<![CDATA[Heat Is A Thing Of The Past In Wisconsin]]>Hot temperatures in Wisconsin used to be quite common, but have plummeted over the past century. Almost 5% of days in Wisconsin were over 90 degrees in the 1890’s.

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Long heatwaves used to be common in Wisconsin, but they almost never happen any more.

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It is difficult to imagine now, but Wisconsin used to be ravaged by massive forest fires, like the 1871 fire which was one of the largest, and the deadliest in US history.

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We think of Wisconsin as being  a cold, snowy state. But it wasn’t always like that.  Afternoon temperatures in Wisconsin peaked in 1931, and last year had their coldest afternoons  on record.

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The Great Lakes had all-time record  spring and summer ice last year. The climate is changing in Wisconsin. It is getting much colder.

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