GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Thursday was quite the warm day in Green Bay, and it wasn’t just warm, temperatures were historically high for residents.

Record-keeping for temperatures in Green Bay began in 1887, and there have been over 4,200 January days logged including Thursday.

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Out of those 4,277 days, only 11 reached 50°F or higher, good for 0.26% of all recorded days.

These are the 11 January days on record for Green Bay in order of highest temperature:

These numbers were official from the National Weather Service.

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