Wausau, WI: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 55.3°F in Wausau, WI, the coldest May since 2020, tied 58th coldest of 124 (with 1995 and 1932).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 55.3°F; Coldest since 2020; 58th coldest of 124
Precipitation: 3.14 in; Driest since 2025; 56th driest of 125

A normal May in Wausau, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 56.6°F, between 52.3°F and 60°F in eight years of ten and 3.62 in of precipitation, between 2.02 in and 5.57 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Wausau, WI since 1895: 55.3°F in 2026; the lowest is 46.4°F, in 1924.

Normal range, 52.3 to 60°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Wausau, WI from 1895 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	55.3	65	67.6	59	42.9	73	3.14	70	0
2025	56.2	56	68.1	52	44.4	61	2.15	101	0
2024	58.3	32	69.4	38	47.3	23	5.83	16	0
2023	58.7	28	71.6	15	45.8	43	2.53	92	0
2022	60.2	13	70.6	25	49.8	9	2.91	78	1
2021	57.2	44	68.3	51	46.1	39	3.52	59	0
2020	54.1	76	64	97	44.3	63	3.02	75	0
2019	52.3	105	62.2	112	42.4	87	5.54	20	0
2018	63.3	3	75.6	4	51	4	3.08	72	0
2017	53.7	83	64	97	43.4	70	3.88	48	0
2016	58.5	30	70.5	26	46.6	32	2.89	79	0
2015	57.5	39	68.9	42	46.1	39	6.01	13	0
2014	56.5	51	67.4	63	45.7	44	3.48	62	0
2013	56.7	48	67.8	58	45.5	50	4.75	30	0
2012	60	15	72.7	12	47.4	22	3.91	47	0
2011	55.4	60	65.2	82	45.6	46	2.93	77	0
2010	58.3	32	69.6	34	47.1	25	1.97	106	0
2009	55.4	60	66.1	74	44.7	56	3.70	51	0
2008	52	107	64.4	92	39.5	119	3.49	61	0
2007	59.2	21	71.4	18	46.9	28	2.10	102	0
2006	57.3	42	67.6	59	47	26	4.96	27	0
2005	53.7	83	63.8	101	43.5	68	1.73	110	0
2004	53.3	88	63.9	99	42.7	81	5.06	24	0
2003	54.2	75	65.8	78	42.6	82	3.64	53	0
2002	50.9	114	61.6	116	40.3	110	3.23	68	0
2001	57.4	40	68	55	46.8	29	5.02	26	0
2000	58.6	29	69	40	48.2	16	3.59	56	0
1999	59.1	23	70	31	48.3	14	5.81	17	0
1998	63.2	4	74.9	7	51.5	3	5.24	23	0
1997	50.5	116	61.4	118	39.7	116	2.29	95	0
1996	53	91	63.6	104	42.5	84	2.02	105	0
1995	55.3	65	66.5	71	44.2	64	3.24	67	0
1994	57.2	44	69.7	32	44.6	58	1.53	116	0
1993	54.5	73	64.6	90	44.4	61	6.55	9	0
1992	56.6	49	69.5	37	43.7	67	4.62	32	0
1991	60	15	69.4	38	50.6	5	4.37	40	0
1990	52.9	94	63.6	104	42.1	93	4.54	34	0
1989	55.4	60	67.2	65	43.5	68	4.42	39	0
1988	60.4	12	75.3	5	45.6	46	2.04	104	0
1987	59.7	19	71.9	13	47.5	21	3.13	71	0
1986	59.3	20	70.3	28	48.3	14	1.16	122	0
1985	60	15	71.1	21	48.8	13	2.84	80	0
1984	52.7	97	63.8	101	41.6	98	2.09	103	0
1983	50.1	117	60.4	123	39.9	114	4.62	32	0
1982	60.9	10	71.2	20	50.6	5	2.71	83	0
1981	54.9	69	67.3	64	42.5	84	2.59	90	0
1980	59.1	23	71.6	15	46.6	32	3.64	53	0
1979	51.9	109	62.1	113	41.8	96	3.94	46	0
1978	58.1	34	69.6	34	46.6	32	4.93	28	0
1977	64.8	1	77.8	2	51.9	2	3.70	51	0
1976	53.8	81	66	76	41.6	98	2.96	76	0
1975	60	15	71.7	14	48.2	16	2.22	99	0
1974	51.5	111	61.5	117	41.5	101	2.78	82	0
1973	51.4	112	60.9	120	42	94	7.01	6	0
1972	60.1	14	73.4	10	46.8	29	1.41	118	0
1971	52.2	106	65	85	39.5	119	4.25	41	0
1970	55.4	60	65.9	77	44.9	55	7.62	3	0
1969	56.5	51	68.5	48	44.6	58	5.77	18	0
1968	52.6	101	62.6	110	42.6	82	6.79	8	0
1967	49.3	120	60.6	122	38.1	124	1.62	112	0
1966	50.8	115	61.9	115	39.6	117	1.37	119	0
1965	58.8	27	69.7	32	47.9	18	5.61	19	0
1964	59.1	23	71.4	18	47.2	24	3.60	55	2
1963	53	91	64.7	88	41.3	105	3.34	64	0
1962	59.2	21	68.7	44	49.7	10	3.35	63	0
1961	52.7	97	65.4	81	40.1	111	2.66	85	0
1960	54.1	76	64.2	95	44	66	5.42	21	0
1959									9
1958	54.7	71	68.1	52	41.3	105	2.41	93	0
1957	53.3	88	64.4	92	42.2	92	3.87	49	0
