Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wisconsin Rapids (USC00479335), Wisconsin, United States, with 111 years of record.
Key Facts for Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin Rapids (USC00479335) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 44.39 latitude and -89.81 longitude, 315 m (1,033 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 2013, 111 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wisconsin Rapids still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wisconsin Rapids set a daily record low minimum temperature of -3.3 C (26.1 F) on 14 May 2013.
About the Station
Location: Wisconsin, United States, 44.39 latitude, -89.81 longitude.
Elevation: 315 m (1,033 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 2013, 111 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 Wisconsin Rapids. 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 Wisconsin Rapids, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.8 C (64.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Wisconsin Rapids still stand. 1948 holds the most, with 34.
Standing records at Wisconsin Rapids by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1903
15
1904
22
1905
11
1906
18
1907
12
1908
20
1909
18
1910
23
1911
19
1912
27
1913
25
1914
9
1915
17
1916
26
1917
30
1918
22
1919
24
1920
14
1948
34
1949
22
1950
27
1951
19
1952
26
1953
24
1954
16
1955
16
1956
18
1957
11
1958
18
1959
15
1960
15
1961
8
1962
19
1963
24
1964
23
1965
23
1966
16
1967
23
1968
24
1969
17
1970
10
1971
10
1972
22
1973
15
1974
16
1975
19
1976
17
1977
28
1978
8
1979
10
1980
8
1981
12
1982
17
1983
24
1984
11
1985
15
1986
11
1987
13
1988
21
1989
21
1990
12
1991
24
1992
18
1993
9
1994
18
1995
16
1996
18
1997
15
1998
20
1999
13
2000
22
2001
13
2002
15
2003
14
2004
15
2005
14
2006
17
2007
21
2008
11
2009
10
2010
16
2011
7
2012
25
2013
3
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Wisconsin Rapids between 13 March 1997 and 13 March 1997. Each dot is a new record.
When Wisconsin Rapids set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1997-03-13
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 102.9 mm (4.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wisconsin Rapids. The most was 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 2 October 1954.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Wisconsin Rapids
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
5 January 1910
Feb
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
20 February 2002
Mar
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
18 March 1986
Apr
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
3 April 1981
May
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
29 May 1989
Jun
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
8 June 1993
Jul
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
29 July 2011
Aug
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
8 August 1918
Sep
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
11 September 1978
Oct
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2 October 1954
Nov
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
20 November 1992
Dec
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1 December 1985
Period of Record Coverage
1903 to 2013
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
84 years of record at Wisconsin Rapids, 1903 to 2013. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1904, 1920, 1961, 2013.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 76 complete years at Wisconsin Rapids, 1905 to 2012. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 6.7 C (44.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 4.7 C (40.4 F), and the warmest was 2010, at 9.3 C (48.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Wisconsin Rapids as warming stripes, 1905 to 2012
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1905
6.1 C
-0.62 C
1906
6.9 C
+0.21 C
1907
6.0 C
-0.64 C
1908
7.6 C
+0.88 C
1909
6.4 C
-0.30 C
1910
6.8 C
+0.07 C
1911
6.9 C
+0.26 C
1912
5.2 C
-1.53 C
1913
6.9 C
+0.26 C
1914
6.6 C
-0.06 C
1915
6.9 C
+0.23 C
1916
6.2 C
-0.49 C
1917
4.7 C
-2.00 C
1918
6.8 C
+0.11 C
1919
7.4 C
+0.70 C
1948
7.3 C
+0.60 C
1949
7.9 C
+1.18 C
1950
5.8 C
-0.85 C
1951
5.6 C
-1.11 C
1952
6.6 C
-0.06 C
1953
7.3 C
+0.62 C
1954
6.7 C
0.00 C
1955
6.6 C
-0.08 C
1956
5.9 C
-0.75 C
1957
6.3 C
-0.41 C
1958
6.3 C
-0.39 C
1959
6.1 C
-0.58 C
1960
6.4 C
-0.25 C
1962
5.7 C
-0.94 C
1963
6.2 C
-0.51 C
1964
7.0 C
+0.33 C
1965
5.9 C
-0.80 C
1966
5.9 C
-0.77 C
1967
5.4 C
-1.29 C
1968
6.7 C
+0.03 C
1969
6.0 C
-0.73 C
1970
6.2 C
-0.44 C
1971
6.2 C
-0.44 C
1972
5.1 C
-1.60 C
1973
7.7 C
+1.00 C
1974
6.6 C
-0.06 C
1975
6.7 C
+0.05 C
1977
6.9 C
+0.17 C
1978
5.7 C
-0.97 C
1979
5.6 C
-1.09 C
1981
7.0 C
+0.32 C
1982
6.1 C
-0.55 C
1983
7.1 C
+0.42 C
1984
7.1 C
+0.42 C
1985
6.1 C
-0.54 C
1987
8.4 C
+1.72 C
1988
7.0 C
+0.34 C
1989
5.0 C
-1.66 C
1990
6.6 C
-0.13 C
1991
6.3 C
-0.34 C
1992
6.2 C
-0.51 C
1993
5.8 C
-0.89 C
1994
6.6 C
-0.06 C
1995
6.6 C
-0.06 C
1996
5.3 C
-1.40 C
1997
6.5 C
-0.19 C
1998
9.1 C
+2.38 C
1999
7.9 C
+1.26 C
2000
7.2 C
+0.54 C
2001
8.2 C
+1.56 C
2002
8.1 C
+1.46 C
2003
6.9 C
+0.23 C
2004
6.8 C
+0.16 C
2005
7.9 C
+1.21 C
2006
8.1 C
+1.46 C
2007
8.0 C
+1.34 C
2008
6.4 C
-0.24 C
2009
6.9 C
+0.25 C
2010
9.3 C
+2.63 C
2011
6.6 C
-0.06 C
2012
8.8 C
+2.07 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.09 C (0.02 to 0.15) per decade over 1905 to 2012. In Fahrenheit: 0.15 F (0.04 to 0.27) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 76 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Wisconsin Rapids
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.09 C (0.02 to 0.15) per decade
0.15 F (0.04 to 0.27) per decade
1905 to 2012
76
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.06 C (-0.01 to 0.13) per decade
0.11 F (-0.01 to 0.23) per decade
1905 to 2012
76
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.11 C (0.04 to 0.18) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1905 to 2012
76
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
1903 to 2013
Yearly extremes at Wisconsin Rapids: 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)
1948
35.0 C (95.0 F)
84
Coldest night (TNn)
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1918
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
84
Wettest day (Rx1day)
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1954
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
176.9 mm (7.0 in)
1998
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
84
Longest dry spell (CDD)
42 days
2002
21 days
84
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Wisconsin Rapids, 1903 to 2013. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Wisconsin Rapids by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1903
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1905
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1906
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1907
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1908
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1909
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1911
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1913
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1915
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1919
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1920
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1954
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1957
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1958
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1960
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1963
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967
32.8 C (91.0 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
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1973
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1974
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1991
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1998
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
30.6 C (87.1 F)
2005
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2006
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
31.7 C (89.1 F)
2009
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2013
