Wausau Record Herald Weather Records (USC00478971)
Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wausau Record Herald (USC00478971), Wisconsin, United States, with 66 years of record.
Key Facts for Wausau Record Herald
Wausau Record Herald (USC00478971) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 44.95 latitude and -89.62 longitude, 372 m (1,220 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 1960, 66 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wausau Record Herald still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wausau Record Herald tied a daily record low minimum temperature of -24.4 C (-11.9 F) on 23 December 1960.
About the Station
Location: Wisconsin, United States, 44.95 latitude, -89.62 longitude.
Elevation: 372 m (1,220 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 1960, 66 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Wausau Record Herald. 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 Wausau Record Herald, 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)
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
13.3 C (55.9 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wausau Record Herald still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 56.
Standing records at Wausau Record Herald by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
42
1896
49
1897
53
1898
27
1899
46
1900
34
1901
12
1902
23
1903
31
1904
39
1905
21
1906
27
1907
31
1908
34
1909
35
1910
31
1911
31
1912
47
1913
33
1914
34
1915
21
1933
21
1934
37
1935
27
1936
56
1937
24
1938
24
1939
34
1940
18
1941
23
1942
29
1943
23
1944
31
1945
34
1946
24
1947
33
1948
30
1949
24
1950
32
1951
31
1952
28
1953
26
1954
26
1955
32
1956
23
1957
11
1958
20
1959
21
1960
21
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 118.9 mm (4.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wausau Record Herald. The most was 118.9 mm (4.7 in) on 1 July 1903.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wausau Record Herald
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
5 January 1946
Feb
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
21 February 1937
Mar
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
14 March 1913
Apr
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
27 April 1899
May
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
6 May 1936
Jun
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
30 June 1938
Jul
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1 July 1903
Aug
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
31 August 1938
Sep
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
4 September 1941
Oct
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
3 October 1900
Nov
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
6 November 1956
Dec
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
28 December 1959
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 1960
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
49 years of record at Wausau Record Herald, 1895 to 1960. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at Wausau Record Herald, 1896 to 1960. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.8 C (44.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 5.2 C (41.4 F), and the warmest was 1941, at 8.2 C (46.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wausau Record Herald as warming stripes, 1896 to 1960
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
6.1 C
-0.79 C
1906
6.7 C
-0.12 C
1907
5.3 C
-1.58 C
1908
7.2 C
+0.33 C
1909
6.3 C
-0.50 C
1911
6.8 C
-0.04 C
1912
5.2 C
-1.61 C
1913
6.2 C
-0.60 C
1914
5.7 C
-1.11 C
1934
7.5 C
+0.65 C
1935
6.4 C
-0.45 C
1936
6.4 C
-0.45 C
1938
7.9 C
+1.05 C
1939
7.8 C
+0.92 C
1940
6.5 C
-0.39 C
1941
8.2 C
+1.38 C
1942
7.2 C
+0.40 C
1943
6.5 C
-0.38 C
1944
7.9 C
+1.08 C
1945
6.2 C
-0.69 C
1947
7.1 C
+0.27 C
1948
7.4 C
+0.59 C
1949
8.2 C
+1.33 C
1950
5.7 C
-1.13 C
1951
6.0 C
-0.87 C
1952
7.8 C
+0.96 C
1953
8.2 C
+1.33 C
1954
7.6 C
+0.75 C
1955
7.6 C
+0.72 C
1956
7.0 C
+0.11 C
1957
7.1 C
+0.23 C
1958
6.6 C
-0.24 C
1959
6.3 C
-0.55 C
1960
6.3 C
-0.52 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.18 C (0.04 to 0.33) per decade over 1896 to 1960. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Wausau Record Herald
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.18 C (0.04 to 0.33) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1896 to 1960
34
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.7) per decade
1896 to 1960
34
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.15 C (-0.01 to 0.32) per decade
0.28 F (-0.02 to 0.57) per decade
1896 to 1960
34
Not clearly different from zero
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
1895 to 1960
Yearly extremes at Wausau Record Herald: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936
34.4 C (93.9 F)
49
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1899
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
49
Wettest day (Rx1day)
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1903
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
49
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1900
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
49
Longest dry spell (CDD)
47 days
1952
20 days
49
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wausau Record Herald, 1895 to 1960. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wausau Record Herald by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1895
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1896
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1897
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1898
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1899
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1900
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1901
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1902
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1903
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1904
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1905
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1908
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1909
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1910
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1914
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1915
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1933
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1934
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1940
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1941
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1944
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1950
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960
32.8 C (91.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wausau Record Herald, 1895 to 1960. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -29.4 C (-20.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wausau Record Herald by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1895
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1896
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1897
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1898
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1899
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1900
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1901
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1902
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1903
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1904
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1905
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1906
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1907
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1908
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1909
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1910
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1911
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1912
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1913
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1914
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1915
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1933
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1934
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1935
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1936
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1937
