Wisconsin, 2000

Excessive Heat in Wisconsin, February 25 to 26, 2000

February 25 to 26, 2000 · NWS GRB · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Green Bay (Brown county) set new record high temperatures of 49 degrees on the 25th and 61 degrees on the 26th. The 61 degree reading was the warmest ever recorded in Green Bay during the month of February.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS GRB wrote it up.

Green Bay (Brown county) set new record high temperatures of 49 degrees on the 25th and 61 degrees on the 26th. The 61 degree reading was the warmest ever recorded in Green Bay during the month of February. Oshkosh (Winnebago county) set a new record high of 61 degrees on the 26th.

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Event by event

2 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Brown

When
February 25, 11:00 AM CST to February 26, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Brown forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Winnebago

When
February 26, 10:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Winnebago forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.069, -88.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5133094, 5133095.