30.6 C (87.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Wisconsin Rapids, 1903 to 2013. The record is -40.0 C (-40.0 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.0 C (-22.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Wisconsin Rapids by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1903
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1904
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1905
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1906
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1907
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1908
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1909
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1910
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1911
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1912
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1913
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1914
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1915
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1916
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1917
-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1918
-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1919
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1920
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1948
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1949
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1950
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1951
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1952
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1953
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1954
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1955
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1956
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1957
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1958
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1959
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1960
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1961
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1962
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1963
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1964
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1965
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1966
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1967
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1968
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1969
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1970
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1971
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1972
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1973
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1974
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1975
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1976
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1977
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1978
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1979
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1980
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1981
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1982
-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1983
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1984
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1985
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1986
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1987
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1988
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1989
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1991
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1992
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1993
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1994
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1995
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1996
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1997
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1998
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1999
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2000
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2001
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2002
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2003
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2004
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2005
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2006
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2007
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2008
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2009
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2010
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2011
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2012
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2013
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Wisconsin Rapids, 1903 to 2013. The record is 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.3 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wisconsin Rapids by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1904
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1905
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1906
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1907
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1908
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1909
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1910
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1911
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1913
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1914
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1915
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1916
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1917
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1918
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1919
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1920
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1949
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1951
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1952
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1953
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1954
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1955
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1957
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1960
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1962
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1968
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1970
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1971
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1972
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1973
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1974
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1975
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1976
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1977
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1978
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1979
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1980
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1983
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1984
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1986
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1987
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1988
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1989
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1990
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1992
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1993
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1994
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1995
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1996
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1997
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1998
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1999
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2000
