Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cashton (USC00471280), Wisconsin, United States, with 64 years of record.
Key Facts for Cashton
Cashton (USC00471280) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 43.74 latitude and -90.78 longitude, 418 m (1,370 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 2012, 64 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cashton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cashton set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 25 October 2012.
About the Station
Location: Wisconsin, United States, 43.74 latitude, -90.78 longitude.
Elevation: 418 m (1,370 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 2012, 64 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 Cashton. 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 Cashton, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
12.2 C (54.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
15.0 C (59.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.3 C (100.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cashton still stand. 1991 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Cashton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1949
27
1950
52
1951
33
1952
48
1953
24
1954
22
1955
30
1956
27
1957
20
1958
29
1959
37
1960
21
1961
12
1962
32
1963
42
1964
39
1965
22
1969
17
1970
23
1971
33
1972
25
1974
16
1975
20
1976
38
1977
41
1978
13
1979
27
1980
14
1981
26
1982
23
1983
29
1984
21
1985
27
1986
15
1987
3
1988
34
1991
55
1992
24
1993
27
1994
26
1995
35
1996
28
1997
22
1998
34
1999
23
2000
40
2001
33
2002
24
2003
22
2004
18
2005
22
2006
30
2007
14
2008
17
2009
8
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Cashton between 21 June 1988 and 2 February 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When Cashton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1988-06-21
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1988-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988-08-01
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994-01-18
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1996-02-02
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 120.7 mm (4.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cashton. The most was 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 1 July 1978.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cashton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
25 January 1998
Feb
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
19 February 1971
Mar
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
31 March 1998
Apr
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
25 April 1994
May
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
20 May 1959
Jun
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
8 June 2008
Jul
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1 July 1978
Aug
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
13 August 2010
Sep
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
23 September 2010
Oct
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
14 October 2012
Nov
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1 November 1991
Dec
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1 December 2007
Period of Record Coverage
1949 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
56 years of record at Cashton, 1949 to 2009. 18 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 33 complete years at Cashton, 1950 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.3 C (45.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 5.8 C (42.4 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 9.5 C (49.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cashton as warming stripes, 1950 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1950
5.8 C
-1.51 C
1951
5.8 C
-1.53 C
1952
7.3 C
-0.03 C
1955
7.2 C
-0.15 C
1956
6.4 C
-0.94 C
1958
6.8 C
-0.52 C
1959
6.5 C
-0.81 C
1962
6.4 C
-0.94 C
1963
6.8 C
-0.52 C
1964
7.8 C
+0.44 C
1971
6.8 C
-0.57 C
1975
7.4 C
+0.04 C
1976
7.0 C
-0.32 C
1977
7.4 C
+0.10 C
1981
7.8 C
+0.43 C
1982
6.7 C
-0.60 C
1984
7.6 C
+0.28 C
1992
7.3 C
-0.05 C
1993
6.6 C
-0.71 C
1994
7.5 C
+0.16 C
1995
7.4 C
+0.04 C
1996
6.1 C
-1.28 C
1997
7.1 C
-0.27 C
1998
9.5 C
+2.17 C
1999
8.8 C
+1.47 C
2000
8.0 C
+0.69 C
2001
8.6 C
+1.26 C
2002
8.4 C
+1.05 C
2003
7.6 C
+0.29 C
2004
7.8 C
+0.50 C
2005
8.5 C
+1.16 C
2006
8.8 C
+1.51 C
2008
6.4 C
-0.94 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade over 1950 to 2008. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 33 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cashton
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.5 F (0.2 to 0.7) per decade
1950 to 2008
33
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.03 C (-0.13 to 0.18) per decade
0.05 F (-0.23 to 0.32) per decade
1950 to 2008
33
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.4 to 0.7) per decade
0.9 F (0.7 to 1.2) per decade
1950 to 2008
33
Rise
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
1949 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Cashton: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
33.3 C (91.9 F)
56
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1972
-28.0 C (-18.5 F)
56
Wettest day (Rx1day)
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1978
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
59
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
190.7 mm (7.5 in)
2008
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
59
Longest dry spell (CDD)
66 days
1962
21 days
59
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cashton, 1949 to 2012. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cashton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1952
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1954
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1957
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1961
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1970
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1973
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1974
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1980
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1981
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1987
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1988
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1992
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1994
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1997
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1998
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1999
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
30.0 C (86.0 F)
2005
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2008
31.1 C (88.0 F)
2009
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cashton, 1949 to 2012. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.0 C (-18.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cashton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1949
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1950
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1951
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1952
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1953
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1954
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1955
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1956
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1957
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1958
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1959
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1960
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1961
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1962
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1963
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1964
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1965
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1969
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1971
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1972
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1974
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1975
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1976
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1977
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1978
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1979
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1980
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1981
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1982
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1983
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1984
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1985
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1986
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1987
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1988
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1991
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1992
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1993
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1994
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1995
