Eau Claire, WI

4 October 2026: 2026 so far brought 23.25 in of precipitation in Eau Claire, WI, the driest 1 January to 4 October since 2012, 38th driest of 132.

Sunday 4 October 2026

High: 67°F; Warmest since 2025; 60th warmest of 134
Low: 42°F; Warmest since 2025; 66th warmest of 134

No measurable precipitation in Eau Claire, WI for 1 day to Sunday 4 October 2026.

Every 4 October high in Eau Claire, WI since 1893: 67°F in 2026; the highest is 88°F, in 2025.

Normal range, 50.9 to 76.3°F

Every year as a table

Every 4 October low in Eau Claire, WI since 1893: 42°F in 2026; the lowest is 23°F, in 1989.

Year	High, °F	Low, °F
2026	67	42
2025	88	64
2024	69	34
2023	75	52
2022	74	50
2021	72	54
2020	54	25
2019	50	45
2018	50	35
2017	60	41
2016	74	55
2015	57	36
2014	51	33
2013	59	55
2012	57	42
2011	79	43
2010	63	28
2009	53	44
2008	61	31
2007	79	52
2006	65	41
2005	79	67
2004	50	31
2003	58	32
2002	64	45
2001	61	39
2000	58	31
1999	55	24
1998	58	40
1997	76	50
1996	60	30
1995	68	39
1994	57	40
1993	59	34
1992	70	43
1991	53	33
1990	65	42
1989	56	23
1988	46	29
1987	75	37
1986	53	41
1985	53	44
1984	70	35
1983	56	48
1982	74	39
1981	53	46
1980	51	30
1979	47	40
1978	55	47
1977	64	32
1976	70	49
1975	79	41
1974	73	46
1973	61	43
1972	68	51
1971	63	49
1970	70	37
1969	83	57
1968	52	29
1967	76	52
1966	50	39
1965	57	27
1964	53	37
1963	75	39
1962	62	48
1961	65	34
1960	67	35
1959	62	34
1958	72	39
1957	71	38
1956	65	37
1955	73	54
1954	57	45
1953	69	34
1952	50	25
1951	61	50
1950	53	31
1949	64	38
1948	68	34
1947	78	53
1946	68	55
1945	75	52
1944	63	54
1943	72	43
1942	68	51
1941	60	43
1940	71	48
1939	73	45
1938	85	53
1937	67	57
1936	71	55
1935	46	27
1934	57	46
1933	68	44
1932	51	39
1931	77	63
1930	63	48
1929	60	31
1928	68	41
1927	63	40
1926	69	56
1925	53	49
1924	69	55
1923	63	40
1922	84	60
1921	61	30
1920	72	39
1919	66	52
1918	69	45
1917	61	47
1916	80	59
1915	65	43
1914	77	58
1913	70	57
1912	76	39
1911	64	50
1910	69	41
1909	73	41
1908	71	43
1907	66	41
1906	80	47
1905	84	50
1904	67	47
1903	66	43
1902	59	33
1901	51	29
1900	73	60
1899	63	35
1898	69	49
1897	86	56
1896	72	40
1895	71	41
1894	49	39
1893	61	40

The forecast

Date	High	Low
6 October	77°FRecord 87°F, 2007	54°FRecord 20°F, 1935
7 October	Record 85°F, 2007, 1916	Record 20°F, 1896

The month and the year

Every year's 1 to 4 October in Eau Claire, WI, ranked by its mean temperature: October 2026 so far is the tied 74th warmest of 133.

Every year, ranked, as a table

Rank	Year	Mean, °F
1	2005	72.3
2	2025	71.9
3	2023	71.1
4	1922	69.3
5	1897	68.9
6	2021	66.1
6	1931	66.1
8	1905	65
9	1938	64.5
10	1971	64
11	1898	63.9
12	1914	63.8
13	1967	63.5
13	1916	63.5
15	1900	63.1
16	1976	62.8
17	1969	62.6
18	1983	62.3
19	2007	62
19	1997	62
21	1906	61.6
22	2006	61.1
22	1919	61.1
24	1992	60.9
25	1913	60.3
26	2016	60.1
26	1951	60.1
26	1924	60.1
26	1910	60.1
30	1946	59.8
31	1942	59.6
32	1932	59.4
32	1926	59.4
34	1940	59.3
35	2017	59.1
36	1939	59
37	1953	58.9
38	1973	58.6
38	1947	58.6
38	1937	58.6
38	1903	58.6
42	2013	58.5
43	1963	58.4
44	1972	58
45	2022	57.9
46	1949	57.8
47	2001	57.4
48	1912	57
49	1909	56.9
50	1943	56.8
51	1907	56.6
52	1928	56.1
53	2024	55.9
54	1964	55.5
55	1957	55.3
56	2002	55.1
56	1956	55.1
58	1982	55
59	1933	54.9
59	1904	54.9
61	2012	54.8
61	1925	54.8
63	1911	54.6
64	1923	54.4
65	1990	54.3
65	1978	54.3
65	1962	54.3
65	1955	54.3
65	1896	54.3
70	2011	54.1
71	1970	54
71	1934	54
73	2000	53.6
74	2026	53.4
74	1995	53.4
74	1941	53.4
77	1927	53
77	1915	53
79	1920	52.9
80	1950	52.8
80	1930	52.8
80	1917	52.8
83	2019	52.6
84	1899	52.5
85	1984	52.4
86	1948	52.3
86	1895	52.3
88	1991	51.3
88	1893	51.3
90	1986	51.1
91	1996	50.9
91	1944	50.9
93	1958	50.8
94	1968	50.5
94	1959	50.5
94	1929	50.5
97	1936	50.4
97	1908	50.4
99	1994	50.3
99	1975	50.3
101	2018	50
102	1954	49.9
102	1945	49.9
104	1921	49.8
104	1918	49.8
106	1960	49.4
107	1902	49.1
108	2014	49
108	1966	49
108	1965	49
111	1977	48.5
112	2009	48.4
113	2015	48.3
114	1989	47.9
114	1987	47.9
114	1894	47.9
117	1985	47.8
117	1979	47.8
119	1993	47.6
120	2008	47.5
121	1998	46.9
121	1988	46.9
123	2004	46.8
124	1980	45.8
125	2010	45.5
126	1952	44.6
127	1961	44.3
128	1974	44
129	1981	43.8
130	1935	42.8
131	2020	42.1
132	2003	41.5
133	1999	39.3

