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Ashland, WI

46.547°N, 90.918°W · station ASXthr · 134 years of record
55°F
forecast low · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Ashland.
59°WED9/255°THU9/360°FRI9/460°SAT9/560°SUN9/655°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#88 / 116
coldest Sep 3 in 116 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 3 ever

29°F
set in 1916

Mildest Sep 3 ever

71°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 55°F — 88th coldest Sep 3 of 116 years · record 29°F (1916) · coldest since 2025.
1893: 41°F1905: 58°F1906: 51°F1907: 55°F1909: 57°F1910: 55°F1911: 39°F1912: 57°F1913: 49°F1914: 47°F1915: 45°F1916: 29°F1917: 38°F1918: 40°F1919: 42°F1920: 30°F1921: 44°F1922: 49°F1923: 42°F1924: 37°F1925: 51°F1926: 54°F1927: 48°F1928: 49°F1929: 57°F1930: 44°F1931: 38°F1932: 50°F1933: 54°F1934: 50°F1935: 44°F1936: 49°F1937: 58°F1938: 54°F1939: 55°F1940: 43°F1941: 51°F1942: 47°F1943: 51°F1944: 59°F1945: 42°F1946: 29°F1947: 57°F1948: 50°F1949: 54°F1950: 53°F1951: 42°F1952: 47°F1953: 62°F1954: 47°F1955: 48°F1956: 47°F1958: 60°F1959: 53°F1960: 57°F1961: 47°F1962: 55°F1963: 55°F1964: 52°F1965: 58°F1966: 50°F1967: 38°F1968: 43°F1969: 47°F1970: 66°F1971: 62°F1972: 41°F1973: 62°F1974: 33°F1975: 58°F1976: 31°F1977: 44°F1978: 52°F1979: 53°F1980: 53°F1981: 40°F1982: 44°F1983: 67°F1984: 52°F1985: 43°F1986: 57°F1987: 38°F1989: 46°F1990: 41°F1991: 64°F1992: 57°F1993: 47°F1997: 40°F1998: 44°F1999: 58°F2000: 53°F2001: 49°F2002: 55°F2003: 52°F2004: 57°F2005: 42°F2006: 47°F2007: 45°F2008: 53°F2009: 48°F2010: 44°F2011: 53°F2012: 48°F2013: 48°F2014: 50°F2015: 51°F2016: 42°F2017: 54°F2018: 50°F2019: 51°F2020: 53°F2021: 57°F2022: 38°F2023: 71°F2024: 42°F2025: 42°F55° forecast2530354045505560657075191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 355°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record29°F
This-date rank#88 of 116
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-41°F (1982)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Ashland in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan58°FJan 23, 1909-41°FJan 17, 1982
Feb62°FFeb 22, 1930-40°FFeb 17, 1979
Mar84°FMar 28, 1946-30°FMar 1, 1962
Apr91°FApr 24, 1921-5°FApr 4, 1920
May96°FMay 30, 193916°FMay 10, 1966
Jun99°FJun 29, 191023°FJun 4, 1945
Jul107°FJul 23, 193432°FJul 25, 1915
Aug103°FAug 24, 194829°FAug 30, 1917
Sep100°FSep 7, 197612°FSep 28, 1893
Oct94°FOct 14, 19080°FOct 28, 1893
Nov78°FNov 6, 2020-16°FNov 28, 1976
Dec60°FDec 19, 1923-32°FDec 25, 1933
All-time107°FJul 23, 1934-41°FJan 17, 1982

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Ashland so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

0 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

78°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 29, 1905

Coldest high ever

-16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 23, 1935
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan37°FJan 9, 2002-16°FJan 23, 1935
Feb40°FFeb 19, 1994-12°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar61°FMar 19, 20122°FMar 1, 2014
Apr63°FApr 20, 198721°FApr 8, 1997
May69°FMay 30, 193932°FMay 3, 1954
Jun76°FJun 20, 202240°FJun 2, 1945
Jul75°FJul 7, 197353°FJul 2, 1992
Aug78°FAug 29, 190553°FAug 1, 1950
Sep75°FSep 8, 190643°FSep 23, 1913
Oct67°FOct 3, 200526°FOct 28, 1925
Nov59°FNov 3, 20224°FNov 28, 1976
Dec44°FDec 24, 2023-11°FDec 19, 1983
All-time78°FAug 29, 1905-16°FJan 23, 1935

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

153 days
record run, ended Apr 7 1969

So far in 2026

115 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Ashland's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 50°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 23°FJan: 5°FFeb: 27°FFeb: 8°FMar: 38°FMar: 18°FApr: 50°FApr: 28°FMay: 64°FMay: 39°FJun: 73°FJun: 49°FJul: 79°FJul: 55°FAug: 77°FAug: 54°FSep: 69°FSep: 46°FOct: 55°FOct: 35°FNov: 40°FNov: 24°FDec: 28°FDec: 12°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:23 AM
Sunset6:43 PM
Solar noon12:03 PM
Daylight13h 20m · losing 22 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.55°N, 90.92°W

Nearby Stations

Hayward, WI43 mi SWDuluth, MN63 mi WRhinelander, WI93 mi SEHibbing, MN107 mi NWEau Claire, WI119 mi SWausau, WI128 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Ashland's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Ashland, WI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Ashland — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
115 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 72nd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 105. Record: 144 in 1917.

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