Eau Claire, WI: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 16.7°F in Eau Claire, WI, the warmest winter since 2025, tied 63rd warmest of 132 (with 1991).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 16.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 63rd warmest of 132
Precipitation: 3.88 in; Wettest since 2023; 33rd wettest of 130

A normal winter in Eau Claire, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 17.9°F, between 12.1°F and 22.9°F in eight years of ten and 3.51 in of precipitation, between 1.88 in and 4.76 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Eau Claire, WI since 1894: 16.7°F in 2026; the highest is 28.8°F, in 2024.

Normal range, 12.1 to 22.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Eau Claire, WI from 1893 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	16.7	63	25.4	73	8.1	55	3.88	33	0
2025	17.9	43	26.2	60	9.7	35	2.17	103	0
2024	28.8	1	36.7	1	20.9	1	2.49	92	0
2023	19.9	24	27.6	36	12.2	18	6.26	2	0
2022	15.4	82	25.7	68	5.2	90	3.09	67	0
2021	18.5	36	26.9	47	10.1	29	1.88	113	0
2020	20.5	21	29.4	23	11.5	22	3.75	36	0
2019	16.3	68	24.3	89	8.2	53	6.35	1	0
2018	14.6	91	23.7	95	5.4	85	3.37	56	0
2017	21.4	15	28.8	26	14	13	6.18	3	0
2016	22.8	10	29.9	16	15.7	5	5.00	12	0
2015	16	74	23.5	99	8.5	48	1.27	123	0
2014	7.6	130	17.7	130	-2.6	131	4.73	14	0
2013	18.8	31	27.2	43	10.3	27	4.42	20	0
2012	23.8	5	32.2	6	15.5	6	3.56	44	0
2011	14.3	94	22.5	107	6	79	3.69	40	0
2010	16.4	65	24.7	84	8.1	55	3.25	62	0
2009	11.8	112	22.1	110	1.5	118	2.73	82	0
2008	13.6	103	22.6	106	4.7	96	3.54	47	0
2007	19.9	24	27.7	34	12.2	18	3.89	32	0
2006	22.4	12	29.8	17	15	10	1.91	110	0
2005	20.3	23	28.7	27	12	21	2.79	79	0
2004	18.5	36	26.9	47	10.1	29	4.07	27	0
2003	17.3	53	26.8	52	7.8	62	1.61	119	0
2002	25.8	3	34.2	2	17.5	3	3.61	41	0
2001	12.1	109	21.2	118	3.1	106	3.46	51	0
2000	20.9	19	31.1	11	10.7	26	3.12	65	0
1999	20.8	20	30.4	12	11.3	23	3.20	63	0
1998	26	2	33.1	4	18.8	2	4.20	25	0
1997	15.8	77	23.9	93	7.6	65	4.27	22	0
1996	13.8	100	23	103	4.6	97	3.47	50	0
1995	19.6	26	27.9	33	11.2	24	1.66	118	0
1994	12.1	109	20.5	120	3.7	101	3.55	46	0
1993	17.3	53	25.6	70	9	39	2.67	85	0
1992	22.4	12	30	15	14.9	11	3.03	68	0
1991	16.7	63	26.1	62	7.4	68	2.93	70	0
1990	17	60	27.4	39	6.7	70	2.08	106	0
1989	15.8	77	26.3	57	5.4	85	2.39	95	0
1988	15.3	85	24.7	84	5.9	81	2.03	107	0
1987	23.3	7	32.1	7	14.4	12	1.10	126	0
1986	11.7	113	21.5	112	1.9	114	1.93	109	0
1985	14.4	93	23.6	98	5.2	90	3.90	31	0
1984	13.7	102	22.2	108	5.2	90	3.53	48	0
1983	22.8	10	30.3	13	15.3	8	3.42	52	0
1982	10.8	121	20.4	121	1.2	119	2.85	76	0
1981	17.5	50	26.9	47	8.1	55	2.76	80	0
1980	17.2	58	26	64	8.4	49	2.10	105	0
1979	7.6	130	17.1	132	-1.9	128	2.86	74	0
1978	10.1	123	19.7	124	0.6	120	1.90	111	0
1977	8.3	129	18.6	128	-2.1	130	1.69	116	0
1976	17.3	53	26.6	54	7.9	60	2.56	88	0
1975	17.7	49	27.3	40	8.1	55	2.47	94	0
1974	14.9	88	24.4	87	5.3	87	2.30	98	0
1973	15.7	80	24.8	78	6.6	71	3.83	35	0
1972	11.7	113	21.6	111	1.7	115	3.41	53	0
1971	13.1	104	22.7	105	3.5	102	4.66	15	0
1970	12.9	106	23	103	2.8	108	2.48	93	0
1969	14.3	94	23.3	102	5.3	87	6.01	5	0
1968	16	74	26	64	6	79	1.54	121	0
1967	13.8	100	24.1	90	3.5	102	6.16	4	0
1966	14.3	94	23.7	95	4.9	94	4.33	21	0
1965	10.4	122	21.3	114	-0.6	126	2.36	96	0
1964	16.9	62	26.9	47	6.8	69	0.78	128	0
1963	11.3	118	20.6	119	2	112	1.88	113	0
1962	11.5	117	21.3	114	1.7	115	2.53	90	0
1961	17.3	53	28.4	30	6.1	77	1.60	120	0
1960	21.4	15	29.6	21	13.3	15	2.92	72	0
1959	9.9	124	21.4	113	-1.6	127	0.68	130	0
1958	17.4	51	26.5	55	8.3	51	0.89	127	0
1957	14.7	89	24.8	78	4.5	98	0.73	129	0
1956	11.9	111	23.4	101	0.5	122	1.35	122	0
