Editing Appleton, Wisconsin (section)

===Climate===
Appleton has a [[humid continental climate]] typical of Wisconsin. Summers are warm to hot and winters are rather cold in comparison. Precipitation is relatively moderate compared to other areas close to the [[Great Lakes]], which means lesser snowfall in winter than in many other cold areas.

A [[dew point]] of {{convert|90|°F|C}} was observed at Appleton at 5 p.m. on July 13, 1995. This is tied for the second [[Dew point#Extreme values|highest dew point]] ever observed in the United States and coincides with the [[1995 Chicago heat wave]].

Being inland from [[Lake Michigan]], Appleton is prone to temperature extremes. The hottest temperature recorded was {{convert|107|F|C}} during the 1936 [[Dust Bowl]] and the coldest was {{convert|-32|F|C}} in 1929.<ref name = nws/> The coldest maximum on record is {{convert|-20|F|C}} set in 1994 and the warmest minimum being {{convert|82|F|C}} in 1912.<ref name = nws/> On average, the coldest maximum temperature of the year during the normals between 1991 and 2020 was at a frigid {{convert|1|F|C}} and the warmest minimum averaged {{convert|73|F|C}}.<ref name = nws/>

{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Appleton, Wisconsin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 55
|Feb record high F = 68
|Mar record high F = 83
|Apr record high F = 89
|May record high F = 95
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 89
|Nov record high F = 75
|Dec record high F = 64
|year record high F = 107
|Jan avg record high F = 43
|Feb avg record high F = 47
|Mar avg record high F = 64
|Apr avg record high F = 76
|May avg record high F = 86
|Jun avg record high F = 91
|Jul avg record high F = 92
|Aug avg record high F = 90
|Sep avg record high F = 87
|Oct avg record high F = 78
|Nov avg record high F = 62
|Dec avg record high F = 48
|year avg record high F = 94
|Jan high F = 25.4
|Feb high F = 29.1
|Mar high F = 40.6
|Apr high F = 54.0
|May high F = 67.2
|Jun high F = 77.0
|Jul high F = 81.5
|Aug high F = 79.3
|Sep high F = 71.9
|Oct high F = 57.8
|Nov high F = 43.4
|Dec high F = 30.7
|year high F = 54.8
|Jan mean F = 17.7
|Feb mean F = 20.4
|Mar mean F = 31.4
|Apr mean F = 44.0
|May mean F = 56.8
|Jun mean F = 66.8
|Jul mean F = 71.4
|Aug mean F = 69.5
|Sep mean F = 61.3
|Oct mean F = 48.6
|Nov mean F = 35.5
|Dec mean F = 23.8
|year mean F = 45.6
|Jan low F = 10.0
|Feb low F = 11.7
|Mar low F = 22.1
|Apr low F = 33.9
|May low F = 46.4
|Jun low F = 56.6
|Jul low F = 61.3
|Aug low F = 59.8
|Sep low F = 50.8
|Oct low F = 39.3
|Nov low F = 27.6
|Dec low F = 16.8
|year low F = 36.4
|Jan avg record low F = -10
|Feb avg record low F = -7
|Mar avg record low F = 2
|Apr avg record low F = 19
|May avg record low F = 31
|Jun avg record low F = 42
|Jul avg record low F = 50
|Aug avg record low F = 47
|Sep avg record low F = 35
|Oct avg record low F = 25
|Nov avg record low F = 12
|Dec avg record low F = -3
|year avg record low F = -14
|Jan record low F = -30
|Feb record low F = -32
|Mar record low F = -21
|Apr record low F = 7
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 41
|Aug record low F = 35
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 15
|Nov record low F = -7
|Dec record low F = -23
|year record low F = -32
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.36
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.13
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.92
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.24
|May precipitation inch = 3.64
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.65
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.78
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.58
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.18
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.84
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.07
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.76
|year precipitation inch = 33.15
|Jan snow inch = 12.6
|Feb snow inch = 11.2
|Mar snow inch = 7.2
|Apr snow inch = 4.0
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.3
|Nov snow inch = 2.4
|Dec snow inch = 11.6
|year snow inch = 49.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.2
|Feb precipitation days = 8.5
|Mar precipitation days = 9.2
|Apr precipitation days = 11.6
|May precipitation days = 11.9
|Jun precipitation days = 11.5
|Jul precipitation days = 11.1
|Aug precipitation days = 10.5
|Sep precipitation days = 9.8
|Oct precipitation days = 10.6
|Nov precipitation days = 8.8
|Dec precipitation days = 9.9
|year precipitation days = 122.6
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 8.2
|Feb snow days = 7.7
|Mar snow days = 5.0
|Apr snow days = 2.3
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 2.8
|Dec snow days = 7.7
|year snow days = 34.0
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name = nws>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=grb
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00470265&format=pdf
| title = Station: Appleton, WI
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 14, 2021}}</ref>
}}