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Wisconsin Education
Wisconsin's climate is classified as humid continental.
The highest temperature ever recorded in the state was
in the Wisconsin Dells, on July 13, 1936, where it
reached 46 °C. The lowest temperature ever recorded in
Wisconsin was in the village of Couderay, where it
reached −48 °C on both February 2 and February 4, 1996. In 2000,
92.7% (down from 94.2% in 1990) of the state population
five years old and older spoke only English in the home.
The United States dollar, denoted by USD
or the symbol $, is the official currency used in the
United States. Commonly referred to as the "American
dollar," the currency is divided into 100 cents (symbol
˘). Wisconsin ranked 20th in population in
the US (down from 16th in 1990) with an estimated total
of 5,441,196 in 2002, an increase of 1.4% since 2000.
Between 1990 and 2000, Wisconsin's population grew from
4,891,769 to 5,363,675, an increase of 9.6%. Madison is the capital of the U.S. state
of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is
also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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