Every day as a table

Daily highs and lows in Eau Claire, WI, 1 to 4 October 2026, with each date's record range and its 1991 to 2020 normal range.

Day	High, °F	Low, °F	Record high	Year	Record low	Year	Normal high	Normal low
1 October 2026	64	43	89	2023	25	2003	64.5	42.5
2 October 2026	63	36	89	1953	19	1974	65	41
3 October 2026	70	42	89	1997	24	1987	60	43.5
4 October 2026	67	42	88	2025	23	1989	59	39.5

The warmest, coldest and wettest on this date

The 20 warmest 4 October highs in Eau Claire, WI since 1893.
Rank	Year	High, °F
1	2025	88
2	1897	86
3	1938	85
4	1922	84
4	1905	84
6	1969	83
7	1916	80
7	1906	80
9	2011	79
9	2007	79
9	2005	79
9	1975	79
13	1947	78
14	1931	77
14	1914	77
16	1997	76
16	1967	76
16	1912	76
19	2023	75
19	1987	75

The 20 coldest 4 October lows in Eau Claire, WI since 1893.
Rank	Year	Low, °F
1	1989	23
2	1999	24
3	2020	25
3	1952	25
5	1965	27
5	1935	27
7	2010	28
8	1988	29
8	1968	29
8	1901	29
11	1996	30
11	1980	30
11	1921	30
14	2008	31
14	2004	31
14	2000	31
14	1950	31
14	1929	31
19	2003	32
19	1977	32

The 20 wettest 4 October days in Eau Claire, WI since 1893.
Rank	Year	Precipitation, in
1	1900	2.82
2	2002	1.27
3	1985	0.74
4	1955	0.65
5	2005	0.61
6	1918	0.57
7	2006	0.45
8	1936	0.42
9	1925	0.35
10	1976	0.26
11	2014	0.25
12	1898	0.23
13	1913	0.22
14	1904	0.20
15	1991	0.19
16	1942	0.18
17	1974	0.15
18	1937	0.13
19	1981	0.12
19	1951	0.12

Every answer in words

Sunday 4 October 2026: a high of 67°F in Eau Claire, WI, the warmest 4 October since 2025, tied 60th warmest of 134 (with 1960, 1937 and 1904).
Sunday 4 October 2026: a low of 42°F in Eau Claire, WI, the warmest 4 October night since 2025, tied 66th warmest of 134 (with 2012 and 1990).
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a high of 77°F in Eau Claire, WI, which would be the warmest 6 October since 2021, tied 9th warmest of 134 (with 2021, 1913 and 1900) (National Weather Service forecast).
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a low of 54°F in Eau Claire, WI, which would be the warmest 6 October night since 2021, tied 8th warmest of 134 (with 2021 and 1930) (National Weather Service forecast).
Eau Claire, WI on 6 October: record high 87°F (2007), record low 20°F (1935).
Eau Claire, WI on 7 October: record high 85°F (2007 and 1916), record low 20°F (1896).
October 2026 so far averaged 53.4°F in Eau Claire, WI, the coldest 1 to 4 October since 2020, tied 58th coldest of 133 (with 1995 and 1941).
October 2026 so far brought 0.01 in of precipitation in Eau Claire, WI, the driest 1 to 4 October since 2025, tied 49th driest of 134 (with 2020, 2008, 1983 and 1 other year).
Fall 2026 so far averaged 63°F in Eau Claire, WI, the warmest 1 September to 4 October since 2025, tied 24th warmest of 132 (with 2016).
Fall 2026 so far brought 3.30 in of precipitation in Eau Claire, WI, the driest 1 September to 4 October since 2025, 61st driest of 132.
2026 so far averaged 50.4°F in Eau Claire, WI, the warmest 1 January to 4 October since 2024, tied 23rd warmest of 132 (with 1946, 1941, 1911 and 1 other year).
The 30 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 2.56 in of precipitation in Eau Claire, WI, the driest 30 days to 4 October since 2025, 49th driest of 132.
The 60 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 4.63 in of precipitation in Eau Claire, WI, the driest 60 days to 4 October since 2020, 25th driest of 132.
The 90 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 7.89 in of precipitation in Eau Claire, WI, the driest 90 days to 4 October since 2025, tied 29th driest of 132 (with 1944).
Eau Claire, WI has had 11 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 70th most of 132 (with 2022, 2020, 2011 and 5 other years).
Eau Claire, WI has had 101 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 80th most of 132 (with 2005, 1981, 1949 and 2 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Eau Claire, WI came on Monday 11 May 2026, the latest since 2022, tied 63rd latest of 133 (with 2019 and 1990).

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All-time records

About these figures

Daily records for Eau Claire, WI run from 1893 to 4 October 2026, with 228 days missing; current station CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT.

Our calculation from NOAA records for Eau Claire, WI, 1893 to 2026. Preliminary until NOAA's final data.