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November 2016, as well as meteorological Autumn 2016, and all of 2016, has been quite warm across southern Wisconsin. In fact, looking at the rankings for Milwaukee and Madison, November 2016, Autumn 2016 and all of 2016 will be one of the warmest on record!

Below are some rankings for Milwaukee and Madison:


Milwaukee November:

Milwaukee's average temperature for November 2016 was 47.3 degrees Fahrenheit. This is whopping 8.3 degrees above normal! This ranks as the 2nd warmest November on record! 


In addition, 11 of the top 25 warmest Novembers on record have occurred since 1994.

Here are the top 5 warmest Novembers on record for Milwaukee:

 

Rank Avg Temp Year
1 47.4  2001
2 47.3 2016
3 47.1 1931
T4 45.0 1909
T4 45.0 1902


Milwaukee Autumn:

From September 1 through November 30, Milwaukee's average temperature is 57.3 degrees Fahrenheit. This ranks as the 2nd warmest meteorological Autumn period (September, October and November) on record! The warmest was 57.8 degrees, set back in 1931.

In addition, 10 of the top 25 warmest meteorological Autumn periods on record have occurred since 1994.

Here are the top 5 warmest meteorological Autumn periods on record for Milwaukee:

 

Rank Avg Temp Year
1 57.8 1931
2 57.3 2016
3 55.7 1994
4 55.3 2015
5 54.6 1998


Milwaukee 2016:

From January 1 through November 30, Milwaukee's average temperature is 53.2 degrees Fahrenheit. This ranks as the 3rd warmest year on record! The warmest was 53.7 degrees, set back in 2012.

In addition, 13 of the top 25 warmest years on record, through November 30, have occurred since 1994.

Here are the top 5 warmest years, through November 30, on record for Milwaukee:

 

Rank Avg Temp Year
1 53.7 2012
2 53.4 1931
3 53.2 2016
4 52.9 1921
5 52.8 2010


 


Madison November:

Madison's average temperature for November 2016 was 43.8 degrees Fahrenheit. This is a whopping 7.6 degrees above normal! This ranks as the 3rd warmest November on record! The warmest was 46.0 degrees, set back in 2001.

In addition, 9 of the top 25 warmest Novembers on record have occurred since 1994.

Here are the top 5 warmest Novembers on record for Madison:

 

Rank Avg Temp Year
1 46.0 2001
2 44.8 1931
3 43.8 2016
4 42.5 1909
T5 42.1 2015
T5 42.1 2009


Madison Autumn:

From September 1 through November 30, Madison's average temperature was 54.5 degrees Fahrenheit. This ranks as the 2nd warmest meteorological Autumn period (September, October and November) on record! The warmest was 56.0 degrees, set back in 1931.

In addition, 7 of the top 25 warmest meteorological Autumn periods on record have occurred since 1994.

Here are the top 5 warmest meteorological Autumn periods on record for Madison:

 

Rank Avg Temp Year
1 56.0 1931
2 54.5 2016
3 53.6 2015
4 53.4 1922
T5 52.7 1953
T5 52.7 1941


Madison 2016:

From January 1 through November 30, Madison's average temperature is 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit. This ranks as the 5th warmest year on record. The warmest was 53.4 degrees, set back in 2012.

In addition, 6 of the top 25 warmest years on record, through November 30, have occurred since 1994.

Here are the top 5 warmest years, through November 30, on record for Madison:

 

Rank Avg Temp Year
1 53.4 2012
2 52.7 1931
3 52.4 1878
4 51.9 1921
5 51.8 2016


 


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