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Salmo, Wisconsin
Salmo, Wisconsin is located in Wisconsin
Salmo, Wisconsin
Salmo, Wisconsin
Location in Wisconsin
Salmo, Wisconsin is located in the United States
Salmo, Wisconsin
Salmo, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
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 an unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.

Wisconsin Highway 13 serves as a main route in the community. Salmo is located 3 miles southwest of the city of Bayfield, in the town of Bayfield.

The community is also located 19 miles north of the city of Ashland.

History

The community was named after Salmo, a genus of fish which includes the Atlantic salmon.

The Bayfield Fish Hatchery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Salmo.

Climate

Bayfield Fish Hatchery is a weather station near Salmo.

Climate data for Bayfield Fish Hatchery, Wisconsin, 1991–2020 normals: 615ft (187m)
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)
Average high °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)
Average low °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)
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