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Rhinelander, WI

45.631°N, 89.482°W · station RHIthr · 134 years of record
51°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Rhinelander.
60°WED9/257°THU9/360°FRI9/460°SAT9/559°SUN9/655°MON9/751°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#76 / 115
coldest Sep 8 in 115 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

31°F
set in 1914

Mildest Sep 8 ever

72°F
set in 1960
Forecast low 51°F — 76th coldest Sep 8 of 115 years · record 31°F (1914) · coldest since 2025.
1895: 34°F1908: 65°F1909: 49°F1910: 48°F1911: 43°F1912: 49°F1913: 48°F1914: 31°F1915: 51°F1916: 60°F1917: 40°F1918: 42°F1919: 63°F1920: 45°F1921: 55°F1922: 63°F1923: 49°F1924: 47°F1925: 45°F1926: 49°F1927: 46°F1928: 49°F1929: 45°F1930: 42°F1931: 60°F1932: 35°F1933: 57°F1934: 38°F1935: 38°F1936: 61°F1937: 51°F1938: 48°F1939: 48°F1940: 59°F1941: 45°F1942: 58°F1943: 43°F1944: 41°F1945: 65°F1946: 44°F1947: 56°F1948: 51°F1949: 42°F1950: 43°F1951: 37°F1952: 31°F1953: 49°F1954: 47°F1955: 50°F1956: 35°F1957: 35°F1958: 44°F1959: 65°F1960: 72°F1961: 60°F1962: 63°F1963: 50°F1964: 55°F1965: 39°F1966: 45°F1967: 60°F1968: 39°F1969: 47°F1970: 57°F1971: 63°F1972: 53°F1973: 43°F1974: 50°F1975: 37°F1976: 61°F1977: 51°F1978: 59°F1979: 33°F1980: 52°F1981: 40°F1985: 54°F1987: 43°F1988: 38°F1989: 55°F1990: 53°F1991: 59°F1992: 48°F1993: 41°F1994: 47°F1995: 33°F1996: 55°F1997: 55°F1998: 46°F1999: 59°F2000: 45°F2001: 54°F2002: 58°F2003: 60°F2004: 43°F2005: 40°F2006: 40°F2007: 44°F2008: 45°F2009: 47°F2010: 38°F2011: 50°F2012: 49°F2013: 48°F2014: 48°F2015: 53°F2016: 61°F2017: 34°F2018: 45°F2019: 43°F2020: 47°F2021: 50°F2022: 49°F2023: 47°F2024: 36°F2025: 37°F51° forecast30354045505560657075191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 851°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record31°F
This-date rank#76 of 115
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-42°F (1996)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Rhinelander in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan53°FJan 25, 1981-41°FJan 28, 1915
Feb65°FFeb 27, 2024-42°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar78°FMar 18, 2012-36°FMar 1, 1962
Apr92°FApr 28, 1952-11°FApr 1, 1924
May99°FMay 31, 193418°FMay 2, 1911
Jun104°FJun 30, 193125°FJun 6, 1913
Jul108°FJul 13, 193631°FJul 13, 1930
Aug97°FAug 2, 196428°FAug 30, 1915
Sep98°FSep 10, 190821°FSep 30, 1918
Oct92°FOct 1, 19762°FOct 30, 1925
Nov79°FNov 13, 1930-16°FNov 30, 1976
Dec62°FDec 2, 1998-34°FDec 27, 1924
All-time108°FJul 13, 1936-42°FFeb 3, 1996

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Rhinelander 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

1 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

76°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Sep 9, 1912

Coldest high ever

-19°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 18, 1994
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan42°FJan 26, 1944-19°FJan 18, 1994
Feb38°FFeb 22, 1930-16°FFeb 17, 1936
Mar57°FMar 17, 2012-1°FMar 2, 1943
Apr65°FApr 16, 200218°FApr 1, 1923
May71°FMay 30, 192929°FMay 1, 1909
Jun76°FJun 22, 202543°FJun 2, 1945
Jul76°FJul 27, 191455°FJul 27, 2013
Aug74°FAug 12, 194752°FAug 11, 2004
Sep76°FSep 9, 191237°FSep 16, 1916
Oct70°FOct 3, 200520°FOct 30, 1925
Nov56°FNov 4, 20085°FNov 28, 1976
Dec47°FDec 3, 1962-13°FDec 26, 1933
All-time76°FSep 9, 1912-19°FJan 18, 1994

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

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Rhinelander's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 49°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 22°FJan: 4°FFeb: 26°FFeb: 6°FMar: 38°FMar: 17°FApr: 52°FApr: 29°FMay: 66°FMay: 41°FJun: 75°FJun: 51°FJul: 79°FJul: 55°FAug: 76°FAug: 54°FSep: 68°FSep: 46°FOct: 54°FOct: 35°FNov: 38°FNov: 23°FDec: 27°FDec: 11°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset6:36 PM
Solar noon11:58 AM
Daylight13h 17m · losing 22 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.63°N, 89.48°W

Nearby Stations

Wausau, WI49 mi SAshland, WI93 mi NWHayward, WI98 mi WGreen Bay, WI103 mi SEEau Claire, WI110 mi WMarquette County, MI111 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Rhinelander — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
116 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 39th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 100. Record: 133 in 1917.

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