1955	15	87	24.7	84	5.3	87	1.27	123	0
1954	18.9	30	29.5	22	8.3	51	2.59	87	0
1953	18.3	38	27.3	40	9.3	37	2.65	86	0
1952	16.1	72	25.7	68	6.5	73	3.41	53	0
1951	10.9	120	21.3	114	0.4	124	4.00	28	0
1950	13.1	104	24.4	87	1.7	115	3.15	64	0
1949	18.1	40	27.2	43	9.1	38	3.26	60	0
1948	14.7	89	24.1	90	5.2	90	3.61	41	0
1947	19.2	28	28.1	32	10.2	28	2.35	97	0
1946	15.9	76	24.1	90	7.6	65	5.39	7	0
1945	16.2	71	24.8	78	7.6	65	3.39	55	0
1944	23.6	6	33.3	3	13.9	14	1.67	117	0
1943	14	98	23.9	93	4.1	100	3.49	49	0
1942	21.4	15	30.3	13	12.5	17	1.84	115	0
1941	18.2	39	26.5	55	9.8	34	2.54	89	0
1940	17.9	43	25.9	66	9.9	32	2.17	103	0
1939	18.6	34	28.5	29	8.6	46	3.56	44	1
1938	17.4	51	25.5	71	9.4	36	3.59	43	0
1937	14.2	97	24.8	78	3.5	102	4.51	17	0
1936	9	127	17.4	131	0.5	122	3.26	60	0
1935	17.9	43	27	46	8.9	41	3.72	37	0
1934	21.2	18	29.8	17	12.6	16	1.20	125	0
1933	19.3	27	29.7	19	8.8	42	4.78	13	0
1932	24.7	4	32.9	5	16.5	4	4.49	18	0
1931									31
1930	18	42	27.3	40	8.8	42	5.33	8	0
1929	12.9	106	23.5	99	2.2	110	5.61	6	0
1928	16.3	68	26.3	57	6.2	76	4.54	16	0
1927	17.9	43	27.5	37	8	59	2.84	77	1
1926	17.8	47	26.7	53	8.8	42	5.04	11	0
1925	15.4	82	24.8	78	6.1	77	2.74	81	0
1924	18.8	31	29.1	25	8.4	49	3.70	39	0
1923	15.4	82	25	74	5.8	82	2.18	102	0
1922	15.5	81	26.2	60	4.8	95	5.25	9	0
1921	23.2	9	31.3	8	15.1	9	3.29	59	0
1920	11.1	119	20	123	2.1	111	2.93	70	0
1919	23.3	7	31.2	9	15.5	6	4.15	26	0
1918	9.8	125	19	126	0.6	120	2.95	69	0
1917	8.8	128	19.5	125	-1.9	128	3.99	29	0
1916	16.3	68	24.9	76	7.8	62	3.88	33	0
1915	17	60	25.5	71	8.6	46	4.47	19	0
1914	20.5	21	29.7	19	11.2	24	2.21	99	0
1913	17.2	58	27.7	34	6.6	71	4.23	24	0
1912	11.7	113	20.4	121	3	107	3.11	66	0
1911	17.8	47	27.5	37	8.2	53	3.36	57	0
1910	14	98	23.7	95	4.3	99	2.86	74	0
1909	18.8	31	28.6	28	9	39	3.71	38	0
1908	21.7	14	31.2	9	12.2	18	1.97	108	0
1907	16.1	72	25.8	67	6.4	74	3.93	30	0
1906	19	29	29.3	24	8.8	42	2.87	73	0
1905	11.6	116	21.3	114	2	112	2.80	78	0
1904	7.5	132	17.8	129	-2.7	132	1.90	111	0
1903	15.2	86	24.8	78	5.6	83	4.24	23	0
1902	15.8	77	26.1	62	5.5	84	2.20	100	0
1901	16.4	65	24.9	76	7.9	60	2.19	101	0
1900	16.4	65	25	74	7.7	64			1
1899	9.5	126	19	126	0.2	125	2.72	83	1
1898	18.1	40	26.3	57	9.9	32	3.30	58	0
1897	18.6	34	27.1	45	10.1	29	5.25	9	0
1896	17.3	53	28.2	31	6.4	74	2.70	84	0
1895	14.6	91	26.9	47	2.3	109	2.51	91	0
1894	12.8	108	22.2	108	3.3	105			0
1893									31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2024	28.8
1998	26
2002	25.8
1932	24.7
2012	23.8
1944	23.6
1987	23.3
1919	23.3
1921	23.2
2016	22.8
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1904	7.5
2014	7.6
1979	7.6
1977	8.3
1917	8.8
1936	9
1899	9.5
1918	9.8
1959	9.9
1978	10.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2019	6.35
2023	6.26
2017	6.18
1967	6.16
1969	6.01
1929	5.61
1946	5.39
1930	5.33
1922	5.25
1897	5.25

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1959	0.68
1957	0.73
1964	0.78
1958	0.89
1987	1.10
1934	1.20
2015	1.27
1955	1.27
1956	1.35
1968	1.54

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 55°F; 27 February 2026
Coldest night: -29°F; 24 January 2026
Wettest day: 1.13 in; 28 December 2025

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 3.88 in of precipitation in Eau Claire, WI, the wettest winter since 2023, tied 33rd wettest of 130 (with 1916).
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Eau Claire, WI: 55°F on Friday 27 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Eau Claire, WI: a low of -29°F on Saturday 24 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Eau Claire, WI: 1.13 in on Sunday 28 December 2025.