola	Barron, Polk
1895	-49	Feb 1895	Hayward	Sawyer
1896	-39	5 Jan 1896	Hayward	Sawyer
1897	-38	26 Jan 1897	Osceola	Polk
1898	-40	31 Dec 1898	Osceola	Polk
1899	-50	10 Feb 1899	Easton	Adams
1900	-39	9 Feb 1900 26 Feb 1900	Prentice Heafford	Price, Lincoln
1901	-40	13 Dec 1901	Barron	Barron
1902	-39	28 Jan 1902	Hayward	Sawyer
1903	-40	16 Feb 1903	Grantsburg	Burnett
1904	-47	1 Feb 1904	Osceola	Polk
1905	-38	3 Feb 1905 15 Feb 1905	Hayward & Osceola Hillsboro & Osceola	Sawyer, Polk Vernon, Polk
1906	-41	5 Feb 1906	Prentice	Price
1907	-50	4 Feb 1907	Hayward & Solon Springs	Sawyer, Douglas
1908	-39	30 Jan 1908	Long Lake	Oneida
1909	-48	12 Jan 1909	Merrill	Lincoln
1910	-42	18 Feb 1910	Long Lake	Oneida
1911	-43	4 Jan 1911	Hatfield	Jackson
1912	-49	6 Jan 1912 7 Jan 1912 12 Jan 1912	Long Lake Whitehall Hayward	Oneida Trempealeau Sawyer
1913	-39	7 Mar 1913	Long Lake	Oneida
1914	-42	12 Feb 1914	Long Lake	Oneida
1915	-52	28 Jan 1915	Winter (near)	Sawyer
1916	-50	14 Jan 1916	Winter (near)	Sawyer
1917	-46	5 Mar 1917	Deerskin Dam	Forest
1918	-51	1 Feb 1918	Hatfield	Jackson
1919	-45	15 Dec 1919	Winter	Sawyer
1920	-42	18 Feb 1920	Winter	Sawyer
1921	-35	25 Dec 1921	Winter	Sawyer
1922	-54	24 Jan 1922	Danbury	Burnett
1923	-43	5 Feb 1923	Long Lake	Oneida
1924	-44	4 Jan 1924	Hatfield	Jackson
1925	-39	27 Jan 1925	Amery, Hatfield, Long Lake & Prentice	Polk, Jackson, Oneida, Price
1926	-37	13 Mar 1926	Long Lake	Oneida
1927	-47	26 Jan 1927	Chippewa P.K. Reservoir	Sawyer
1928	-51	25 Feb 1928	Rest Lake	Vilas
1929	-48	19 Feb 1929 20 Feb 1929	Meadow Valley Hatfield	Juneau Jackson
1930	-45	22 Jan 1930	Hatfield	Jackson
1931	-25	10 Feb 1931	Minocqua & Rest Lake	Oneida, Vilas
1932	-36	16 Dec 1932	Long Lake	Oneida
1933	-42	8 Feb 1933	Grantsburg	Burnett
1934	-40	8 Feb 1934 27 Feb 1934	Long Lake Long Lake	Oneida Oneida
1935	-50	23 Jan 1935	Grantsburg	Burnett
1936	-52	16 Feb 1936	Cumberland	Barron
1937	-41	10 Jan 1937	Hatfield	Jackson
1938	-51	1 Feb 1938	Long Lake	Oneida
1939	-43	21 Feb 1939	Danbury & P.K. Reservoir	Burnett, Sawyer
1940	-38	25 Feb 1940	Hatfield	Jackson
1941	-28	18 Mar 1941	Prentice (near)	Price
1942	-39	19 Feb 1942	Rest Lake	Vilas
1943	-40	3 Mar 1943 8 Mar 1943	Long Lake Long Lake	Oneida Oneida
1944	-28	26 Dec 1944	Darlington	Lafayette
1945	-38	5 Jan 1945	Mellen	Ashland
1946	-42	31 Dec 1946	Danbury	Burnett
1947	-38	1 Jan 1947	P.K. Reservoir	Sawyer
1948	-45	18 Jan 1948	Mellen	Ashland
1949	-40	2 Feb 1949	Hatfield Power Co. Dam	Jackson
1950	-49	30 Jan 1950	Mellen	Ashland
1951	-53	30 Jan 1951	Lone Rock	Sauk
1952	-40	24 Jan 1952 28 Jan 1952	Danbury Danbury	Burnett, Burnett
1953	-36	16 Jan 1953	Danbury	Burnett
