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By Matt Rosenberg, About.com Guide to Geography since 1997

Group Wants to Warm Milwaukee by Moving Thermometer

Friday December 23, 2005
A Milwaukee booster group wants to increase the average temperature by moving the official thermometer farther inland than the airport, located near the shore of Lake Michigan. The group feels that by increasing average temperature, Milwaukee will seem warmer to the rest of the country. However, the plan might not be effective because the lake mitigates cold winter temperatures. More from the Associated Press.

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