Afton, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
42°36′14″N 89°04′16″W / 42.60389°N 89.07111°W / 42.60389; -89.07111![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
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Afton (also Middledale) is an unincorporated community in the Town of Rock, in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] The town hall for the Town of Rock is in Afton.[3]
History
Originally called Middletown, the community was renamed in about 1857–8 after the poem Sweet Afton by Robert Burns.[4]
Climate
Climate data for Afton, Wisconsin, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) | 71 (22) | 83 (28) | 89 (32) | 96 (36) | 101 (38) | 103 (39) | 102 (39) | 96 (36) | 88 (31) | 76 (24) | 67 (19) | 103 (39) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 48.7 (9.3) | 53.0 (11.7) | 68.1 (20.1) | 79.1 (26.2) | 86.9 (30.5) | 92.0 (33.3) | 93.0 (33.9) | 92.1 (33.4) | 89.3 (31.8) | 81.8 (27.7) | 66.1 (18.9) | 52.2 (11.2) | 95.2 (35.1) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 32.4 (0.2) | 44.6 (7.0) | 57.9 (14.4) | 69.9 (21.1) | 79.9 (26.6) | 83.4 (28.6) | 81.7 (27.6) | 75.1 (23.9) | 61.7 (16.5) | 46.3 (7.9) | 33.5 (0.8) | 57.9 (14.4) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 19.9 (−6.7) | 23.5 (−4.7) | 35.0 (1.7) | 47.0 (8.3) | 58.9 (14.9) | 68.9 (20.5) | 72.6 (22.6) | 70.6 (21.4) | 63.0 (17.2) | 50.6 (10.3) | 37.4 (3.0) | 25.8 (−3.4) | 47.8 (8.8) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.6 (−11.3) | 14.7 (−9.6) | 25.7 (−3.5) | 36.1 (2.3) | 48.0 (8.9) | 58.0 (14.4) | 61.7 (16.5) | 59.5 (15.3) | 51.0 (10.6) | 39.5 (4.2) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 18.1 (−7.7) | 37.7 (3.2) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −10.4 (−23.6) | −6.3 (−21.3) | 5.9 (−14.5) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 34.1 (1.2) | 45.0 (7.2) | 51.6 (10.9) | 49.7 (9.8) | 37.5 (3.1) | 26.4 (−3.1) | 13.3 (−10.4) | −2.6 (−19.2) | −14.7 (−25.9) |
Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) | −31 (−35) | −12 (−24) | 15 (−9) | 27 (−3) | 36 (2) | 45 (7) | 43 (6) | 28 (−2) | 14 (−10) | −4 (−20) | −25 (−32) | −31 (−35) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.63 (41) | 1.61 (41) | 2.06 (52) | 3.57 (91) | 4.09 (104) | 4.99 (127) | 4.19 (106) | 4.34 (110) | 3.73 (95) | 2.99 (76) | 2.33 (59) | 1.90 (48) | 37.43 (950) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 10.8 (27) | 10.1 (26) | 4.1 (10) | 1.3 (3.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 2.4 (6.1) | 7.7 (20) | 36.6 (92.91) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.1 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 126.7 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 6.6 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 21.6 |
Source 1: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[6] |
Notable people
- Diane Hendricks, businesswoman, lives in Afton[7]
- Ken Hendricks, businessman, lived in Afton
Notes
- ^ "Look up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ a b "Afton, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Town of Rock.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 35.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Afton - Janesville WWTP, WI". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Milwaukee". National Weather Service. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Diane Hendricks". Forbes. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Janesville
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communities
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- Belcrest
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- Emerald Grove
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- Indianford
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- Koshkonong‡
- Leyden
- Lima Center
- Magnolia
- Mallwood
- Maple Beach
- Newark
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- Porters
- Stebbinsville
- Tiffany
- Union
- Victory Heights
communities
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