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Temperatures, Precipitation, and Sunshine on campus:

Check below to read averages, minimums, and about daylight on the UWMa campus.

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During the School Year:
*all schools based on a 250 day school year

Daylight

Avg Number of daylight hours

12.4 hrs

Cornell University	~hrs
Harvard University	~hrs
Yale University	~hrs
Princeton University	~hrs
University of California Berkeley	↓0.2hrs
Stanford University	↓0.2hrs
University of Southern California	↓0.2hrs

Avg % of day spent cloudy

49.9%

Princeton University	↓8%
Yale University	↓6.7%
University of Southern California	↑3.2%
University of California Berkeley	↑5.2%
Harvard University	↑8.4%
Stanford University	↑8.5%
Cornell University	↑14.8%

Avg non-cloudy-ish sunlight hours
(subtracting away average cloudiness)

6.2 hrs

Princeton University	↑1.0
Yale University	↑0.8
University of Southern California	↓0.5
University of California Berkeley	↓0.7
Harvard University	↓1
Stanford University	↓1.1
Cornell University	↓1.8

Precipitation

Avg % of day spent precipitating

9.6%

University of Southern California	↓7.3%
Stanford University	↓6.4%
University of California Berkeley	↓4.5%
Yale University	↓2.1%
Princeton University	↓0.8%
Harvard University	↑0.5%
Cornell University	↑3.8%

Temperatures

Average Temperature

38.7F

University of Southern California	↑21.8F
Stanford University	↑17.9F
University of California Berkeley	↑16.2F
Princeton University	↑8.1F
Yale University	↑6.2F
Harvard University	↑5.6F
Cornell University	↑0.5F

Maximum Temperature

91.4F

Cornell University	↑21.6F
University of Southern California	↑7.2F
Stanford University	↑7.2F
University of California Berkeley	↑5.4F
Harvard University	↑3.6F
Princeton University	↑1.8F
Yale University	↓7.2F

Minimum Temperature

-16.6F

University of Southern California	↑52.2F
University of California Berkeley	↑45.0F
Stanford University	↑41.4F
Princeton University	↑18.0F
Yale University	↑14.4F
Harvard University	↑9.0F
Cornell University	~F

Windchill Minimum

-38.2F

University of Southern California	↑68.1F
University of California Berkeley	↑60.8F
Stanford University	↑57.2F
Yale University	↑17.2F
Princeton University	↑14.6F
Cornell University	↑6.6F
Harvard University	↑0.1F

Relevant quotes pertaining to the weather

“... I had a roommate from Alaska who said he was moving back b/c the winters in Wisconsin were too cold ...”
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“... I was fine but got the feeling that someone could get assaulted in an alley or small road and no one would know because the city has a very cold...”
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“... The campus is beautiful in early May when the flowering crab trees are blooming and in winter where the trees are covered with snow ...”
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“... Negative is that it is cold ...”
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“... The aspects I was not to fond of is that it was cold and raining when I was down there (not the schools fault) ...”
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“... During the winter solstice, it tends to get incredibly cold here ...”
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“... The surrounding city is great with a lot to do (although it gets pretty cold in winter) ...”
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“... Madison is cold in winter-- but beautiful all year round ...”
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“... First off, I'm from california, and I had never seen snow before, and the cold DOES NOT BOTHER ME ...”
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“... I personally do not like winter like weather, but social scene here looks really nice and I would miss this university when I graduate ...”
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“... It's pretty darn cold but you get used to it after a while ...”
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“... My only problem is that it gets too cold come late October ...”
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“... -It's cold ...”
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“... VERY FEW people are out, it is very difficult to go to class because of the freezing cold and rather large campus ...”
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“... I've learned to adapt to and even love the winter weather and activities now ...”
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“... Getting around can be tricky in the winter - a few times I've actually walked to class through nearly knee-deep snow, uphill both ways ...”
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“... It's cold, the lines to the elevator in the English department go out the door, classrooms in humanities are an inch thick with dust and the qua...”
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