Salmo, Wisconsin facts for kids
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Salmo, Wisconsin
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 Salmo, Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Salmo, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
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| 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 |
Salmo is a small community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, in the United States. It's not an officially organized city or town, but it's a recognized place where people live.
Wisconsin Highway 13 is an important road that goes through Salmo. The community is about 3 miles southwest of the city of Bayfield. It is also about 19 miles north of the city of Ashland.
History
Salmo got its name from the word Salmo. This is a scientific name for a group of fish that includes the famous Atlantic salmon.
The Bayfield Fish Hatchery is located in Salmo. This hatchery is on the National Register of Historic Places. This means it's a very important historical site.
Climate
The Bayfield Fish Hatchery also has a weather station. This station helps us understand the weather patterns near Salmo. Here is some information about the climate:
| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (2009-2020 snowfall, records & monthly max/mins) | |||||||||||||
