Wisconsin, 2000

Excessive Heat in Wisconsin, March 3 to 9, 2000

March 3 to 9, 2000 · NWS GRB · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

) on the 4th (57 degrees), the 5th (57 degrees), the 6th (69 degrees), the 7th (78 degrees), the 8th (74 degrees) and the 9th (56 degrees). The new record high of 78 degrees on the 7th was the second warmest March day ever in Green Bay and their new record high of 74 degrees on the 8th was the fifth warmest March day ever.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Record high temperatures were set or tied in Green Bay (Brown co.) on the 4th (57 degrees), the 5th (57 degrees), the 6th (69 degrees), the 7th (78 degrees), the 8th (74 degrees) and the 9th (56 degrees). The new record high of 78 degrees on the 7th was the second warmest March day ever in Green Bay and their new record high of 74 degrees on the 8th was the fifth warmest March day ever. Record high temperatures were set or tied in Wausau (Marathon co.) on the 3rd (52 degrees), the 4th (61 degrees), the 5th (61 degrees), the 6th (65 degrees), the 7th (76 degrees) and the 8th (72 degrees).Record high temperatures were also broken at Sturgeon Bay (Door co.), Oshkosh (Winnebago co.) and Rhinelander (Oneida co.) during this warm spell.

The radar

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Event by event

5 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Marathon

When
March 3, 6:00 AM CST to March 8, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Marathon forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Brown

When
March 4, 6:00 AM CST to March 9, 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, Door

When
March 4, 6:00 AM CST to March 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Door forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
44.838, -87.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Excessive Heat, Winnebago

When
March 5, 6:00 AM CST to March 8, 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)

Excessive Heat, Oneida

When
March 5, 6:00 AM CST to March 8, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Oneida forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
45.706, -89.522 (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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5137958, 5137957, 5137959, 5137960, 5137961.