MONTHLY HISTORICAL STATE CLIMATE SUMMARIES
Wisconsin State Climatology Office
Lowest State Temperatures (degrees Fahrenheit) by Year
Year |
Lowest |
Date |
Station |
|
1885 |
-42 |
Jan 1885 |
Neillsville |
Clark |
1886 |
-38 |
Jan 1886 |
Wausau |
Marathon |
1887 |
-42 |
Jan 1887 |
Fond du Lac |
Fond du Lac |
1888 |
-44 |
Jan 1888 |
Fond du Lac |
Fond du Lac |
1889 |
-36 |
Feb 1889 |
Embarrass |
Waupaca |
1890 |
-36 |
Jan 1890 |
Neillsville |
Clark |
1891 |
-44 |
1 Mar 1891 |
Rhinelander |
Oneida |
1892 |
-45 |
19 Jan 1892 |
Hayward |
Sawyer |
1893 |
-40 |
14 Jan 1893 |
Osceola Mills & Whitehall |
Polk, Trempealeau |
1894 |
-42 |
24 Jan 1894 |
Barron & Osceola |
Barron, Polk |
1895 |
-49 |
Feb 1895 |
Hayward |
Sawyer |
1896 |
-39 |
5 Jan 1896 |
Hayward |
Sawyer |
1897 |
-38 |
26 Jan 1897 |
Osceola |
Polk |
1898 |
-40 |
31 Dec 1898 |
Osceola |
Polk |
1899 |
-50 |
10 Feb 1899 |
Easton |
Adams |
1900 |
-39 |
9 Feb 1900 |
Prentice |
Price, Lincoln |
1901 |
-40 |
13 Dec 1901 |
Barron |
Barron |
1902 |
-39 |
28 Jan 1902 |
Hayward |
Sawyer |
1903 |
-40 |
16 Feb 1903 |
Grantsburg |
Burnett |
1904 |
-47 |
1 Feb 1904 |
Osceola |
Polk |
1905 |
-38 |
3 Feb 1905 |
Hayward & Osceola |
Sawyer, Polk Vernon, Polk |
1906 |
-41 |
5 Feb 1906 |
Prentice |
Price |
1907 |
-50 |
4 Feb 1907 |
Hayward & Solon Springs |
Sawyer, Douglas |
1908 |
-39 |
30 Jan 1908 |
Long Lake |
Oneida |
1909 |
-48 |
12 Jan 1909 |
Merrill |
Lincoln |
1910 |
-42 |
18 Feb 1910 |
Long Lake |
Oneida |
1911 |
-43 |
4 Jan 1911 |
Hatfield |
Jackson |
1912 |
-49 |
6 Jan 1912 |
Long Lake |
Oneida Trempealeau Sawyer |
1913 |
-39 |
7 Mar 1913 |
Long Lake |
Oneida |
1914 |
-42 |
12 Feb 1914 |
Long Lake |
Oneida |
1915 |
-52 |
28 Jan 1915 |
Winter (near) |
Sawyer |
1916 |
-50 |
14 Jan 1916 |
Winter (near) |
Sawyer |
1917 |
-46 |
5 Mar 1917 |
Deerskin Dam |
Forest |
1918 |
-51 |
1 Feb 1918 |
Hatfield |
Jackson |
1919 |
-45 |
15 Dec 1919 |
Winter |
Sawyer |
1920 |
-42 |
18 Feb 1920 |
Winter |
Sawyer |
1921 |
-35 |
25 Dec 1921 |
Winter |
Sawyer |
1922 |
-54 |
24 Jan 1922 |
Danbury |
Burnett |
1923 |
-43 |
5 Feb 1923 |
Long Lake |
Oneida |
1924 |
-44 |
4 Jan 1924 |
Hatfield |
Jackson |
1925 |
-39 |
27 Jan 1925 |
Amery, Hatfield, Long Lake & Prentice |
Polk, Jackson, Oneida, Price |
1926 |
-37 |
13 Mar 1926 |
Long Lake |
Oneida |
1927 |
-47 |
26 Jan 1927 |
Chippewa P.K. Reservoir |
Sawyer |
1928 |
-51 |
25 Feb 1928 |
Rest Lake |
Vilas |
1929 |
-48 |
