A Very Hot Streak! 032112
The record warmth we’ve been experiencing is extremely rare for March. In fact...it has never happened before since weather records began in Green Bay in 1886! For 11 consecutive days starting Saturday, March 10th, high temperatures have been at least 20 degrees above normal. There was a similar streak in 1910 from March 21-30; that lasted ten days but we’ll reach the upper 60s Thursday and that will make it 12 in a row(the normal high for March 23rd is 42°). The current streak started 10 days earlier than the one in 1910 too which makes it even more impressive.
More Fun Facts about this streak:
- Green Bay and Appleton have set new record highs for 6 consecutive days.
- The string of 6 straight days of at least 70° (from March 16 to today) is the longest and earliest stretch of such warm weather. The previous streak of 6 days was from April 16-21, 1952.
- We could set another record Thursday if the high exceeds 69° in Green Bay (the current record set in 1938).
- It was the warmest astronomical winter on record with an average temperature of 30.2.
- This is the earliest the sturgeon have started spawning by a long shot.
Thanks to the folks at the National Weather Service in Green Bay who keep track of these things. This is the kind of streak that just amazes everyone and it doesn’t look like we’ll get back to “normal” temperatures for the next 7 days. Enjoy!


























