Figure 49.4

Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites - NC
Kenneth E. Kunkel

This figure appears in chapter 49 of the NOAA-led State Summaries 2017 report.

Long-term change in ice-cover duration for Lake Mendota, WI. The total duration of ice cover exhibits a consistent downward trend, decreasing from about 120 days in the late 19th century to less than 100 days in most years since 1990. SOURCE: Wisconsin State Climatology Office

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The time range for this figure is December 18, 1855 (00:00 AM) to April 03, 2015 (00:00 AM).

This figure was created on May 11, 2015.

The spatial range for this figure is 42.4919° to 47.0808° latitude, and -86.8052° to -92.8893° longitude.

Provenance

This figure was derived from Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the U.S. National Climate Assessment: Part 3. Climate of the Midwest U.S. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 142-3