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Hayward, WI

46.030°N, 91.443°W · station HYRthr · 134 years of record
49°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Hayward.
59°WED9/256°THU9/363°FRI9/460°SAT9/559°SUN9/652°MON9/749°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#35 / 58
coldest Sep 8 in 58 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

32°F
set in 1998

Mildest Sep 8 ever

65°F
set in 2002
Forecast low 49°F — 35th coldest Sep 8 of 58 years · record 32°F (1998) · coldest since 2025.
1893: 50°F1894: 55°F1895: 41°F1896: 52°F1898: 38°F1899: 40°F1900: 59°F1901: 37°F1902: 46°F1903: 59°F1904: 48°F1905: 51°F1906: 60°F1907: 52°F1909: 53°F1912: 47°F1913: 48°F1914: 34°F1915: 55°F1916: 55°F1917: 41°F1918: 39°F1920: 39°F1921: 55°F1922: 56°F1923: 45°F1934: 40°F1935: 39°F1936: 61°F1937: 48°F1998: 32°F1999: 53°F2000: 43°F2001: 55°F2002: 65°F2003: 51°F2004: 42°F2005: 41°F2006: 37°F2007: 42°F2008: 41°F2009: 43°F2010: 37°F2011: 45°F2012: 50°F2013: 50°F2014: 56°F2015: 48°F2016: 63°F2017: 35°F2018: 49°F2019: 40°F2020: 43°F2021: 47°F2022: 54°F2023: 44°F2024: 32°F2025: 32°F49° forecast303540455055606519001920200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 849°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record32°F
This-date rank#35 of 58
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-52°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Hayward in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan56°FJan 24, 1942-45°FJan 7, 1912
Feb60°FFeb 29, 2000-52°FFeb 16, 1936
Mar81°FMar 26, 2007-40°FMar 11, 1948
Apr89°FApr 23, 1915-6°FApr 16, 1904
May98°FMay 28, 200611°FMay 4, 1907
Jun106°FJun 1, 193424°FJun 9, 1937
Jul108°FJul 12, 193632°FJul 24, 1913
Aug100°FAug 8, 200529°FAug 26, 1915
Sep96°FSep 2, 189815°FSep 28, 1893
Oct86°FOct 2, 19141°FOct 25, 1933
Nov73°FNov 1, 1933-21°FNov 24, 1898
Dec59°FDec 2, 1998-42°FDec 31, 1946
All-time108°FJul 12, 1936-52°FFeb 16, 1936

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Hayward so far this year — through Aug 26.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 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

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 16, 2006

Coldest high ever

-20°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 5, 1912
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan42°FJan 1, 1897-20°FJan 5, 1912
Feb47°FFeb 20, 2017-13°FFeb 4, 1895
Mar59°FMar 19, 20121°FMar 2, 1943
Apr68°FApr 26, 191524°FApr 1, 1936
May73°FMay 7, 189628°FMay 1, 1909
Jun80°FJun 22, 202546°FJun 8, 1915
Jul80°FJul 16, 200655°FJul 27, 2013
Aug78°FAug 16, 191351°FAug 3, 1915
Sep77°FSep 11, 200542°FSep 28, 1912
Oct73°FOct 3, 200528°FOct 28, 1895
Nov56°FNov 7, 2020-3°FNov 30, 1896
Dec42°FDec 24, 2023-15°FDec 15, 1901
All-time80°FJul 16, 2006-20°FJan 5, 1912

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

137 days
record run, ended Mar 29 1896

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Hayward's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 48°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 23°FJan: 3°FFeb: 27°FFeb: 4°FMar: 40°FMar: 17°FApr: 54°FApr: 29°FMay: 67°FMay: 40°FJun: 76°FJun: 50°FJul: 81°FJul: 55°FAug: 78°FAug: 53°FSep: 70°FSep: 45°FOct: 55°FOct: 34°FNov: 41°FNov: 23°FDec: 27°FDec: 10°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:26 AM
Sunset6:45 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight13h 18m · losing 22 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.03°N, 91.44°W

Nearby Stations

Ashland, WI43 mi NEDuluth, MN66 mi NWEau Claire, WI80 mi SRhinelander, WI98 mi EHibbing, MN114 mi NWWausau, WI116 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Hayward — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
107 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 44th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 61. Record: 135 in 1917.

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