Wisconsin · THREADEX · 1895–2026

Wausau, WI

44.928°N, 89.625°W · station AUWthr · 132 years of record
64°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Wausau.
70°TUE7/1469°WED7/1567°THU7/1667°FRI7/1767°SAT7/1864°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#91 / 130
coldest Jul 19 in 130 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

41°F
set in 1929

Mildest Jul 19 ever

73°F
set in 1934

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at Wausau. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4157731895: 55°F1896: 54°F1897: 62°F1898: 69°F1899: 58°F1900: 52°F1901: 58°F1902: 54°F1903: 59°F1904: 58°F1906: 60°F1907: 61°F1908: 52°F1909: 51°F1910: 53°F1911: 54°F1912: 54°F1913: 54°F1914: 56°F1915: 55°F1916: 67°F1917: 55°F1918: 58°F1919: 60°F1920: 52°F1921: 59°F1922: 49°F1923: 59°F1924: 46°F1925: 60°F1926: 66°F1927: 47°F1928: 66°F1929: 41°F1930: 66°F1931: 67°F1932: 69°F1933: 66°F1934: 73°F1935: 70°F1936: 64°F1937: 52°F1938: 63°F1939: 58°F1940: 62°F1941: 50°F1942: 70°F1943: 60°F1944: 53°F1945: 55°F1946: 63°F1947: 44°F1948: 57°F1949: 56°F1950: 51°F1951: 50°F1952: 69°F1953: 60°F1954: 59°F1955: 66°F1956: 56°F1957: 64°F1958: 53°F1959: 55°F1960: 60°F1961: 63°F1962: 55°F1963: 62°F1964: 67°F1965: 50°F1966: 55°F1967: 57°F1968: 65°F1969: 57°F1970: 50°F1971: 50°F1972: 58°F1973: 65°F1974: 64°F1975: 69°F1976: 52°F1977: 73°F1978: 64°F1979: 55°F1980: 63°F1981: 64°F1982: 57°F1983: 65°F1984: 52°F1985: 64°F1986: 68°F1987: 71°F1988: 64°F1989: 58°F1990: 64°F1991: 67°F1992: 56°F1993: 61°F1994: 62°F1995: 56°F1996: 66°F1997: 60°F1998: 69°F1999: 67°F2000: 48°F2001: 69°F2002: 60°F2003: 52°F2004: 52°F2005: 59°F2006: 56°F2007: 54°F2008: 66°F2009: 49°F2010: 62°F2011: 70°F2012: 61°F2013: 67°F2014: 60°F2015: 61°F2016: 61°F2017: 61°F2018: 58°F2019: 68°F2020: 68°F2021: 63°F2022: 69°F2023: 56°F2024: 52°F2025: 63°F64° forecast189519292025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1964°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record41°F
This-date rank#91 of 130
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-40°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1895–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan54°F1942-40°F1951
Feb68°F2024-40°F1899
Mar80°F1910-33°F1962
Apr91°F19523°F1924
May104°F193420°F1907
Jun100°F193129°F1897
Jul107°F193637°F1904
Aug99°F194832°F1915
Sep99°F193118°F1899
Oct91°F19768°F1925
Nov75°F1933-15°F1950
Dec61°F1982-27°F1901
All-time107°F1936-40°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Wausau so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 60°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 23°FJan: 7°FFeb: 28°FFeb: 10°FMar: 40°FMar: 21°FApr: 54°FApr: 33°FMay: 67°FMay: 45°FJun: 76°FJun: 55°FJul: 80°FJul: 59°FAug: 78°FAug: 58°FSep: 70°FSep: 49°FOct: 56°FOct: 38°FNov: 41°FNov: 26°FDec: 28°FDec: 14°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:24 AM
Sunset7:44 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight15h 19m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.93°N, 89.62°W

Nearby Stations

Rhinelander, WI49 mi NGreen Bay, WI79 mi EEau Claire, WI91 mi WLa Crosse, WI108 mi SWHayward, WI116 mi NWMadison, WI124 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Wausau'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.
Wausau, WI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Wausau's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Wausau, WI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1895

Each cell is one day's low at Wausau, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Wausau, WI daily low heat map 1895–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Wausau — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
103 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 70th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 101. Record: 117 in 1917.

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