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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1980
Page
4
A compact weather summary covers Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Trempealeau counties from December 8 to December 14. Expected conditions include temperature ranges, precipitation chances, and wind patterns across the six counties.
National Weather Service records for December 17 to 23 list daily highs of 26 and lows of 8 for December 17 and 18, with averages around 17. The pattern continues with highs of 26 on December 19, 20 those days drop to the mid 20s and overnight lows fall to single digits, with the week ending December 23 showing a high of 25 and low of 6 and an average near 15.
Weather records list daily highs and records with dates spanning 1962 to 1979 and a stray 1903 entry. Entries include Dec 18 to Dec 23 with H- numbers and L-minus values, reflecting daily weather observations across multiple years.
The Crop and Weather Report shows Wisconsin averaged 26.9 inches of rainfall for the 1980 season, with Clark County receiving 10 inches above the state average. June rains in Chippewa and Dunn counties dropped 5 to 6 inches in a day, washing out roads and damaging thousands of acres of farmland. The West Central District recorded 31.17 inches from April 1 to Oct. 1, the highest in the state, while statewide snowfall and frost dates are noted along with growing degree days being 7 percent above normal.
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