1954	-46	21 Jan 1954	Gordon 2ESE	Douglas
1955	-44	19 Dec 1955	Danbury	Burnett
1956	-31	22 Jan 1956 27 Feb 1956	Amery Black Brook Hydro Station & Gordon 2ESE Danbury	Polk & Douglas Burnett
1957	-35	30 Jan 1957	Couderay	Sawyer
1958	-40	17 Feb 1958	Gordon 2ESE	Douglas
1959	-45	4 Jan 1959	Gordon 2ESE	Douglas
1960	-31	5 Mar 1960	Gordon 2ESE	Douglas
1961	-34	22 Jan 1961	Gordon 2ESE	Douglas
1962	-48	1 Mar 1962	Couderay 2W	Sawyer
1963	-47	15 Jan 1963	Hatfield Hydro Plant	Jackson
1964	-31	27 Dec 1964	Brule Island	Florence,
1965	-45	14 Jan 1965	Gordon 2ESE	Douglas
1966	-40	28 Jan 1966 20 Feb 1966	Gordon 2ESE Gordon 2ESE & Minong 4SW	Douglas Douglas, Washburn
1967	-46	18 Jan 1967	Neillsville 1W	Clark
1968	-42	25 Dec 1968	Minong 5WSW	Washburn
1969	-33	4 Jan 1969	Jump River 5E	Taylor
1970	-44	18 Jan 1970 19 Jan 1970	Gordon 2ESE Drummond 6W	Douglas Bayfield
1971	-44	8 Feb 1971	Hatfield Hydro Plant & Jump River 5E	Jackson, Taylor
1972	-51	15 Jan 1972	Minong 5WSW	Washburn
1973	-41	7 Jan 1973	Drummond 6W	Bayfield
1974	-41	1 Jan 1974	Prentice 1N	Price
1975	-38	9 Feb 1975	Jump River 5E & Prentice 1N	Taylor, Price
1976	-42	30 Dec 1976	Gordon	Douglas
1977	-50	9 Jan 1977	Couderay 8W	Sawyer
1978	-35	3 Feb 1978	Gordon & Minong 5WSW	Douglas, Washburn
1979	-49	2 Jan 1979	Couderay 7W	Sawyer
1980	-34	9 Jan 1980	Minong 5WSW	Washburn
1981	-38	4 Jan 1981	Gordon	Douglas
1982	-46	16 Jan 1982 17 Jan 1982	Couderay 7 W Gordon, Newald 4N & Solon Springs	Sawyer Douglas, Forest, Douglas
1983	-52	19 Dec 1983	Couderay 7W	Sawyer
1984	-45	18 Jan 1984	Couderay 7W	Sawyer
1985	-40	31 Jan 1985	Gordon	Douglas
1986	-35	7 Jan 1986 27 Jan 1986	Brule Island & Gordon Couderay 7W	Florence, Douglas, Sawyer
1987	-36	24 Jan 1987	Weyerhauser	Rusk
1988	-40	2 Feb 1988	Foxboro	Douglas
1989	-38	4 Jan 1989 6 Feb 1989	Foxboro Solon Springs	Douglas, Douglas
1990	-36	27 Dec 1990	Solon Springs	Douglas
1991	-34	26 Jan 1991	Gordon	Douglas
1992	-30	27 Dec 1992	Solon Springs	Douglas
1993	-33	26 Dec 1993	Couderay 7W	Sawyer
1994	-42	19 Jan 1994	St. Croix Falls	Polk
1995	-42	19 Jan 1995	St. Croix Falls	Polk
1996	-55	4 Feb 1996	Couderay 7W	Sawyer
1997	-42	26 Jan 1997	Couderay 7W	Sawyer
1998	-30	31 Dec 1998	Rest Lake	Vilas
1999	-33	1 Jan 1999	Brule RS	Douglas
2000	-33	21 Jan 2000	Jump River 3E	Taylor
2001	-29	11 Feb 2001	Butternut 3N	Ashland
2002	-23	4 Mar 2002	Butternut 3N, Gays Mills, Hillsboro	Ashland, Crawford, Vernon
2003	-32	7 Feb 2003	Big Falls Hydro & Butternut 3N	Rusk Ashland
2004	-35	24 Dec 2004	Jump River	Taylor
2005	-40	17 Jan 2005	Foxboro	Douglas
2006	-33	20 Feb 2006 18 Feb 2006	Big Falls Hydro Necedah 2 SE	Rusk Juneau
2007	-35	7 Feb 2007	Gurney	Iron