CLIMATE 
The extremes in temperature show a wide range. The highest 
ever recorded was at Wabasha, where 105° F. was reached, while 
the lowest was at Whitehall, where a temperature of -46° F. was 
once recorded. Such extremes are very rare, however, and of 
short duration. 
Reference to the following figures gives the length of growing 
season in Buffalo County as compared with other portions of the 
state. 
The average date of the last killing frost in the spring at 
Wabasha is May 1 and at Whitehall May 6. The average date 
of the first killing frost in fall at Wabasha is October 5 and at 
Whitehall October 4. This gives an average growing season at 
these two stations of approximately 150 to 155 days. On the 
higher elevations and in small valleys and ravines the season is 
somewhat shorter than at the stations where the records were 
taken. It is very seldom, however, that corn is damaged by early 
frosts, even where the growing season is the shortest. At Eau 
Claire the growing season appears to be a few days shorter than 
at the other two stations. The records from these three stations 
may be considered as representing fairly well the respective por¬ 
tions of Buffalo County having about the same elevations as the 
stations. 
Good water is available in nearly all parts of the county, 
though on the higher ridges it is often necessary to drill to con¬ 
siderable depths. While there is overflow land along the larger 
streams, swamps are rare and healthful atmospheric conditions 
prevail throughout the region. 
