Phlox is an unincorporated community in the town of Norwood, Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States. It is situated on Wisconsin Highway 47 southeast of Antigo. Phlox has a post office with ZIP code 54464.[2] In the Menominee language it is called Omāhkahkow-Menīkān which means "frog town".[3] It lies within ancestral Menominee territory which was ceded to the United States in the 1836 Treaty of the Cedars.
Phlox, Wisconsin | |
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 Downtown Phlox | |
  Phlox  Phlox | |
| Coordinates: 45°03′04″N 89°00′51″W / 45.05111°N 89.01417°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Langlade |
| Town | Norwood |
| Elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 54464 |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1571305[1] |
Climate
editThe Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb" (Warm Summer Continental Climate).[4]
| Climate data for Phlox, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6 (21) |
−3 (27) |
3 (37) |
12 (53) |
19 (67) |
24 (75) |
26 (79) |
24 (76) |
19 (67) |
13 (55) |
3 (37) |
−4 (25) |
11 (52) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18 (0) |
−15 (5) |
−8 (17) |
−1 (30) |
5 (41) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
12 (53) |
7 (45) |
1 (34) |
−6 (21) |
−13 (8) |
−1 (30) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
23 (0.9) |
43 (1.7) |
64 (2.5) |
97 (3.8) |
100 (4.1) |
100 (4.1) |
100 (4) |
71 (2.8) |
48 (1.9) |
33 (1.3) |
66 (2.6) |
790 (31.1) |
| Source: Weatherbase [5] | |||||||||||||
Images
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Downtown Phlox -
Looking west at downtown Phlox -
Looking east at the sign for Phlox -
Looking west at the sign for Phlox
References
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phlox, Wisconsin
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Hoffman, Mike. "Menominee Place Names in Wisconsin". The Menominee Clans Story. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ Climate Summary for Phlox, Wisconsin
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on July 26, 2013.