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Record Set for Longest Snowless Streak in Southeast Wisconsin
Milwaukee broke the prior record for the longest streak of snowless days on record (279 days, set in 1999) on Sunday, December 9th! As of Monday, December 10th, Milwaukee has gone 280 days since the last day with measurable snow. The last time Milwaukee had measurable snow was on March 4, 2012, when 0.9 inch was measured.
The latest date for the first measurable snow in a winter season in the climate record for Milwaukee is December 26, 1888, when 0.1 inch of snow fell. The latest first one inch or greater snowfall in a winter season was on January 20, 1889, when 3.5 inches of snow fell. Thus, both of these records occurred in the winter of 1888-1889.
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