Wisconsin and New Jersey (Milwaukee: school, live, gardening)

[JerZ]

Hey there!

I know this varies from area to area in each state, but has anyone been to/lived in some part of WI, and some part of NJ?

Can you tell me whether it's colder in WI winters than NJ winters? And is there more/less rainfall?

Thanks so much.

[Empidonax]

I've lived in Milwaukee for six years now, and I lived in central NJ for five years (1989-1994). Milwaukee is definitely colder during the fall and winter months, and it seems to me that Milwaukee also gets a bit more snow. However, it rained more in NJ; the summers there were hot and humid, and thundershowers were common. NJ had more of a "real" spring, but fall in NJ and WI is lovely (with my preference for fall colors/climate going to WI).

[sunflower53072]

My husband is also from central NJ and my inlaws are still there. It is definatley colder here in the Milwaukee area in the fall, winter and spring. Gardening zones are a 4/5 here while in NJ I think they are a 6. We rarely get the huge storms that pile up lots of snow here, as there are no noreasters, but we do get a lot more days of a couple inches of snow at a time. In the winter here they almost never close school for snow and the kids go out for recess unless it drops below zero, which it does several times a winter. It is also much windier here and the temperatures can swing more drastically than they do in NJ. Over all thou I think you will find it only a bit more harsh than NJ.

[JerZ]

Thanks so much!