686                            WISCONSIN BLUE BOOK 1987-1988


               WISCONSIN AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE

                               By Region and State, 1981-1985*

                                     (In Degrees Fahrenheit)


  Region
  and                                                                   
                       Annual
  Year               Jan.  Feb. Mar.    Apr.  May   June  July  Aug.   Sept.
 Oct.  Nov. Dec.    Average
  Northwest
    1981 ..........14.7    20.0   32.1  44.2  53.2  62.8  68.4   67.2   56.2
 43.4  36.2  16.6     42.9
    1982 ..........-.2     12.6   25.4  39.1  58.1  58.2  69.8   64.6   57.1
47.7   28.4  22.8     40.3
    1983 ..........16.1    24.5   30.7  38.6  49.9  62.8  72.3   71.3  59.1
  46.1  32.3   3.5     42.2
    1984 ........... 9.6   25.9   22.5  44.1  51.9  64.8  68.0   69.7  54.2
  49.0  31.1  16.7     42.3
    1985 ........... 9.0   13.0  33.2   46.7  58.0  59.6  67.2   63.1  56.4
 45.3   23.8   5.6     40.1
  North Central
    1981 ..........12.6    19.6  30.0   43.1  51.6  62.0  66.3   65.8  54.4
 41.8   35.1  17.3     41.6
    1982 ........... 1.6   12.3  24.6  36.5   58.0  56.3  67.9   62.6  54.9
 46.5  29.7  23.1      39.5
    1983 ..........16.7    24.2  29.8  37.7   48.2  62.7  71.3  69.3   58.1
 45.5  32.4    5.4     41.8
    1984 ........... 8.9   25.2  20.6  43.5   50.1  63.9  65.6  67.6   53.9
 48.4  30.7   17.3     41.3
    1985 ........... 9.0   12.4  31.6  45.1  56.8   59.2  65.1  62.6   55.9
 44.7  24.7   5.6      39.4
 Northeast
   1981 ..........12.9    20.7   32.0  43.9  52.0  63.1   66.6  65.9   54.8
 41.9  35.6  19.9      42.4
   1982 ...........  3.6   13.5  26.0  37.5  58.9  56.7   68.4  62.7   55.3
 47.2  31.6  25.1      40.5
   1983 ..........18.5    25.1   30.1  39.0  48.0  62.7   71.8  69.8   58.6
 46.2  34.3   8.2      42.7
   1984 ..........10.1    26.5   22.1  44.0  50.6  64.6   66.3  67.6   54.7
 48.3  31.9  19.9      42.2
   1985 ..........11.2    14.7   32.2  45.0  57.2  59.6   65.5  63.0   57.0
 45.5  27.3   8.4     40.6
 West Central
   1981 ..........17.6    22.7   35.1  48.5  55.6  66.3   70.4  68.7   58.5
 45.8  36.9  18.3     45.4
   1982 ...........  3.6  15.9   28.7  41.8  61.5  61.4   72.4  68.2   59.0
 49.3  32.3  26.3     43.4
   1983 ..........19.9    25.8   33.6  41.4  52.8  67.1  74.7   73.5   61.1
 48.4  35.0   5.9     44.9
   1984 ..........12.9    28.2   25.5  46.8  54.3  68.0  69.2   71.5   57.4
 51.1  32.9  20.3     44.8
   1985...........11.1    15.5   36.4  51.0  61.7  63.3  70.2   65.9   59.6
 47.9  26.5   7.4     43.0
 Central
   1981 ..........17.6    23.5   35.3  47.9  55.5  66.4  70.0   68.4   57.9
 45.6  37.4  20.3     45.5
   1982 ...........  6.2  17.4   28.9  41.4  61.6  60.2  71.1   66.3   58.2
 49.2  33.3  27.7     43.5
   1983 ..........21.2    26.6   33.0  41.7  51.1  66.3  74.1   72.2   60.4
 48.4  36.3   9.2     45.0
   1984 ..........13.7    29.0   25.4  46.4  54.1  68.1  69.4   70.7   58.2
 50.9  34.2  22.5     45.2