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1996
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1997
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1998
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1999
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2000
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2001
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2002
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2003
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2004
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2005
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2006
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2007
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2008
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2009
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cashton, 1949 to 2012. The record is 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.3 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cashton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1950
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1951
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1953
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1954
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1955
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1956
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1957
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1958
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1959
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1960
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1962
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1964
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1965
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1969
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1970
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1972
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1973
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1975
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1976
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1977
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1978
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1979
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1980
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1982
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1983
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1985
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1987
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1988
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1991
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1992
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1993
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1994
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1995
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1996
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1997
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1998
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1999
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2000
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2001
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2002
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2003
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2004
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2005
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2006
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2007
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2008
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2009
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2010
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2012
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cashton, 1949 to 2012. The record is 190.7 mm (7.5 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.6 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cashton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950
101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1951
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1955
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1956
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1957
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1958
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1959
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1960
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1961
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1962
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1963
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1964
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1965
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1969
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1971
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1972
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1973
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1974
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1975
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1976
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1977
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1978
181.7 mm (7.2 in)
1979
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1980
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1981
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1982
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1983
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1984
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1985
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1986
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1987
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1988
171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1991
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1992
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1993
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1994
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1995
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1997
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1998
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1999
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2000
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
2001
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
2002
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2003
65.7 mm (2.6 in)
2004
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
2005
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2006
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2007
147.4 mm (5.8 in)
2008
190.7 mm (7.5 in)
2009
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2010
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2011
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2012
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cashton, 1949 to 2012. The record is 66 days in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cashton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949
21 days
1950
30 days
1951
20 days
1952
39 days
1953
20 days
1954
28 days
1955
50 days
1956
21 days
1957
28 days
1958
27 days
1959
27 days
1960
26 days
1961
22 days
1962
66 days
1963
23 days
1964
54 days
1965
22 days
1969
22 days
1970
28 days
1971
18 days
1972
12 days
1973
14 days
1974
15 days
1975
23 days
1976
33 days
1977
18 days
1978
22 days
1979
25 days
1980
30 days
1981
17 days
1982
18 days
1983
21 days
1984
21 days
1985
15 days
1986
19 days
1987
7 days
1988
19 days
1991
20 days
1992
20 days
1993
19 days
1994
34 days
1995
41 days
1996
19 days
1997
21 days
1998
31 days
1999
18 days
2000
21 days
2001
24 days
2002
15 days
2003
44 days
2004
17 days
2005
17 days
2006
25 days
2007
23 days
2008
15 days
2009
28 days
2010
28 days
2011
16 days
2012
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
33 years with a frost
Across 33 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cashton falls on 1 May and the median first autumn frost on 2 October, which leaves a median of 155 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Cashton
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1955 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
1 May
n/a
1 May
n/a
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
2 October
n/a
5 October
n/a
+2.8 days per decade
Growing days
155 days
n/a
157 days
n/a
+4.5 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
42 years, 1950 to 2011
A day with at least 53.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 121.9 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Cashton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
53.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
10 years
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
25 years
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
50 years
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1950 to 2011.
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: 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 2008; 102.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1996; 83.8 mm (3.3 in) in 2010.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.