Jump River (3 mi E), Wisconsin climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Jump River (3 mi E)'s normal year runs from 4°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 34.8 inches of precipitation and 70 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.7°C, January lows of −16°C, July highs of 26°C, 883 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationJump River (3 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00474080
- Location45.35°N 90.75°W
- Elevation1,265 ft (386 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Jump River (3 mi E) is 52°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Jump River (3 mi E).
- Jan 22° 4°
- Feb 27° 7°
- Mar 40° 19°
- Apr 54° 31°
- May 67° 43°
- Jun 75° 52°
- Jul 79° 56°
- Aug 77° 54°
- Sep 69° 47°
- Oct 55° 36°
- Nov 39° 24°
- Dec 27° 12°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Jump River (3 mi E) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 4°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.03 in), the least in February (1.03 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°F | 4°F | 12.9°F | 1.07 | 17.2 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 27°F | 7°F | 16.9°F | 1.03 | 13.7 | 6 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 40°F | 19°F | 29.2°F | 1.68 | 11.0 | 7 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 31°F | 42.6°F | 3.34 | 3.9 | 9 | <1 | 17 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 54.9°F | 3.91 | 0.5 | 10 | <1 | 5 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 75°F | 52°F | 63.5°F | 5.03 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 79°F | 56°F | 67.3°F | 3.84 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 77°F | 54°F | 65.2°F | 4.21 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 69°F | 47°F | 57.5°F | 4.08 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 3 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 55°F | 36°F | 45.4°F | 3.21 | 0.8 | 9 | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| November | 39°F | 24°F | 31.3°F | 2.01 | 6.2 | 7 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 27°F | 12°F | 19.2°F | 1.34 | 17.0 | 8 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 52°F | 32°F | 42.2°F | 34.75 | 70.4 | 103 | 2 | 178 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6°C | −16°C | −10.6°C | 27 mm | 44 cm |
| February | −3°C | −14°C | −8.4°C | 26 mm | 35 cm |
| March | 4°C | −7°C | −1.6°C | 43 mm | 28 cm |
| April | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 85 mm | 10 cm |
| May | 19°C | 6°C | 12.7°C | 99 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 24°C | 11°C | 17.5°C | 128 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 13°C | 19.6°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 12°C | 18.4°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20°C | 8°C | 14.2°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | 2°C | 7.4°C | 82 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 4°C | −5°C | −0.4°C | 51 mm | 16 cm |
| December | −3°C | −11°C | −7.1°C | 34 mm | 43 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00474080; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Jump River (3 mi E)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00474080.
When is the last frost at Jump River (3 mi E)?
In Jump River (3 mi E), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 20 in half of years and after June 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 23 in half of years and before September 6 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 201 year in 10 after June 4; 9 in 10 after May 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 231 year in 10 before September 6; 9 in 10 before October 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 125 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 147 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 6 in half of springs and before October 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jump River (3 mi E) in zone 4a in ZIP code 54766, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −28°F (21 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Wisconsin · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00474080; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Jump River (3 mi E)?
In a normal year in Jump River (3 mi E), 2 days a year reach 90°F, 178 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 103 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 178a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 84high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 103a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 21a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1962) is 100°F, on August 2, 1964; the lowest is −47°F, on January 2, 1979.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2010, with 44.75 in; the snowiest season is 1995–96, with 106.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00474080; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00474080. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Jump River (3 mi E)?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Jump River (3 mi E), 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (57%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 1.7 |
| February | 76% | 2.8 |
| March | 73% | 3.9 |
| April | 68% | 4.6 |
| May | 68% | 5.4 |
| June | 73% | 6.0 |
| July | 78% | 6.2 |
| August | 76% | 5.2 |
| September | 74% | 4.0 |
| October | 66% | 2.5 |
| November | 62% | 1.6 |
| December | 57% | 1.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Jump River (3 mi E) record?
A normal year at Jump River (3 mi E) brings 8,591 heating degree days, 60% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 305 cooling degree days, 66% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,980 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,613 | 0 |
| February | 1,347 | 0 |
| March | 1,110 | 0 |
| April | 675 | 1 |
| May | 330 | 17 |
| June | 109 | 64 |
| July | 47 | 116 |
| August | 72 | 78 |
| September | 250 | 27 |
| October | 610 | 2 |
| November | 1,010 | 0 |
| December | 1,420 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,591 | 305 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00474080. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Jump River (3 mi E)'s climate compare?
Jump River (3 mi E) is warmer than 30 of the 165 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 84. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.2°F is warmer than 10%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Jump River (3 mi E) is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Jump River (3 mi E) share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Gilman, WI381 people · 13 mi S
- Hawkins, WI327 people · 11 mi N
- Jump River, WI57 people · 2 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Jump River (3 mi E)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Jump River (3 mi E)?
January, with a normal high of 22°F and a normal low of 4°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow at Jump River (3 mi E)?
Yes: 70 inches in a normal year, falling on 33 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (17.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Jump River (3 mi E)?
June, with 5.03 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.03 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Jump River (3 mi E) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Jump River (3 mi E) in zone 4a in ZIP code 54766, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −28°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come at Jump River (3 mi E)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 20; in one year in ten it comes after June 4. Waiting until June 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Big Falls Hydro, WI17 miles from this station, 42.3°F a year
- Ladysmith, WI20 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Holcombe, WI21 miles from this station, 42.7°F a year
- Medford, WI25 miles from this station, 41.8°F a year
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