   1985 ..........12.3    17.4   35.8  50.7  60.9  63.2  69.6   65.8   60.1
 48.3  28.9   9.9     43.6
 East Central
   1981 ..........17.8    24.7   34.8  45.9  53.3  65.3  69.4   68.5   59.1
 45.6  38.3  24.7     45.6
   1982 ...........  9.9  18.7   29.6  40.1  57.9  59.2  69.9   66.1   58.7
 50.6  35.7  30.8     43.9
   1983 ..........23.9    28.5   32.6  40.8  49.5  64.9  73.7   72.0   61.4
 50.3  38.2  13.1     45.7
   1984 ..........15.4    29.9   26.4  44.5  52.6  65.5  69.0   70.7   58.1
 51.2  36.4  26.2     45.5
   1985 ..........14.4    18.5   35.4  47.3  58.1  61.9  69.5   66.7   61.1
 49.3  33.1  13.2     44.0
 Southwest
   1981 ..........20.1    25.1   37.0  50.3  56.6  67.6  71.3   69.2   60.0
 47.4  38.0  21.5     47.0
   1982 ........... 6.8   19.0  30.8   42.7  62.3  62.2  72.3   68.4   60.3
 51.4  35.1  29.8     45.1
   1983 ..........22.9    28.2  35.4   42.7  53.9  68.5  75.6   75.0  62.0
  50.0  37.8  10.3     46.9
   1984 ..........15.3    30.7   27.8  47.0  54.7  69.1  70.2   72.3   60.7
 52.7  36.2  25.0     46.8
   1985 ..........12.8    18.1   37.7  52.9  62.2  64.8  71.6   66.8  61.8
  49.8  29.5  10.1     44.8
 South Central
   1981 ..........19.3    25.2  36.6   49.8  55.8  67.8  70.5   68.9  59.4
 47.1   38.2  22.6     46.8
   1982 ........... 7.9   18.7  30.2  41.9   62.5  61.9  71.8   67.5  59.6
 51.4   36.0  30.5     45.0
   1983 ..........23.3    27.9  34.8  42.6   53.2  67.6  75.4   73.5  60.9
 50.5  38.3   11.2     46.6
   1984 ..........15.1    30.7  27.6  45.8   54.5  68.6  69.8  71.7   60.0
 52.1  36.1   26.2     46.5
   1985 ..........12.5    17.7  37.9  52.3   61.8  64.8  71.3  66.9   62.2
 49.4  31.5   11.6     45.0
 Southeast
   1981 ..........20.0    26.0  36.3  48.8  53.8   67.1  69.8  69.7   60.1
 47.3  38.8  24.4      46.8
   1982 ..........10.3    20.1  31.5  41.7  60.2  61.0   71.3  67.5   60.4
 52.0  37.0  32.2      45.4
   1983 ..........25.2   28.9   34.9  41.9  51.1  66.3   75.5  74.0   62.4
 51.6  39.4  13.6      47.1
   1984 ..........16.9   32.1   27.9  45.3  54.0  67.9   69.9  72.1   60.5
 52.4  37.6  28.4      47.1
   1985 ..........13.8    19.9  37.6  50.9  60.5  64.5   71.7  67.7   63.8
 50.6  35.4  14.6      45.9
Statewide
  1981 ..........17.0    23.1   34.4  46.9  54.2  65.4   69.2  68.0   57.8
 45.1  37.2  20.7      44.9
  19825.........   5.5    16.5  28.4  40.3  60.1  59.7   70.5  66.0   58.2
 49.5  33.2  27.6     43.0
  1983 ..........20.9    26.6   32.8  40.7  50.9  65.4   73.8  72.3   60.4
 48.6  36.0   8.9     44.8
  1984 ..........13.1    28.7   25.1  45.3  53.0  66.7   68.6  70.4   57.5
 50.7  34.1  22.5      44.6
  1985 ..........11.8    16.4   35.3  49.1  59.7  62.3   69.1  65.4   59.8
 47.9  29.0   9.6     42.9
*Average temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, based on reports from U.S. Weather
Bureau observation stations in each
  region.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture,
Trade and Consumer Protection, Agri-
  cultural Statistics Service, Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics, 1982-1986
editions.