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Eau Claire, WI

44.867°N, 91.488°W · station EAUthr · 134 years of record
59°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Eau Claire.
65°WED9/265°THU9/368°FRI9/467°SAT9/566°SUN9/661°MON9/759°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#98 / 131
coldest Sep 8 in 131 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

34°F
set in 1956

Mildest Sep 8 ever

75°F
set in 1919
Forecast low 59°F — 98th coldest Sep 8 of 131 years · record 34°F (1956) · coldest since 2025.
1893: 53°F1895: 41°F1896: 47°F1898: 45°F1899: 51°F1900: 63°F1901: 50°F1902: 55°F1903: 57°F1904: 51°F1905: 55°F1906: 60°F1907: 54°F1908: 42°F1909: 56°F1910: 62°F1911: 50°F1912: 55°F1913: 54°F1914: 43°F1915: 60°F1916: 52°F1917: 50°F1918: 44°F1919: 75°F1920: 46°F1921: 59°F1922: 71°F1923: 57°F1924: 51°F1925: 61°F1926: 61°F1927: 68°F1928: 58°F1929: 53°F1930: 47°F1931: 66°F1932: 40°F1933: 71°F1934: 46°F1935: 46°F1936: 64°F1937: 61°F1938: 55°F1939: 56°F1940: 61°F1941: 51°F1942: 59°F1943: 46°F1944: 43°F1945: 61°F1946: 50°F1947: 66°F1948: 57°F1949: 47°F1950: 44°F1951: 44°F1952: 41°F1953: 47°F1954: 52°F1955: 46°F1956: 34°F1957: 39°F1958: 40°F1959: 67°F1960: 68°F1961: 61°F1962: 55°F1963: 50°F1964: 62°F1965: 43°F1966: 49°F1967: 56°F1968: 42°F1969: 40°F1970: 51°F1971: 58°F1972: 49°F1973: 53°F1974: 45°F1975: 43°F1976: 64°F1977: 57°F1978: 65°F1979: 42°F1980: 65°F1981: 51°F1982: 54°F1983: 55°F1984: 59°F1985: 64°F1986: 45°F1987: 52°F1988: 45°F1989: 58°F1990: 61°F1991: 68°F1992: 52°F1993: 42°F1994: 52°F1995: 38°F1996: 63°F1997: 62°F1998: 43°F1999: 52°F2000: 51°F2001: 57°F2002: 60°F2003: 57°F2004: 46°F2005: 49°F2006: 52°F2007: 49°F2008: 49°F2009: 49°F2010: 45°F2011: 49°F2012: 50°F2013: 58°F2014: 55°F2015: 53°F2016: 64°F2017: 46°F2018: 48°F2019: 52°F2020: 50°F2021: 52°F2022: 60°F2023: 51°F2024: 37°F2025: 38°F59° forecast303540455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 859°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record34°F
This-date rank#98 of 131
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-45°F (1951)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Eau Claire in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan55°FJan 25, 1944-45°FJan 30, 1951
Feb63°FFeb 29, 2000-40°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar84°FMar 29, 1986-35°FMar 1, 1962
Apr91°FApr 15, 20020°FApr 1, 1924
May107°FMay 31, 193420°FMay 4, 1907
Jun105°FJun 1, 193425°FJun 1, 1897
Jul111°FJul 13, 193641°FJul 9, 1895
Aug104°FAug 4, 194736°FAug 30, 1915
Sep101°FSep 10, 193122°FSep 30, 1899
Oct89°FOct 2, 19537°FOct 30, 1925
Nov79°FNov 1, 1933-18°FNov 30, 1964
Dec64°FDec 5, 2001-32°FDec 19, 1983
All-time111°FJul 13, 1936-45°FJan 30, 1951

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Eau Claire 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

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 22, 2025

Coldest high ever

-20°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan39°FJan 25, 1944-19°FJan 18, 1994
Feb45°FFeb 20, 2017-20°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar61°FMar 17, 20121°FMar 2, 2014
Apr68°FApr 23, 191324°FApr 4, 1995
May73°FMay 22, 192133°FMay 1, 1909
Jun82°FJun 22, 202544°FJun 2, 1945
Jul81°FJul 20, 193258°FJul 18, 2000
Aug79°FAug 10, 194456°FAug 4, 1915
Sep78°FSep 6, 192241°FSep 28, 1899
Oct72°FOct 3, 200524°FOct 29, 1925
Nov60°FNov 2, 19385°FNov 28, 1976
Dec50°FDec 25, 2023-19°FDec 23, 1983
All-time82°FJun 22, 2025-20°FFeb 9, 1899

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

145 days
record run, ended Mar 31 1957

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Eau Claire's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 53°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Jan: 23°FJan: 6°FFeb: 28°FFeb: 10°FMar: 41°FMar: 22°FApr: 56°FApr: 34°FMay: 69°FMay: 46°FJun: 78°FJun: 56°FJul: 83°FJul: 60°FAug: 80°FAug: 58°FSep: 72°FSep: 50°FOct: 58°FOct: 37°FNov: 42°FNov: 25°FDec: 28°FDec: 13°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:28 AM
Sunset6:43 PM
Solar noon12:06 PM
Daylight13h 15m · losing 21 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

44.87°N, 91.49°W

Nearby Stations

La Crosse, WI69 mi SHayward, WI80 mi NRochester, MN82 mi SWMinneapolis-St Paul, MN85 mi WWausau, WI91 mi ERhinelander, WI110 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Eau Claire'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.
Eau Claire, WI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Eau Claire — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
101 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 72nd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 102. Record: 121 in 1907.

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