Salmo, Wisconsin
Salmo, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 46°46′53″N 90°51′55″W / 46.78139°N 90.86528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Bayfield |
Town | Bayfield |
Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
GNIS feature ID | 1573636[1] |
Salmo is an unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.
Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main route in the community. Salmo is located 3 miles southwest of the city of Bayfield, in the town of Bayfield.
The community is also located 19 miles north of the city of Ashland.
History[edit]
The community was named after Salmo, a genus of fish which includes the Atlantic salmon.[2]
The Bayfield Fish Hatchery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Salmo.[3]
Climate[edit]
Bayfield Fish Hatchery is a weather station near Salmo.[4]
Climate data for Bayfield Fish Hatchery, Wisconsin, 1991–2020 normals: 615ft (187m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 54 (12) | 57 (14) | 78 (26) | 81 (27) | 94 (34) | 93 (34) | 97 (36) | 96 (36) | 89 (32) | 85 (29) | 79 (26) | 53 (12) | 97 (36) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 42.1 (5.6) | 45.6 (7.6) | 60.8 (16.0) | 71.5 (21.9) | 83.8 (28.8) | 86.7 (30.4) | 91.3 (32.9) | 88.9 (31.6) | 83.8 (28.8) | 74.8 (23.8) | 60.2 (15.7) | 44.3 (6.8) | 91.8 (33.2) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 22.5 (−5.3) | 26.1 (−3.3) | 36.6 (2.6) | 48.7 (9.3) | 60.0 (15.6) | 71.2 (21.8) | 77.3 (25.2) | 75.9 (24.4) | 68.4 (20.2) | 54.6 (12.6) | 39.5 (4.2) | 28.0 (−2.2) | 50.7 (10.4) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.1 (−10.5) | 16.0 (−8.9) | 26.7 (−2.9) | 38.9 (3.8) | 49.8 (9.9) | 60.7 (15.9) | 66.7 (19.3) | 65.5 (18.6) | 58.0 (14.4) | 45.1 (7.3) | 32.3 (0.2) | 20.2 (−6.6) | 41.1 (5.0) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.6 (−15.8) | 5.9 (−14.5) | 16.7 (−8.5) | 29.0 (−1.7) | 39.5 (4.2) | 50.1 (10.1) | 56.1 (13.4) | 55.0 (12.8) | 47.5 (8.6) | 35.5 (1.9) | 25.0 (−3.9) | 12.3 (−10.9) | 31.4 (−0.4) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −17.8 (−27.7) | −16.1 (−26.7) | −6.6 (−21.4) | 15.1 (−9.4) | 27.1 (−2.7) | 34.9 (1.6) | 45.8 (7.7) | 44.0 (6.7) | 34.7 (1.5) | 23.2 (−4.9) | 9.5 (−12.5) | −8.5 (−22.5) | −20.5 (−29.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | −27 (−33) | −27 (−33) | −21 (−29) | 1 (−17) | 23 (−5) | 30 (−1) | 40 (4) | 39 (4) | 29 (−2) | 16 (−9) | −4 (−20) | −22 (−30) | −27 (−33) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.54 (39) | 1.27 (32) | 1.60 (41) | 2.68 (68) | 3.51 (89) | 3.88 (99) | 3.85 (98) | 3.59 (91) | 3.41 (87) | 3.22 (82) | 2.09 (53) | 1.98 (50) | 32.62 (829) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 19.7 (50) | 18.8 (48) | 8.5 (22) | 11.1 (28) | 1.2 (3.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.6 (1.5) | 10.8 (27) | 26.2 (67) | 96.9 (246.5) |
Source 1: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: XMACIS (2009-2020 snowfall, records & monthly max/mins)[6] |
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salmo, Wisconsin
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 190.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Station Details - BAYFIELD FISH HATCHERY, WI US". NOAA. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Bayfield Fish Hatchery, Wisconsin 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 20, 2023.