19 Feb 1929 |
Meadow Valley |
Juneau Jackson |
1930 |
-45 |
22 Jan 1930 |
Hatfield |
Jackson |
1931 |
-25 |
10 Feb 1931 |
Minocqua & Rest Lake |
Oneida, Vilas |
1932 |
-36 |
16 Dec 1932 |
Long Lake |
Oneida |
1933 |
-42 |
8 Feb 1933 |
Grantsburg |
Burnett |
1934 |
-40 |
8 Feb 1934 |
Long Lake |
Oneida Oneida |
1935 |
-50 |
23 Jan 1935 |
Grantsburg |
Burnett |
1936 |
-52 |
16 Feb 1936 |
Cumberland |
Barron |
1937 |
-41 |
10 Jan 1937 |
Hatfield |
Jackson |
1938 |
-51 |
1 Feb 1938 |
Long Lake |
Oneida |
1939 |
-43 |
21 Feb 1939 |
Danbury & P.K. Reservoir |
Burnett, Sawyer |
1940 |
-38 |
25 Feb 1940 |
Hatfield |
Jackson |
1941 |
-28 |
18 Mar 1941 |
Prentice (near) |
Price |
1942 |
-39 |
19 Feb 1942 |
Rest Lake |
Vilas |
1943 |
-40 |
3 Mar 1943 |
Long Lake |
Oneida Oneida |
1944 |
-28 |
26 Dec 1944 |
Darlington |
Lafayette |
1945 |
-38 |
5 Jan 1945 |
Mellen |
Ashland |
1946 |
-42 |
31 Dec 1946 |
Danbury |
Burnett |
1947 |
-38 |
1 Jan 1947 |
P.K. Reservoir |
Sawyer |
1948 |
-45 |
18 Jan 1948 |
Mellen |
Ashland |
1949 |
-40 |
2 Feb 1949 |
Hatfield Power Co. Dam |
Jackson |
1950 |
-49 |
30 Jan 1950 |
Mellen |
Ashland |
1951 |
-53 |
30 Jan 1951 |
Lone Rock |
Sauk |
1952 |
-40 |
24 Jan 1952 |
Danbury |
Burnett, Burnett |
1953 |
-36 |
16 Jan 1953 |
Danbury |
Burnett |
1954 |
-46 |
21 Jan 1954 |
Gordon 2ESE |
Douglas |
1955 |
-44 |
19 Dec 1955 |
Danbury |
Burnett |
1956 |
-31 |
22 Jan 1956 |
Amery Black Brook Hydro Station & Gordon 2ESE |
Polk & Douglas Burnett |
1957 |
-35 |
30 Jan 1957 |
Couderay |
Sawyer |
1958 |
-40 |
17 Feb 1958 |
Gordon 2ESE |
Douglas |
1959 |
-45 |
4 Jan 1959 |
Gordon 2ESE |
Douglas |
1960 |
-31 |
5 Mar 1960 |
Gordon 2ESE |
Douglas |
1961 |
-34 |
22 Jan 1961 |
Gordon 2ESE |
Douglas |
1962 |
-48 |
1 Mar 1962 |
Couderay 2W |
Sawyer |
1963 |
-47 |
15 Jan 1963 |
Hatfield Hydro Plant |
Jackson |
1964 |
-31 |
27 Dec 1964 |
Brule Island |
Florence, |
1965 |
-45 |
14 Jan 1965 |
Gordon 2ESE |
Douglas |
1966 |
-40 |
28 Jan 1966 |
Gordon 2ESE |
Douglas Douglas, Washburn |
1967 |
-46 |
18 Jan 1967 |
Neillsville 1W |
Clark |
1968 |
-42 |
25 Dec 1968 |
Minong 5WSW |
Washburn |
1969 |
-33 |
4 Jan 1969 |
Jump River 5E |
Taylor |
1970 |
-44 |
18 Jan 1970 |
Gordon 2ESE |
Douglas Bayfield |
1971 |
-44 |
8 Feb 1971 |
Hatfield Hydro Plant & Jump River 5E |
Jackson, |
1972 |
-51 |
15 Jan 1972 |
Minong 5WSW |
Washburn |
1973 |
-41 |
7 Jan 1973 |
Drummond 6W |
Bayfield |
1974 |
-41 |
1 Jan 1974 |
Prentice 1N |
