Daily Archives: June 13, 2016

How do you measure how hot the summer is?

After experiencing our first 90-degree day of the season on Friday, many people are wondering what we might expect this summer.

It turns out that the number or 90-degree days each summer is extremely variable here in Madison. From 1971 to 2015, the average number of days at or above 90 in Madison was 10.96. This average, however, struggles to convey a sense of the variability. Continue reading

Category: Climate, Meteorology, Seasons

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