44.928°N, 89.625°W · station AUWthr · 132 years of record
55°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Wausau.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Wausau — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#113 / 129
coldest Sep 2 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
33°F
set in 1895
Mildest Sep 2 ever
71°F
set in 2011
Forecast low 64°F — 113th coldest Sep 2 of 129 years · record 33°F (1895) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#113 / 130
coldest Sep 3 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
33°F
set in 1946
Mildest Sep 3 ever
71°F
set in 1929
Forecast low 63°F — 113th coldest Sep 3 of 130 years · record 33°F (1946) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#117 / 127
coldest Sep 4 in 127 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
37°F
set in 1901
Mildest Sep 4 ever
70°F
set in 1983
Forecast low 64°F — 117th coldest Sep 4 of 127 years · record 37°F (1901) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#115 / 130
coldest Sep 5 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
35°F
set in 1903
Mildest Sep 5 ever
72°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 63°F — 115th coldest Sep 5 of 130 years · record 35°F (1903) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#111 / 129
coldest Sep 6 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
38°F
set in 1902
Mildest Sep 6 ever
70°F
set in 2007
Forecast low 63°F — 111th coldest Sep 6 of 129 years · record 38°F (1902) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#99 / 126
coldest Sep 7 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
34°F
set in 1988
Mildest Sep 7 ever
69°F
set in 1960
Forecast low 59°F — 99th coldest Sep 7 of 126 years · record 34°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#77 / 130
coldest Sep 8 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
37°F
set in 1932
Mildest Sep 8 ever
70°F
set in 1959
Forecast low 55°F — 77th coldest Sep 8 of 130 years · record 37°F (1932) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Wausau in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
54°FJan 24, 1942
-40°FJan 30, 1951
Feb
68°FFeb 27, 2024
-40°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar
80°FMar 29, 1910
-33°FMar 1, 1962
Apr
91°FApr 28, 1952
3°FApr 1, 1924
May
104°FMay 31, 1934
20°FMay 4, 1907
Jun
100°FJun 29, 1931
29°FJun 1, 1897
Jul
107°FJul 13, 1936
37°FJul 21, 1904
Aug
99°FAug 24, 1948
32°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
99°FSep 10, 1931
18°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
91°FOct 1, 1976
8°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
75°FNov 1, 1933
-15°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
61°FDec 2, 1982
-27°FDec 15, 1901
All-time
107°FJul 13, 1936
-40°FFeb 10, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Wausau so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 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 · Jul 4, 1999
Coldest high ever
-20°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 2, 1996
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
39°FJan 26, 1944
-19°FJan 18, 1994
Feb
41°FFeb 29, 2000
-20°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar
60°FMar 21, 2012
-2°FMar 2, 1943
Apr
68°FApr 14, 1941
21°FApr 2, 1971
May
71°FMay 29, 1895
34°FMay 7, 1960
Jun
78°FJun 22, 2025
44°FJun 1, 1945
Jul
78°FJul 4, 1999
59°FJul 24, 1915
Aug
76°FAug 2, 1988
55°FAug 3, 1915
Sep
72°FSep 14, 1939
38°FSep 29, 1899
Oct
68°FOct 3, 2005
20°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
57°FNov 2, 1938
2°FNov 29, 1929
Dec
47°FDec 3, 1962
-16°FDec 23, 1983
All-time
78°FJul 4, 1999
-20°FFeb 2, 1996
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
160 days
record run, ended Apr 15 1957
So far in 2026
103 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Wausau's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 52°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.