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Ashland, WI

46.547°N, 90.918°W · station ASXthr · 134 years of record
68°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Ashland.
58°SAT10/1763°SUN10/1863°MON10/1964°TUE10/2067°WED10/2165°THU10/2268°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Ashland — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#20 / 119
warmest Oct 23 in 119 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

82°F
set in 1908

Coolest Oct 23 ever

32°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 68°F — 20th warmest Oct 23 of 119 years · record 82°F (1908) · warmest since 2024.
1894: 57°F1905: 48°F1906: 45°F1907: 52°F1908: 82°F1909: 43°F1910: 64°F1911: 43°F1912: 45°F1913: 51°F1914: 70°F1915: 47°F1916: 45°F1917: 34°F1918: 51°F1919: 56°F1920: 79°F1921: 55°F1922: 45°F1923: 65°F1924: 63°F1925: 40°F1926: 36°F1927: 67°F1928: 53°F1929: 42°F1931: 70°F1932: 52°F1933: 36°F1934: 67°F1935: 33°F1936: 32°F1937: 37°F1938: 38°F1939: 41°F1940: 72°F1941: 58°F1942: 37°F1943: 50°F1944: 59°F1945: 47°F1946: 69°F1947: 55°F1948: 55°F1949: 48°F1950: 40°F1951: 42°F1952: 62°F1953: 63°F1954: 68°F1955: 47°F1956: 74°F1957: 51°F1958: 51°F1959: 56°F1960: 56°F1961: 56°F1962: 42°F1963: 80°F1964: 42°F1965: 55°F1966: 48°F1967: 73°F1968: 65°F1969: 39°F1970: 58°F1971: 55°F1972: 43°F1973: 75°F1974: 58°F1975: 50°F1976: 41°F1977: 47°F1978: 51°F1979: 42°F1980: 45°F1981: 36°F1982: 58°F1983: 48°F1984: 50°F1985: 68°F1987: 40°F1988: 49°F1989: 77°F1990: 63°F1991: 49°F1992: 76°F1993: 73°F1995: 42°F1996: 51°F1997: 34°F1998: 72°F1999: 43°F2000: 73°F2001: 65°F2002: 32°F2003: 48°F2004: 57°F2005: 44°F2006: 41°F2007: 54°F2008: 47°F2009: 39°F2010: 50°F2011: 59°F2012: 52°F2013: 41°F2014: 54°F2015: 49°F2016: 61°F2017: 64°F2018: 47°F2019: 46°F2020: 37°F2021: 51°F2022: 78°F2023: 63°F2024: 76°F2025: 47°F68° forecast30354045505560657075808519101920194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2368°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record82°F
This-date rank#20 of 119
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Ashland in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan58°FJan 23, 1909-41°FJan 17, 1982
Feb62°FFeb 22, 1930-40°FFeb 17, 1979
Mar84°FMar 28, 1946-30°FMar 1, 1962
Apr91°FApr 24, 1921-5°FApr 4, 1920
May96°FMay 30, 193916°FMay 10, 1966
Jun99°FJun 29, 191023°FJun 4, 1945
Jul107°FJul 23, 193432°FJul 25, 1915
Aug103°FAug 24, 194829°FAug 30, 1917
Sep100°FSep 7, 197612°FSep 28, 1893
Oct94°FOct 14, 19080°FOct 28, 1893
Nov78°FNov 6, 2020-16°FNov 28, 1976
Dec60°FDec 19, 1923-32°FDec 25, 1933
All-time107°FJul 23, 1934-41°FJan 17, 1982

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Ashland so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 29, 1905

Coldest high ever

-16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 23, 1935
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan37°FJan 9, 2002-16°FJan 23, 1935
Feb40°FFeb 19, 1994-12°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar61°FMar 19, 20122°FMar 1, 2014
Apr63°FApr 20, 198721°FApr 8, 1997
May69°FMay 30, 193932°FMay 3, 1954
Jun76°FJun 20, 202240°FJun 2, 1945
Jul75°FJul 7, 197353°FJul 2, 1992
Aug78°FAug 29, 190553°FAug 1, 1950
Sep75°FSep 8, 190643°FSep 23, 1913
Oct67°FOct 3, 200526°FOct 28, 1925
Nov59°FNov 3, 20224°FNov 28, 1976
Dec44°FDec 24, 2023-11°FDec 19, 1983
All-time78°FAug 29, 1905-16°FJan 23, 1935

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

6 days
record run, ended Aug 2 1975

So far in 2026

5 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Ashland's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 52°F · forecast is +16° vs normal.
Jan: 23°FJan: 5°FFeb: 27°FFeb: 8°FMar: 38°FMar: 18°FApr: 50°FApr: 28°FMay: 64°FMay: 39°FJun: 73°FJun: 49°FJul: 79°FJul: 55°FAug: 77°FAug: 54°FSep: 69°FSep: 46°FOct: 55°FOct: 35°FNov: 40°FNov: 24°FDec: 28°FDec: 12°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:22 AM
Sunset5:15 PM
Solar noon11:49 AM
Daylight10h 53m · losing 23 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.55°N, 90.92°W

Nearby Stations

Hayward, WI43 mi SWDuluth, MN63 mi WRhinelander, WI93 mi SEHibbing, MN107 mi NWEau Claire, WI119 mi SWausau, WI128 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Ashland's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Ashland, WI — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Ashland's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Ashland, WI — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Ashland, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Ashland, WI daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Ashland — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
5 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 57th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 6. Record: 32 in 1988.

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