1956	52.8	95	64.1	96	41.6	98	3.28	65	0
1955	57.9	37	70.3	28	45.5	50	3.95	45	0
1954	49.2	122	59.7	126	38.6	122	3.58	57	0
1953	55.8	59	68.6	45	43	72	1.74	109	0
1952	54.5	73	66.1	74	42.8	76	4.10	43	0
1951	58.5	30	70.9	22	46	41	3.52	59	0
1950	54.1	76	66.5	71	41.7	97	2.70	84	0
1949	56.6	49	70.4	27	42.8	76	1.08	123	0
1948	53.8	81	67.5	61	40.1	111	1.62	112	0
1947	48.7	123	59.9	124	38	125			2
1946	52.5	103	65	85	40	113	3.83	50	0
1945	49.3	120	61	119	38.4	123			3
1944	58.1	34	69.6	34	46.8	29	3.16	69	1
1943	53.1	90	63.9	99	42.4	87	5.94	14	0
1942	52.7	97	62.6	110	42.8	76	10.74	1	0
1941	61.8	7	73.6	8	49.9	8	7.25	5	1
1940	53.4	86	65.2	82	41.5	101	4.24	42	0
1939	61.4	8	75	6	47.7	19	5.90	15	0
1938	56.5	51	66.7	69	46.4	37	6.26	10	0
1937							2.83	81	16
1936	62.5	6	76	3	49	12	7.26	4	0
1935	53	91	64.5	91	41.4	104	1.92	107	0
1934	64.3	2	79.1	1	49.5	11	1.28	121	0
1933	57.3	42	67.9	57	46.6	32	2.60	89	0
1932	55.3	65	66.4	73	44.2	64	2.63	87	0
1931	54	79	65.6	80	42.4	87	0.61	124	0
1930	56.2	56	66.8	67	45.6	46	2.24	98	0
1929	52	107	63.4	106	40.5	109	3.04	74	0
1928	56.9	47	68.6	45	45.3	52	2.29	95	0
1927	51.6	110	60.9	120	42.3	90	3.27	66	0
1926	56.5	51	68.4	49	44.5	60	3.55	58	0
1925	51	113	63.3	108	38.7	121	0.46	125	0
1924	46.4	124	55.2	127	37.5	126	3.07	73	0
1923	55.2	68	67.5	61	42.8	76	1.56	114	0
1922	60.5	11	70.9	22	50.2	7	2.61	88	0
1921	57.8	38	68.9	42	46.6	32	3.99	44	0
1920	54.6	72	66.8	67	42.5	84	2.39	94	0
1919	53.9	80	64.9	87	42.8	76	2.25	97	0
1918	57.1	46	68.4	49	45.7	44	7.85	2	0
1917	49.5	119	62	114	37	127	1.29	120	0
1916	52.8	95	63.2	109	42.3	90	2.64	86	0
1915	49.9	118	59.8	125	39.9	114	4.46	36	1
1914	58.1	34	69	40	47	26	4.51	35	2
1913	52.7	97	63.4	106	42	94			0
1912	55.4	60	68	55	42.9	73	5.28	22	1
1911	61	9	73.4	10	47.7	19	6.03	12	3
1910	52.4	104	65.2	82	39.6	117	1.54	115	3
1909	53.4	86	63.8	101	42.9	73	1.66	111	0
1908	56.2	56	66.9	66	45.6	46	4.43	37	0
1907					35.1	128	1.84	108	6
1906			66.6	70	43.2	71	4.85	29	4
1905	53.5	85	65.7	79	41.5	101	4.74	31	1
1904					41.2	107			9
1903	56.4	55	68.1	52	44.7	56	6.87	7	0
1902			70.3	28	45.2	54			5
1901			70.7	24					6
1900	59.1	23	71.5	17	46.4	37	1.47	117	2
1899	54.9	69	64.7	88	45.3	52	4.43	37	3
1898							2.55	91	8
1897	52.6	101	64.4	92	40.8	108	2.20	100	0
1896	62.9	5	73.5	9	52.4	1	5.03	25	0
1895	57.4	40	68.6	45	46	41	6.25	11	2

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1977	64.8
1934	64.3
2018	63.3
1998	63.2
1896	62.9
1936	62.5
1941	61.8
1939	61.4
1911	61
1982	60.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1924	46.4
1947	48.7
1954	49.2
1967	49.3
1945	49.3
1917	49.5
1915	49.9
1983	50.1
1997	50.5
1966	50.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1942	10.74
1918	7.85
1970	7.62
1936	7.26
1941	7.25
1973	7.01
1903	6.87
1968	6.79
1993	6.55
1938	6.26

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1925	0.46
1931	0.61
1949	1.08
1986	1.16
1934	1.28
1917	1.29
1966	1.37
1972	1.41
1900	1.47
1994	1.53

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 26 May 2026
Coldest night: 26°F; 2 May 2026
Wettest day: 1.36 in; 27 May 2026

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Every answer in words

May 2026 brought 3.14 in of precipitation in Wausau, WI, the driest May since 2025, 56th driest of 125.
The hottest day of May 2026 in Wausau, WI: 90°F on Tuesday 26 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Wausau, WI: a low of 26°F on Saturday 2 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Wausau, WI: 1.36 in on Wednesday 27 May 2026.