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SOIL SURVEY OF JACKSON COUNTY 
CHAPTER VIII 
CLIMATE 
The climate of that portion of Jackson county lying east of 
Black River is typical of the large area of central Wisconsin 
which has been described in a study of the climate of Wisconsin* 
as the Wisconsin River Basin. This region appears to be slightly 
cooler than the Mississippi Valley to the west or the Michigan 
shore to the east, being cooler than the former in summer, and 
colder than the latter in winter. This Wisconsin River Basin 
averages about ten days in winter when the temperature drops 
*Wis. Exp. Station Bulletin No. 223. 
