Wausau Climate

Station Information

County Name: Marathon
Division: 2 - North Central
Latitude: 44 deg 56 min = 44.9286 N
Longitude: 89 deg 38 min = 89.6267 W
Elevation: 1196 feet = 363 meters

Climate Normals

• Temperature


• Precipitation


• Snowfall


• Growing Season


• Climatograph (temperature and precipitation) - What is a climatograph?

Daily Records

• Recent Months, Daily Normals, and Records


• Hourly Weather Data (three-day history)

Temperature

• Daily High and Low Temperatures (explanation)
  

  1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
  2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
  2011	2012



• Monthly Temperature Extremes


• Highest Annual Temperature at
  • Wausau Old Post Office (1896-1960)
  • Wausau Downtown Airport Office (1940-present)


• Lowest Annual Temperature at
  • Wausau Old Post Office (1896-1960)
  • Wausau Downtown Airport Office (1940-present)


• Number of Days per season with minimum temperature of zero degrees or lower at
  • Wausau Old Post Office (1896/97-1959/60 seasons)
  • Wausau Downtown Airport Office (1940/41-present seasons)


• Number of Days per season with maximum temperature of 90 degrees or higher at
  • Wausau Old Post Office (1896-1960)
  • Wausau Downtown Airport Office (1940-present)


• Dates of last spring and first autumn occurrence of 32 degrees or lower at
  • Wausau Old Post Office (1895-1960)
  • Wausau Downtown Airport Office (1940-present)


• Length of growing season (32F base) at
  • Wausau Old Post Office (1895-1960)
  • Wausau Downtown Airport Office (1940-present)

Precipitation

• Daily Cumulative Precipitation
  (commencing on 1 Jan)
  

  1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
  2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
  2011	2012

  (commencing on 1 Oct for Water Year)

  2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
  2011	2012



• Greatest daily precipitation total by year at
  • Wausau City Office (1897-1960)
  • Wausau Airport Office (1940-present)
  • NOTE: Greatest calendar-day precipitation totals (based upon local midnight) at this station may not necessarily correspond with greatest 24-hour precipitation totals obtained from the hourly precipitation records.


• Number of Days per year with measurable precipitation (0.01 inches or greater) at
  • Wausau City Office (1896-1960)
  • Wausau Airport Office (1940-present)


• Number of Days per year with one inch or greater precipitation at
  • Wausau City Office (1896-1960)
  • Wausau Airport Office (1940-present)


• Daily Precipitation Frequency Distribution for Wausau
  based upon 1971-2000 interval

Snowfall

• Daily Cumulative Snowfall (not snow depth)
  

  1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01
  2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
  2011-12



• Long-term seasonal snowfall at Wausau Airport Office (1941/42-present seasons)


• Number of days per season with one inch or greater snowfall at Wausau Airport Office (1948/49-present seasons)


• Number of days per season with one inch or greater snow cover on the ground at Wausau Airport Office (1948/49-present seasons)

Heating Degree Days (base 65F; season means 1 July - 30 June)

• Cumulative Heating Degrees
  

  1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-00	2000-01
  2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
  2011-12




• Seasonal Heating Degrees at
  • Wausau City  (1891/92-1959/60)
  • Wausau Airport  (1950/51-present)

 

Cooling Degree Days (base 65F; season means 1 January - 31 December)

• Cumulative Cooling Degrees
  

  2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
  2011	2012




• Seasonal Cooling Degree Days at  Wausau Airport (1940-present)

Growing Degree Days (modified, base 50F/ceiling 86F; season means 1 Jan - 31 Dec)

• Cumulative Modified Growing Degrees
  

  2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
  2011	2012




• Long-term variations in Modified Growing Degree Day Units

• Wausau City Office (1892-1960)
• Wausau Airport Office (1940-present)