Average Temperature in Wisconsin by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of Wisconsin for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Wisconsin History?

2012 was the warmest year in Wisconsin history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 58.2 °F, and the average low was 36.6 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in Wisconsin History?

1917 was the coolest year in Wisconsin history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 49.0 °F, and the average low was 27.0 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	4	56.4	36.3
2022	57	53.1	32.6
2021	8	56.1	35.3
2020	14	54.8	34.9
2019	79	51.7	32.5
2018	41	53.1	33.3
2017	16	54.5	34.9
2016	6	55.8	36.6
2015	14	54.9	34.7
2014	120	50.2	30.2
2013	90	51.9	31.6
2012	1	58.2	36.6
2011	22	54.0	34.2
2010	10	55.8	35.1
2009	66	52.8	32.0
2008	90	52.4	31.1
2007	16	55.1	34.4
2006	7	56.1	35.9
2005	13	55.6	34.6
2004	32	53.8	33.2
2003	41	54.0	32.4
2002	18	54.5	34.7
2001	12	55.6	35.0
2000	25	54.2	33.5
1999	11	56.0	34.8
1998	2	57.4	37.2
1997	61	52.5	32.8
1996	118	50.7	30.2
1995	57	52.7	32.9
1994	49	53.4	32.5
1993	93	51.4	32.1
1992	60	52.3	33.1
1991	29	54.0	33.4
1990	20	55.3	33.8
1989	112	52.2	30.1
1988	34	54.9	31.9
1987	4	56.7	35.9
1986	40	53.4	33.2
1985	101	51.9	30.9
1984	41	53.4	33.1
1983	34	52.8	33.9
1982	101	51.7	31.2
1981	32	53.9	33.0
1980	72	52.6	31.7
1979	119	50.6	30.2
1978	113	51.8	30.2
1977	51	53.5	32.4
1976	101	53.4	29.4
1975	61	53.1	32.1
1974	72	52.5	31.8
1973	21	53.9	34.8
1972	122	50.1	29.7
1971	83	52.6	31.5
1970	79	52.6	31.5
1969	93	52.1	31.3
1968	49	53.3	32.7
1967	115	51.5	30.3
1966	99	52.2	30.7
1965	107	51.4	31.1
1964	34	54.3	32.5
1963	83	53.3	30.8
1962	97	51.7	31.5
1961	51	53.4	32.4
1960	83	52.4	31.7
1959	88	52.2	31.6
1958	83	52.9	31.2
1957	72	52.6	31.8
1956	79	53.0	31.2
1955	51	53.9	31.9
1954	41	53.2	33.1
1953	22	54.9	33.3
1952	48	53.9	32.2
1951	125	49.8	29.9
1950	127	50.2	28.7
1949	30	54.5	32.8
1948	61	54.0	31.2
1947	66	52.7	32.0
1946	27	55.0	32.5
1945	107	51.7	30.7
1944	27	54.1	33.5
1943	107	52.1	30.4
1942	57	52.9	32.6
1941	18	54.8	34.4
1940	101	51.4	31.4
1939	25	55.0	32.8
1938	24	54.0	34.0
1937	101	52.2	30.6
1936	113	52.1	30.0
1935	93	51.6	31.8
1934	34	54.3	32.5
1933	41	54.1	32.3
1932	72	53.1	31.2
1931	3	57.4	36.6
1930	34	54.6	32.2
1929	124	50.9	29.0
1928	72	52.6	32.0
1927	97	52.2	31.0
1926	120	50.8	29.6
1925	83	52.9	31.0
1924	127	50.1	28.9
1923	71	53.6	31.0
1922	41	54.0	32.3
1921	9	56.0	35.1
1920	93	52.6	30.8
1919	66	52.8	32.0
1918	72	53.3	31.1
1917	129	49.0	27.0
1916	116	51.7	29.9
1915	79	52.4	31.7
1914	72	53.0	31.3
1913	51	53.9	31.8
1912	122	50.9	29.1
1911	41	53.8	32.6
1910	51	54.6	31.1
1909	90	52.2	31.5
1908	30	54.5	32.8
1907	117	51.1	30.1
1906	61	53.3	32.0
1905	107	51.9	30.6
1904	126	50.4	28.8
1903	107	52.0	30.3
1902	61	53.1	32.1
1901	66	53.6	31.2
1900	34	54.2	32.7
1899	99	52.7	30.3
1898	51	53.9	31.9
1897	88	52.7	31.2
1896	66	53.1	31.8
1895	106	53.0	29.6