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Afton, Wisconsin
Afton, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Afton, Wisconsin
Afton, Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Afton, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Afton, Wisconsin
Afton, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
County Rock
Elevation
232 m (761 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
53501
Area code(s) 608
GNIS feature ID 1560708

Afton (also Middledale) is an unincorporated community in the Town of Rock, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. The town hall for the Town of Rock is in Afton.

History

Originally called Middletown, the community was renamed in about 1857–8 after the poem Sweet Afton by Robert Burns.

Climate

Climate data for Afton, Wisconsin, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 60
(16)
71
(22)
83
(28)
89
(32)
96
(36)
101
(38)
103
(39)
102
(39)
96
(36)
88
(31)
76
(24)
67
(19)
103
(39)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 48.7
(9.3)
53.0
(11.7)
68.1
(20.1)
79.1
(26.2)
86.9
(30.5)
92.0
(33.3)
93.0
(33.9)
92.1
(33.4)
89.3
(31.8)
81.8
(27.7)
66.1
(18.9)
52.2
(11.2)
95.2
(35.1)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 28.3
(−2.1)
32.4
(0.2)
44.6
(7.0)
57.9
(14.4)
69.9
(21.1)
79.9
(26.6)
83.4
(28.6)
81.7
(27.6)
75.1
(23.9)
61.7
(16.5)
46.3
(7.9)
33.5
(0.8)
57.9
(14.4)
Daily mean °F (°C) 19.9
(−6.7)
23.5
(−4.7)
35.0
(1.7)
47.0
(8.3)
58.9
(14.9)
68.9
(20.5)
72.6
(22.6)
70.6
(21.4)
63.0
(17.2)
50.6
(10.3)
37.4
(3.0)
25.8
(−3.4)
47.8
(8.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 11.6
(−11.3)
14.7
(−9.6)
25.7
(−3.5)
36.1
(2.3)
48.0
(8.9)
58.0
(14.4)
61.7
(16.5)
59.5
(15.3)
51.0
(10.6)
39.5
(4.2)
28.5
(−1.9)
18.1
(−7.7)
37.7
(3.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −10.4
(−23.6)
−6.3
(−21.3)
5.9
(−14.5)
22.9
(−5.1)
34.1
(1.2)
45.0
(7.2)
51.6
(10.9)
49.7
(9.8)
37.5
(3.1)
26.4
(−3.1)
13.3
(−10.4)
−2.6
(−19.2)
−14.7
(−25.9)
Record low °F (°C) −30
(−34)
−31
(−35)
−12
(−24)
15
(−9)
27
(−3)
36
(2)
45
(7)
43
(6)
28
(−2)
14
(−10)
−4
(−20)
−25
(−32)
−31
(−35)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.63
(41)
1.61
(41)
2.06
(52)
3.57
(91)
4.09
(104)
4.99
(127)
4.19
(106)
4.34
(110)
3.73
(95)
2.99
(76)
2.33
(59)
1.90
(48)
37.43
(950)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 10.8
(27)
10.1
(26)
4.1
(10)
1.3
(3.3)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.2
(0.51)
2.4
(6.1)
7.7
(20)
36.6
(92.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 10.1 8.7 9.7 12.4 13.2 12.7 10.4 10.2 10.1 10.2 9.3 9.7 126.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 6.6 5.1 2.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.2 5.1 21.6
Source 1: NOAA
Source 2: National Weather Service

Notable people

  • Diane Hendricks, businesswoman, lives in Afton
  • Ken Hendricks, businessman, lived in Afton
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