Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bowler (USC00470991), Wisconsin, United States, with 56 years of record.
Key Facts for Bowler
Bowler (USC00470991) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 44.86 latitude and -88.99 longitude, 329 m (1,080 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2003, 56 years of record.
1,464 records set at Bowler still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Bowler set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 9 June 2003.
About the Station
Location: Wisconsin, United States, 44.86 latitude, -88.99 longitude.
Elevation: 329 m (1,080 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2003, 56 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bowler. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bowler, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
11.7 C (53.1 F)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
15.6 C (60.1 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Bowler still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 61.
Standing records at Bowler by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1959
27
1960
31
1961
32
1962
45
1963
61
1964
57
1965
58
1966
42
1967
49
1968
48
1969
33
1970
32
1971
37
1972
36
1973
34
1974
38
1975
43
1976
46
1977
43
1978
14
1979
25
1980
16
1981
33
1982
24
1983
37
1984
16
1985
22
1986
42
1987
40
1988
54
1989
35
1990
25
1991
46
1992
27
1993
18
1994
25
1995
30
1996
25
1997
24
1998
15
1999
10
2000
25
2001
15
2002
24
2003
5
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Bowler between 11 July 1982 and 14 March 1997. Each dot is a new record.
When Bowler set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1982-07-11
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1985-12-02
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1995-07-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1997-03-14
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 114.8 mm (4.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bowler. The most was 114.8 mm (4.5 in) on 11 July 1982.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bowler
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
25 January 1999
Feb
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
24 February 1977
Mar
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
7 March 1973
Apr
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
25 April 1994
May
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
16 May 1965
Jun
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
27 June 1969
Jul
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
11 July 1982
Aug
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
15 August 2000
Sep
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
11 September 1975
Oct
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
12 October 1983
Nov
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1 November 1984
Dec
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
28 December 1959
Period of Record Coverage
1959 to 2003
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
45 years of record at Bowler, 1959 to 2003. 23 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Bowler, 1960 to 1991. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 5.2 C (41.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 4.0 C (39.1 F), and the warmest was 1987, at 7.2 C (44.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Bowler as warming stripes, 1960 to 1991
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1960
5.0 C
-0.26 C
1961
5.3 C
+0.11 C
1962
4.3 C
-0.88 C
1963
4.5 C
-0.70 C
1964
5.8 C
+0.53 C
1965
4.6 C
-0.60 C
1966
5.0 C
-0.20 C
1967
4.2 C
-1.04 C
1970
5.2 C
-0.05 C
1971
5.0 C
-0.24 C
1972
4.0 C
-1.27 C
1973
6.3 C
+1.08 C
1975
5.0 C
-0.18 C
1976
4.4 C
-0.83 C
1977
5.9 C
+0.63 C
1978
4.7 C
-0.55 C
1981
5.8 C
+0.56 C
1983
6.2 C
+0.96 C
1985
4.9 C
-0.30 C
1986
5.5 C
+0.24 C
1987
7.2 C
+1.96 C
1988
5.5 C
+0.30 C
1989
4.3 C
-0.92 C
1990
6.4 C
+1.20 C
1991
5.7 C
+0.48 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1948 to 2003
Yearly extremes at Bowler: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1995
33.3 C (91.9 F)
45
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1982
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
45
Wettest day (Rx1day)
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1982
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
162.2 mm (6.4 in)
1969
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
56
Longest dry spell (CDD)
46 days
1952
21 days
56
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Bowler, 1948 to 2003. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Bowler by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1967
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1979
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1980
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1981
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1983
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1984
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1985
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1986
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1990
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1991
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1992
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1993
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1994
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1997
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1998
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1999
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2000
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2002
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2003
27.8 C (82.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Bowler, 1948 to 2003. The record is -40.6 C (-41.1 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.6 C (-23.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Bowler by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1960
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1961
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1962
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1963
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1964
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1965
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1966
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1967
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1968
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1969
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1970
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1971
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1972
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1974
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1975
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1976
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1977
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1978
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1979
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1980
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1981
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1982
-40.6 C (-41.1 F)
1983
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1984
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1985
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1986
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1987
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1988
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1989
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1990
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1991
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1992
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1993
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1994
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1995
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1996
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1997
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1998
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1999
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2000
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2001
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2002
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2003
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Bowler, 1948 to 2003. The record is 114.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.6 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bowler by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1949
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1950
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1951
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1953
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1955
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1956
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1957
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1960
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1961
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1962
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1963
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1964
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1965
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1966
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1968
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1969
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1970
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1971
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1972
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1973
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1974
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1975
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1976
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1977
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1978
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1979
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1980
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1982
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1983
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1984
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1985
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1986
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1990
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1992
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1993
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1994
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1996
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1998
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1999
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2000
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2001
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2002
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2003
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Bowler, 1948 to 2003. The record is 162.2 mm (6.4 in) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.9 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bowler by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
40.8 mm (1.6 in)
1949
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1950
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1951
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952
153.5 mm (6.0 in)
1953
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1954
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1955
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1956
44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1957
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1958
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1959
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1960
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1961
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1962
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1963
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1964
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965
124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1966
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1967
76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1968
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1969
162.2 mm (6.4 in)
1970
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1972
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1973
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1974
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1975
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1976
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1977
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
1978
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1979
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1980
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1981
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1982
145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1983
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1984
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1985
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1986
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1987
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1988
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1989
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1990
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1991
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1992
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1993
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1994
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1995
122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1996
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1997
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1998
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1999
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2000
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2001
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
2002
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2003
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Bowler, 1948 to 2003. The record is 46 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bowler by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
15 days
1949
22 days
1950
20 days
1951
16 days
1952
46 days
1953
16 days
1954
21 days
1955
22 days
1956
19 days
1957
18 days
1958
18 days
1959
15 days
1960
26 days
1961
25 days
1962
19 days
1963
23 days
1964
19 days
1965
14 days
1966
25 days
1967
21 days
1968
27 days
1969
25 days
1970
21 days
1971
19 days
1972
17 days
1973
16 days
1974
24 days
1975
17 days
1976
33 days
1977
27 days
1978
16 days
1979
19 days
1980
26 days
1981
25 days
1982
17 days
1983
23 days
1984
21 days
1985
17 days
1986
16 days
1987
30 days
1988
26 days
1989
26 days
1990
23 days
1991
20 days
1992
24 days
1993
23 days
1994
21 days
1995
20 days
1996
30 days
1997
29 days
1998
25 days
1999
21 days
2000
22 days
2001
15 days
2002
36 days
2003
21 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
25 years with a frost
Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Bowler falls on 26 May and the median first autumn frost on 20 September, which leaves a median of 116 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +11.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Bowler
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1960 to 1991)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 May
n/a
26 May
n/a
-6.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 September
n/a
20 September
n/a
+4.9 days per decade
Growing days
116 days
n/a
116 days
n/a
+11.6 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
39 years, 1949 to 1993
A day with at least 48.9 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.4 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Bowler: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
5 years
62.6 mm (2.5 in)
10 years
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
25 years
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
50 years
96.9 mm (3.8 in)
Longer than the 39 years of record
100 years
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
Longer than the 39 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 39 years of values from 1949 to 1993.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1952; 90.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1975; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1969.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.