Price |
1975 |
-38 |
9 Feb 1975 |
Jump River 5E & Prentice 1N |
Taylor, Price |
1976 |
-42 |
30 Dec 1976 |
Gordon |
Douglas |
1977 |
-50 |
9 Jan 1977 |
Couderay 8W |
Sawyer |
1978 |
-35 |
3 Feb 1978 |
Gordon & Minong 5WSW |
Douglas, Washburn |
1979 |
-49 |
2 Jan 1979 |
Couderay 7W |
Sawyer |
1980 |
-34 |
9 Jan 1980 |
Minong 5WSW |
Washburn |
1981 |
-38 |
4 Jan 1981 |
Gordon |
Douglas |
1982 |
-46 |
16 Jan 1982 |
Couderay 7 W |
Sawyer Douglas, Forest, Douglas |
1983 |
-52 |
19 Dec 1983 |
Couderay 7W |
Sawyer |
1984 |
-45 |
18 Jan 1984 |
Couderay 7W |
Sawyer |
1985 |
-40 |
31 Jan 1985 |
Gordon |
Douglas |
1986 |
-35 |
7 Jan 1986 |
Brule Island & Gordon |
Florence, Douglas, Sawyer |
1987 |
-36 |
24 Jan 1987 |
Weyerhauser |
Rusk |
1988 |
-40 |
2 Feb 1988 |
Foxboro |
Douglas |
1989 |
-38 |
4 Jan 1989 |
Foxboro |
Douglas, Douglas |
1990 |
-36 |
27 Dec 1990 |
Solon Springs |
Douglas |
1991 |
-34 |
26 Jan 1991 |
Gordon |
Douglas |
1992 |
-30 |
27 Dec 1992 |
Solon Springs |
Douglas |
1993 |
-33 |
26 Dec 1993 |
Couderay 7W |
Sawyer |
1994 |
-42 |
19 Jan 1994 |
St. Croix Falls |
Polk |
1995 |
-42 |
19 Jan 1995 |
St. Croix Falls |
Polk |
1996 |
-55 |
4 Feb 1996 |
Couderay 7W |
Sawyer |
1997 |
-42 |
26 Jan 1997 |
Couderay 7W |
Sawyer |
1998 |
-30 |
31 Dec 1998 |
Rest Lake |
Vilas |
1999 |
-33 |
1 Jan 1999 |
Brule RS |
Douglas |
2000 |
-33 |
21 Jan 2000 |
Jump River 3E |
Taylor |
2001 |
-29 |
11 Feb 2001 |
Butternut 3N |
Ashland |
2002 |
-23 |
4 Mar 2002 |
Butternut 3N, |
Ashland, Crawford, Vernon |
2003 |
-32 |
7 Feb 2003 |
Big Falls Hydro & Butternut 3N |
Rusk Ashland |
2004 |
-35 |
24 Dec 2004 |
Jump River |
Taylor |
2005 |
-40 |
17 Jan 2005 |
Foxboro |
Douglas |
2006 |
-33 |
20 Feb 2006 |
Big Falls Hydro Necedah 2 SE |
Rusk Juneau |
2007 |
-35 |
7 Feb 2007 |
Gurney |
Iron |
2008 |
-35 |
20 Jan 2008 |
Ladysmith 3W |
Rusk Juneau |
2009 |
-40 |
16 Jan 2009 |
Mondovi |
Buffalo |
2010 |
-31 |
2 Jan 2010 |
Couderay 7W |
Sawyer |
2011 |
-37 |
22 Jan 2011 |
Ladysmith 3W |
Rusk |
2012 |
-31 |
20 Jan 2012 |
Upson |
Iron |
2013 |
-38 |
31 Dec2013 |
Ladysmith 3W |
Rusk |
2014 |
-34 |
29 Jan 2014 |
St. Croix Falls |
Polk |
2015 |
-35 |
16 Jan 2015 |
Couderay 7W |
Sawyer |
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125-yr Period of Record (1885-2015)
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-55 |
4 Feb 1996 |
Couderay 7W |
Sawyer |
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