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1938
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1939
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1940
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1941
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1942
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1943
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1946
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1947
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1948
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1949
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1950
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1951
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1952
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1953
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1954
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1955
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1956
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1957
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1958
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1959
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1960
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wausau Record Herald, 1895 to 1960. The record is 118.9 mm (4.7 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wausau Record Herald by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1896
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1898
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1899
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1901
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1902
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1903
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1904
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1905
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1906
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1907
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1908
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1910
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1911
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1912
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1913
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1914
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1915
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1933
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1934
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1935
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1936
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1937
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1938
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1939
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1940
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1942
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1946
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1947
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1948
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1951
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1952
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1953
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1956
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wausau Record Herald, 1895 to 1960. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.3 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wausau Record Herald by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1896
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1897
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1898
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1899
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1900
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1901
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1902
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1903
165.7 mm (6.5 in)
1904
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1905
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1906
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1907
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1908
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1909
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1910
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1911
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1912
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1913
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1914
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1915
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933
27.6 mm (1.1 in)
1934
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1935
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1936
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1937
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1939
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1940
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1941
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1942
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1943
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1944
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1945
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1946
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1947
153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1948
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1950
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1951
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1952
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1953
200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1954
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1955
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1956
54.5 mm (2.1 in)
1957
65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1958
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1960
114.1 mm (4.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wausau Record Herald, 1895 to 1960. The record is 47 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wausau Record Herald by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895
14 days
1896
18 days
1897
15 days
1898
19 days
1899
21 days
1900
18 days
1901
14 days
1902
20 days
1903
24 days
1904
40 days
1905
18 days
1906
16 days
1907
27 days
1908
25 days
1909
26 days
1910
24 days
1911
15 days
1912
41 days
1913
30 days
1914
19 days
1915
20 days
1933
17 days
1934
39 days
1935
13 days
1936
25 days
1937
23 days
1938
21 days
1939
21 days
1940
18 days
1941
15 days
1942
20 days
1943
46 days
1944
26 days
1945
17 days
1946
14 days
1947
21 days
1948
17 days
1949
22 days
1950
20 days
1951
18 days
1952
47 days
1953
31 days
1954
21 days
1955
18 days
1956
18 days
1957
14 days
1958
19 days
1959
15 days
1960
20 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
34 years with a frost
Across 34 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wausau Record Herald falls on 12 May and the median first autumn frost on 29 September, which leaves a median of 145 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Wausau Record Herald
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1909 to 1960)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
12 May
n/a
12 May
n/a
-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
29 September
n/a
29 September
n/a
-0.3 days per decade
Growing days
145 days
n/a
145 days
n/a
+0.2 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
33 years, 1896 to 1960
A day with at least 56.4 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 137.2 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Wausau Record Herald: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
5 years
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
10 years
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
25 years
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
50 years
121.8 mm (4.8 in)
Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
Longer than the 33 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, 33 years of values from 1896 to 1960.
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: 118.9 mm (4.7 in) in 1903; 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1938; 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1945.
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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.