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2001
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2002
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2003
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
2004
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2005
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2006
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2007
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2008
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2009
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2010
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2011
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2012
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2013
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Wisconsin Rapids, 1903 to 2013. The record is 176.9 mm (7.0 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.2 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wisconsin Rapids by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1904
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1905
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1906
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1908
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1909
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1910
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1911
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1912
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1913
51.0 mm (2.0 in)
1914
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1915
69.2 mm (2.7 in)
1916
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1917
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1918
130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1919
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1948
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1949
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1950
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1951
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1953
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1955
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1957
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1958
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1959
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1960
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1961
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1962
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1963
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
1964
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1965
111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1966
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1967
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1968
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1969
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1970
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1971
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1972
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1973
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1974
50.2 mm (2.0 in)
1975
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1976
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1977
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1978
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1979
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1980
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1981
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1982
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1983
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1984
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1985
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1986
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1987
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1988
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1989
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1990
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1991
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1992
109.6 mm (4.3 in)
1993
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1994
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1995
160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1996
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1997
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1998
176.9 mm (7.0 in)
1999
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2000
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2001
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2002
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2003
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2004
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
2005
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2006
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
2007
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
2008
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2009
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2010
139.9 mm (5.5 in)
2011
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
2012
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2013
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Wisconsin Rapids, 1903 to 2013. The record is 42 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wisconsin Rapids by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903
15 days
1904
24 days
1905
22 days
1906
21 days
1907
23 days
1908
26 days
1909
21 days
1910
28 days
1911
28 days
1912
18 days
1913
21 days
1914
15 days
1915
20 days
1916
15 days
1917
22 days
1918
23 days
1919
14 days
1920
12 days
1948
22 days
1949
34 days
1950
30 days
1951
17 days
1952
30 days
1953
26 days
1954
23 days
1955
17 days
1956
22 days
1957
26 days
1958
36 days
1959
19 days
1960
29 days
1961
25 days
1962
26 days
1963
17 days
1964
38 days
1965
22 days
1966
25 days
1967
20 days
1968
19 days
1969
23 days
1970
21 days
1971
15 days
1972
17 days
1973
21 days
1974
14 days
1975
16 days
1976
40 days
1977
16 days
1978
20 days
1979
18 days
1980
19 days
1981
25 days
1982
19 days
1983
19 days
1984
20 days
1985
19 days
1986
20 days
1987
28 days
1988
19 days
1989
19 days
1990
15 days
1991
32 days
1992
21 days
1993
24 days
1994
21 days
1995
19 days
1996
14 days
1997
33 days
1998
22 days
1999
29 days
2000
21 days
2001
14 days
2002
42 days
2003
23 days
2004
17 days
2005
12 days
2006
18 days
2007
40 days
2008
18 days
2009
26 days
2010
21 days
2011
16 days
2012
27 days
2013
14 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
76 years with a frost
Across 76 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Wisconsin Rapids falls on 15 May and the median first autumn frost on 26 September, which leaves a median of 138 days between them.
In 1982 to 2012 the median growing season was 144 days. That is 12 days more than in 1905 to 1963.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Wisconsin Rapids
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1905 to 1963)
Recent period (1982 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 May
16 May
7 May
9 days earlier
-0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
26 September
25 September
1 October
6 days later
+0.1 days per decade
Growing days
138 days
132 days
144 days
12 days more
+0.9 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
72 years, 1905 to 2012
A day with at least 55.3 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 108.7 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Wisconsin Rapids: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
55.3 mm (2.2 in)
5 years
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
10 years
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
25 years
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
50 years
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
100 years
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1905 to 2012.
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: 102.9 mm (4.1 in) in 1954; 89.7 mm (3.5 in) in 1918; 89.4 mm (3.5 in) in 1978.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Wisconsin Rapids threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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.