Average Date for the first snowfall of the season... (new pic 10/12/09)

By: Chad Franzen - Email

Updated: Tue 9:49 AM, Oct 13, 2009

Greetings all.. well, since we've been mentioning flurries and maybe even a few snow showers up north, I thought I would post the Average first snowfall dates for various locations in Wisconsin. (Courtesy: National Weather Service Office - Green Bay.)

Average Date of the First Snowfall of the Season

Here are the average dates of the first measurable snowfall (at least a tenth of an inch) of the season for locations across northeast and north-central Wisconsin. Also listed are average dates of the first inch, three inches, and five inches of snow in a single storm.

Location	0.1"	1.0"	3.0"	5.0"

Antigo	Nov 9	Nov 10	Nov 26	Dec 25
Appleton	Nov 12	Nov 20	Dec 19	Jan 4
Brillion	Nov 15	Nov 18	Dec 12	Jan 10
Clintonville	Nov 14	Nov 24	Dec 12	Jan 1
Green Bay	Nov 11	Nov 22	Dec 11	Jan 5

Kewaunee	Nov 21	Nov 23	Dec 16	Jan 5
Lac Vieux Desert (Vilas Co.)	Oct 16	Oct 26	Nov 17	Dec 2
Laona	Oct 21	Nov 5	Nov 24	Jan 4
Marinette	Nov 10	Nov 24	Dec 14	Jan 9
Merrill	Nov 8	Nov 14	Dec 2	Jan 4

Oconto	Nov 12	Nov 18	Dec 10	Dec 31
Oshkosh	Nov 18	Nov 24	Dec 14	Jan 12
Rhinelander	Nov 9	Nov 14	Dec 5	Dec 31
Stevens Point	Nov 17	Nov 22	Dec 7	Dec 31
Sturgeon Bay	Nov 18	Nov 22	Dec 17	Jan 7

Washington Island	Nov 20	Nov 22	Dec 10	Jan 18
Wausau	Nov 5	Nov 14	Dec 3	Dec 28
Wisconsin Rapids	Nov 14	Nov 21	Dec 9	Jan 2

For some of you, over the past 11 years years I have announced when I am pulling the motorcycle battery out of my motorcycle and then would winterize it for the upcoming winter. I traditionally do this as late as possible in the season, and will be making my mind up Tuesday October 13, 2009.... there isn't much I see in the next 7-10 days to get our temperatures much above 55 degrees. (I am a wimp.. about 45 is the coldest I like to comfortably ride!) LOL

What are your thoughts on fall (even winter-like) conditions? Are you excited for it? Not?

Here's a picture from the NewsChannel 7 weather deck at 1:35pm Monday....