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Rhinelander, WI

45.631°N, 89.482°W · station RHIthr · 134 years of record
67°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Rhinelander.
53°SAT10/1758°SUN10/1861°MON10/1965°TUE10/2064°WED10/2166°THU10/2267°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#17 / 119
warmest Oct 23 in 119 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

77°F
set in 1963

Coolest Oct 23 ever

30°F
set in 1969
Forecast high 67°F — 17th warmest Oct 23 of 119 years · record 77°F (1963) · warmest since 2024.
1895: 45°F1908: 57°F1909: 39°F1910: 58°F1911: 42°F1912: 42°F1913: 49°F1914: 71°F1915: 62°F1916: 41°F1917: 35°F1918: 46°F1919: 51°F1920: 74°F1921: 50°F1922: 53°F1923: 57°F1924: 47°F1925: 37°F1926: 41°F1927: 60°F1928: 51°F1929: 43°F1930: 40°F1931: 63°F1932: 61°F1933: 41°F1934: 50°F1935: 46°F1936: 35°F1937: 34°F1938: 37°F1939: 45°F1940: 64°F1941: 51°F1942: 34°F1943: 42°F1944: 53°F1945: 49°F1946: 66°F1947: 69°F1948: 49°F1949: 48°F1950: 41°F1951: 41°F1952: 63°F1953: 52°F1954: 68°F1955: 50°F1956: 71°F1957: 50°F1958: 57°F1959: 50°F1960: 49°F1961: 52°F1962: 39°F1963: 77°F1964: 39°F1965: 54°F1966: 45°F1967: 68°F1968: 64°F1969: 30°F1970: 63°F1971: 55°F1972: 41°F1973: 72°F1974: 58°F1975: 71°F1976: 40°F1977: 51°F1978: 47°F1979: 35°F1980: 43°F1981: 30°F1982: 54°F1983: 57°F1984: 46°F1985: 55°F1986: 48°F1987: 37°F1988: 49°F1989: 74°F1990: 60°F1991: 72°F1992: 72°F1993: 69°F1994: 47°F1995: 42°F1996: 49°F1997: 40°F1998: 69°F1999: 37°F2000: 66°F2001: 59°F2002: 32°F2003: 48°F2004: 52°F2005: 45°F2006: 39°F2007: 53°F2008: 47°F2009: 36°F2010: 46°F2011: 55°F2012: 63°F2013: 37°F2014: 46°F2015: 50°F2016: 59°F2017: 56°F2018: 47°F2019: 43°F2020: 34°F2021: 46°F2022: 71°F2023: 52°F2024: 71°F2025: 42°F67° forecast3035404550556065707580191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2367°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record77°F
This-date rank#17 of 119
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break—
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Rhinelander in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan53°FJan 25, 1981-41°FJan 28, 1915
Feb65°FFeb 27, 2024-42°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar78°FMar 18, 2012-36°FMar 1, 1962
Apr92°FApr 28, 1952-11°FApr 1, 1924
May99°FMay 31, 193418°FMay 2, 1911
Jun104°FJun 30, 193125°FJun 6, 1913
Jul108°FJul 13, 193631°FJul 13, 1930
Aug97°FAug 2, 196428°FAug 30, 1915
Sep98°FSep 10, 190821°FSep 30, 1918
Oct92°FOct 1, 19762°FOct 30, 1925
Nov79°FNov 13, 1930-16°FNov 30, 1976
Dec62°FDec 2, 1998-34°FDec 27, 1924
All-time108°FJul 13, 1936-42°FFeb 3, 1996

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

1 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

76°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Sep 9, 1912

Coldest high ever

-19°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 18, 1994
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan42°FJan 26, 1944-19°FJan 18, 1994
Feb38°FFeb 22, 1930-16°FFeb 17, 1936
Mar57°FMar 17, 2012-1°FMar 2, 1943
Apr65°FApr 16, 200218°FApr 1, 1923
May71°FMay 30, 192929°FMay 1, 1909
Jun76°FJun 22, 202543°FJun 2, 1945
Jul76°FJul 27, 191455°FJul 27, 2013
Aug74°FAug 12, 194752°FAug 11, 2004
Sep76°FSep 9, 191237°FSep 16, 1916
Oct70°FOct 3, 200520°FOct 30, 1925
Nov56°FNov 4, 20085°FNov 28, 1976
Dec47°FDec 3, 1962-13°FDec 26, 1933
All-time76°FSep 9, 1912-19°FJan 18, 1994

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

8 days
record run, ended Jul 14 1936

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Rhinelander's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 50°F · forecast is +17° vs normal.
Jan: 22°FJan: 4°FFeb: 26°FFeb: 6°FMar: 38°FMar: 17°FApr: 52°FApr: 29°FMay: 66°FMay: 41°FJun: 75°FJun: 51°FJul: 79°FJul: 55°FAug: 76°FAug: 54°FSep: 68°FSep: 46°FOct: 54°FOct: 35°FNov: 38°FNov: 23°FDec: 27°FDec: 11°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:15 AM
Sunset5:11 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight10h 55m · losing 22 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.63°N, 89.48°W

Nearby Stations

Wausau, WI49 mi SAshland, WI93 mi NWHayward, WI98 mi WGreen Bay, WI103 mi SEEau Claire, WI110 mi WMarquette County, MI111 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Rhinelander — 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 31st most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 4. Record: 19 in 1988.

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