burlington wi
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This Is a question I had always wanted to ask, because when you watch the news (here its fox 6) Burlington is always and sometimes considerably cooler than surrounding areas, and I live in Waterford which is right next door, which makes no sense why they were always so much cooler. Not an expert but I think it has to be an equipment problem.
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john no disrespect since its ask john but I think I know why it is...several factors....one is Indian mounds surround the town and area...which make the town low lying...and the moraines also in area...and the 3 rivers convergence makes it all low lying...heres a topo showing the mounds surrounding the town...and here is a chart which shows it is colder...check out how much colder it is....I was shocked at the data
Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the area, Native American mounds were constructed in what is now Burlington. Although around 1830 a small Potawatomi village stood in what is now the Town of Burlington.
chart here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington,_Wisconsin
topo showing the mounds
https://www.google.com/maps/place/B...16a313!8m2!3d42.6780726!4d-88.2762026!5m1!1e4
Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the area, Native American mounds were constructed in what is now Burlington. Although around 1830 a small Potawatomi village stood in what is now the Town of Burlington.
chart here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington,_Wisconsin
topo showing the mounds
https://www.google.com/maps/place/B...16a313!8m2!3d42.6780726!4d-88.2762026!5m1!1e4
If the spot where the temp is being taken is in a low spot, then it all makes sense to me!
-John
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ya that chart shows it doesn't get that hot on an average at all....and as you know most sensors are at schools and such which are in town in the low area...it is peculiar for sure but river basins are almost always cooler...to the original poster....are the indian mounds around that area really tall and large ones? wonder why the Indians chose that area for their towns and mounds...maybe animals were more numerous by the moraines
snobuilder
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Breaking news...
Outside of the lake front,.....Burlington is 2-3 degrees warmer than the rest of SE WI this AM
BUT....I have noticed that Burlington has been reported a few degrees cooler than our neighbors. Here is the catch....It started all of a sudden maybe 3-4 years ago. I have no idea if these temps are automated or an actual observation by a human.....either way I figured something had changed in the reporting at that time. Prior to that time we were always either the same or a little warmer than the rest of the area.
Strange question in that I saw the same trend....LOL
Outside of the lake front,.....Burlington is 2-3 degrees warmer than the rest of SE WI this AM
BUT....I have noticed that Burlington has been reported a few degrees cooler than our neighbors. Here is the catch....It started all of a sudden maybe 3-4 years ago. I have no idea if these temps are automated or an actual observation by a human.....either way I figured something had changed in the reporting at that time. Prior to that time we were always either the same or a little warmer than the rest of the area.
Strange question in that I saw the same trend....LOL
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