44.928°N, 89.625°W · station AUWthr · 132 years of record
88°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 2000
forecast high · Sep 1
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wausau.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Wausau — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#9 / 130
warmest Sep 1 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
95°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 1 ever
58°F
set in 1951
Forecast high 88°F — 9th warmest Sep 1 of 130 years · record 95°F (1953) · warmest since 2000.
Ranks
#27 / 129
warmest Sep 2 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
95°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 2 ever
58°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 82°F — 27th warmest Sep 2 of 129 years · record 95°F (1953) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#27 / 127
warmest Sep 3 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
99°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 3 ever
56°F
set in 1914
Forecast high 82°F — 27th warmest Sep 3 of 127 years · record 99°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#21 / 129
warmest Sep 4 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
94°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 4 ever
57°F
set in 2025
Forecast high 84°F — 21st warmest Sep 4 of 129 years · record 94°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#23 / 128
warmest Sep 5 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
90°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 5 ever
56°F
set in 2025
Forecast high 84°F — 23rd warmest Sep 5 of 128 years · record 90°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#30 / 129
warmest Sep 6 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
91°F
set in 1912
Coolest Sep 6 ever
56°F
set in 1965
Forecast high 82°F — 30th warmest Sep 6 of 129 years · record 91°F (1912) · warmest since 2015.
Ranks
#59 / 128
warmest Sep 7 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
91°F
set in 1908
Coolest Sep 7 ever
55°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 75°F — 59th warmest Sep 7 of 128 years · record 91°F (1908) · warmest since 2022.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Wausau in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
54°FJan 24, 1942
-40°FJan 30, 1951
Feb
68°FFeb 27, 2024
-40°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar
80°FMar 29, 1910
-33°FMar 1, 1962
Apr
91°FApr 28, 1952
3°FApr 1, 1924
May
104°FMay 31, 1934
20°FMay 4, 1907
Jun
100°FJun 29, 1931
29°FJun 1, 1897
Jul
107°FJul 13, 1936
37°FJul 21, 1904
Aug
99°FAug 24, 1948
32°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
99°FSep 10, 1931
18°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
91°FOct 1, 1976
8°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
75°FNov 1, 1933
-15°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
61°FDec 2, 1982
-27°FDec 15, 1901
All-time
107°FJul 13, 1936
-40°FFeb 10, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Wausau so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 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 · Jul 4, 1999
Coldest high ever
-20°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 2, 1996
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
39°FJan 26, 1944
-19°FJan 18, 1994
Feb
41°FFeb 29, 2000
-20°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar
60°FMar 21, 2012
-2°FMar 2, 1943
Apr
68°FApr 14, 1941
21°FApr 2, 1971
May
71°FMay 29, 1895
34°FMay 7, 1960
Jun
78°FJun 22, 2025
44°FJun 1, 1945
Jul
78°FJul 4, 1999
59°FJul 24, 1915
Aug
76°FAug 2, 1988
55°FAug 3, 1915
Sep
72°FSep 14, 1939
38°FSep 29, 1899
Oct
68°FOct 3, 2005
20°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
57°FNov 2, 1938
2°FNov 29, 1929
Dec
47°FDec 3, 1962
-16°FDec 23, 1983
All-time
78°FJul 4, 1999
-20°FFeb 2, 1996
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
13 days
record run, ended Jul 18 1936
So far in 2026
7 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Wausau's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 76°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.