Frost/Freeze in Wisconsin

Events

49

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$253,000

• Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, May 15, 2016$250,000 · 5 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass settled over Southern WI. Temperatures fell into the upper 20s to lower 30s for several hours early Sunday morning.
• Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, April 15 to 16, 200011 eventsPeriods of rain occurred across north central and northeast Wisconsin between the afternoon of the 15th and the evening of the 16th. Surface temperatures below freezing caused the rain to form a glaze on trees, power lines, streets and sidewalks.
• Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, January 9 to 10, 20008 eventsMany roads across central and northeast Wisconsin became ice-covered and hazardous from freezing rain and freezing drizzle that fell late on the 9th into the early morning hours of the 10th. Widespread dense fog also developed across northeast and east-central Wisconsin.
• Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, May 26 to 27, 20115 eventsHigh pressure built over southwest Ontario and northern Minnesota on the evening of May 26th, and over Lake Superior and northwest Wisconsin later that night. Clear skies and light winds allowed temperatures to fall below freezing in protected areas.
• Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, April 10 to 12, 20125 eventsWith the unseasonably warm temperatures over the latter half of March, fruit crops across western Wisconsin got an early start on the growing season.
• Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, April 16 to 17, 20004 eventsPeriods of freezing precipitation caused a glaze to form on trees and power lines across northeast Wisconsin. Strong and gusty winds on the morning of the 17th combined with the glaze to cause power lines and tree limbs to break.
• Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, August 21, 20044 eventsAn unseasonably cool high pressure system moved across western Wisconsin during the morning of the 21st. As a result clear skies and calm winds allowed temperatures to cool into the lower to middle 30s between 3 and 8 AM.
• Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, April 1 to 30, 20173 eventsThe lack of a snow cover during the winter and freezes during the spring led to a large amount of winterkill to alfalfa over portions of far eastern WI. The USDA declared a disaster area for Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Washington, and adjacent counties.
• Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, May 9, 2010$3,000 · 2 eventsAn unseasonably cold air mass settled over the area the morning of May 9th. With high pressure overhead, the combination of clear skies and light winds allowed temperatures to dip below 32 degrees during the early morning hours.
• Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, December 27, 20201 eventOnshore flow and moist air from Lake MI flowing over sub-freezing roads resulted in frost formation on the Milwaukee freeway system. Numerous vehicle slide-offs and accidents occurred during the morning.
• Frost and Freeze in Wisconsin, April 17 to 18, 20231 eventOne to three inches of snow and upper 20 degree Fahrenheit temperatures froze 95 percent of the red berry crop at a winery near Prairie du Sac.

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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.