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Wausau, WI

44.928°N, 89.625°W · station AUWthr · 132 years of record
69°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wausau.
56°SAT10/1761°SUN10/1863°MON10/1966°TUE10/2067°WED10/2169°THU10/2268°FRI10/23

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

#13 / 127
warmest Oct 22 in 127 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 22 ever

80°F
set in 1947

Coolest Oct 22 ever

31°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 69°F — 13th warmest Oct 22 of 127 years · record 80°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
1895: 45°F1896: 35°F1897: 50°F1898: 48°F1899: 76°F1900: 61°F1901: 76°F1902: 54°F1904: 46°F1906: 48°F1907: 62°F1908: 61°F1909: 45°F1910: 50°F1911: 48°F1912: 51°F1913: 31°F1914: 74°F1915: 68°F1916: 39°F1917: 34°F1918: 53°F1919: 56°F1920: 74°F1921: 56°F1922: 57°F1923: 55°F1924: 48°F1925: 40°F1926: 40°F1927: 65°F1928: 52°F1929: 44°F1930: 40°F1931: 66°F1932: 62°F1933: 56°F1934: 56°F1935: 43°F1936: 43°F1937: 41°F1938: 55°F1939: 57°F1940: 49°F1941: 63°F1942: 41°F1943: 50°F1944: 52°F1946: 65°F1947: 80°F1948: 59°F1950: 42°F1951: 58°F1952: 53°F1953: 75°F1954: 67°F1955: 52°F1956: 71°F1957: 52°F1958: 59°F1959: 57°F1960: 46°F1961: 56°F1962: 44°F1963: 74°F1964: 43°F1965: 54°F1966: 51°F1967: 70°F1968: 64°F1969: 32°F1970: 60°F1971: 61°F1972: 43°F1973: 74°F1974: 61°F1975: 58°F1976: 36°F1977: 51°F1978: 55°F1979: 46°F1980: 49°F1981: 44°F1982: 46°F1983: 57°F1984: 47°F1985: 60°F1986: 66°F1987: 35°F1988: 47°F1989: 63°F1990: 51°F1991: 66°F1992: 49°F1993: 56°F1994: 64°F1995: 46°F1996: 56°F1997: 35°F1998: 60°F1999: 49°F2000: 61°F2001: 62°F2002: 36°F2003: 47°F2004: 57°F2005: 45°F2006: 37°F2007: 51°F2008: 51°F2009: 44°F2010: 59°F2011: 58°F2012: 61°F2013: 44°F2014: 55°F2015: 61°F2016: 47°F2017: 65°F2018: 58°F2019: 46°F2020: 37°F2021: 46°F2022: 74°F2023: 53°F2024: 80°F2025: 48°F69° forecast30354045505560657075801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2269°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record80°F
This-date rank#13 of 127
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1895–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan54°FJan 24, 1942-40°FJan 30, 1951
Feb68°FFeb 27, 2024-40°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar80°FMar 29, 1910-33°FMar 1, 1962
Apr91°FApr 28, 19523°FApr 1, 1924
May104°FMay 31, 193420°FMay 4, 1907
Jun100°FJun 29, 193129°FJun 1, 1897
Jul107°FJul 13, 193637°FJul 21, 1904
Aug99°FAug 24, 194832°FAug 30, 1915
Sep99°FSep 10, 193118°FSep 30, 1899
Oct91°FOct 1, 19768°FOct 30, 1925
Nov75°FNov 1, 1933-15°FNov 25, 1950
Dec61°FDec 2, 1982-27°FDec 15, 1901
All-time107°FJul 13, 1936-40°FFeb 10, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Wausau 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 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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan39°FJan 26, 1944-19°FJan 18, 1994
Feb41°FFeb 29, 2000-20°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar60°FMar 21, 2012-2°FMar 2, 1943
Apr68°FApr 14, 194121°FApr 2, 1971
May71°FMay 29, 189534°FMay 7, 1960
Jun78°FJun 22, 202544°FJun 1, 1945
Jul78°FJul 4, 199959°FJul 24, 1915
Aug76°FAug 2, 198855°FAug 3, 1915
Sep72°FSep 14, 193938°FSep 29, 1899
Oct68°FOct 3, 200520°FOct 28, 1925
Nov57°FNov 2, 19382°FNov 29, 1929
Dec47°FDec 3, 1962-16°FDec 23, 1983
All-time78°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: 53°F · forecast is +16° vs normal.
Jan: 23°FJan: 7°FFeb: 28°FFeb: 10°FMar: 40°FMar: 21°FApr: 54°FApr: 33°FMay: 67°FMay: 45°FJun: 76°FJun: 55°FJul: 80°FJul: 59°FAug: 78°FAug: 58°FSep: 70°FSep: 49°FOct: 56°FOct: 38°FNov: 41°FNov: 26°FDec: 28°FDec: 14°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:15 AM
Sunset5:12 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight10h 57m · losing 21 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.93°N, 89.62°W

Nearby Stations

Rhinelander, WI49 mi NGreen Bay, WI79 mi EEau Claire, WI91 mi WLa Crosse, WI108 mi SWHayward, WI116 mi NWMadison, WI124 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Wausau'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.
Wausau, WI — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Wausau's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Wausau, WI — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1895

Each cell is one day's high at Wausau, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Wausau, WI daily high heat map 1895–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Wausau — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
7 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 42nd most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 7. Record: 29 in 1988.

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