44.928°N, 89.625°W · station AUWthr · 132 years of record
69°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
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
#67 / 126
warmest Oct 17 in 126 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
82°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 17 ever
32°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 56°F — 67th warmest Oct 17 of 126 years · record 82°F (1910) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#46 / 129
warmest Oct 18 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
83°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 18 ever
30°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 61°F — 46th warmest Oct 18 of 129 years · record 83°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#37 / 128
warmest Oct 19 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
78°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 19 ever
29°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 63°F — 37th warmest Oct 19 of 128 years · record 78°F (1910) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#25 / 127
warmest Oct 20 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
81°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 20 ever
32°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 66°F — 25th warmest Oct 20 of 127 years · record 81°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#19 / 128
warmest Oct 21 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
80°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 21 ever
34°F
set in 1896
Forecast high 67°F — 19th warmest Oct 21 of 128 years · record 80°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Ranks
#19 / 129
warmest Oct 23 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
80°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 23 ever
33°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 68°F — 19th warmest Oct 23 of 129 years · record 80°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
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 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
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: 53°F · forecast is +16° vs normal.