Salmo is an unincorporated community in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.
Salmo, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
  Salmo  Salmo | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′53″N 90°51′55″W / 46.78139°N 90.86528°W | |
| 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[1] |
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
editThe community was named after Salmo, a genus of fish which includes the Atlantic salmon.[2]
The Bayfield Fish Hatchery, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Salmo.[3]
Climate
editBayfield Fish Hatchery is a weather station near Salmo.[4]
| 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) |
| 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[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (2009-2020 snowfall, records & monthly max/mins)[6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salmo, Wisconsin
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 190.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Station Details - BAYFIELD FISH HATCHERY, WI US". NOAA. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Bayfield Fish Hatchery, Wisconsin 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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