Mather (3 mi NW), Wisconsin climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Mather (3 mi NW)'s normal year runs from 5°F January nights to 81°F July afternoons, with 35.2 inches of precipitation and 48 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.6°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 27°C, 895 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMather (3 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00475164
- Location44.17°N 90.35°W
- Elevation978 ft (298 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Mather (3 mi NW) is 55°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Mather (3 mi NW).
- Jan 24° 5°
- Feb 29° 8°
- Mar 41° 20°
- Apr 55° 32°
- May 68° 44°
- Jun 77° 54°
- Jul 81° 58°
- Aug 79° 56°
- Sep 71° 47°
- Oct 58° 36°
- Nov 43° 25°
- Dec 30° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Mather (3 mi NW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 81°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 5°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.24 in), the least in February (1.03 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°F | 5°F | 14.8°F | 1.14 | 11.3 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 29°F | 8°F | 18.6°F | 1.03 | 10.3 | 6 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 41°F | 20°F | 30.5°F | 1.89 | 7.4 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 32°F | 43.5°F | 3.55 | 3.5 | 12 | <1 | 17 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 55.9°F | 4.28 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 2 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 77°F | 54°F | 65.7°F | 5.24 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 81°F | 58°F | 69.5°F | 4.22 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 79°F | 56°F | 67.4°F | 4.34 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 71°F | 47°F | 59.3°F | 3.35 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 36°F | 47.0°F | 2.78 | 0.5 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| November | 43°F | 25°F | 33.5°F | 1.91 | 2.9 | 8 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 30°F | 13°F | 21.3°F | 1.51 | 12.0 | 8 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 33°F | 43.9°F | 35.24 | 47.9 | 112 | 6 | 171 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4°C | −15°C | −9.6°C | 29 mm | 29 cm |
| February | −2°C | −13°C | −7.4°C | 26 mm | 26 cm |
| March | 5°C | −7°C | −0.8°C | 48 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 90 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 20°C | 7°C | 13.3°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 12°C | 18.7°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 27°C | 14°C | 20.8°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 26°C | 13°C | 19.7°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 8°C | 15.2°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | 2°C | 8.3°C | 71 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 6°C | −4°C | 0.8°C | 49 mm | 7 cm |
| December | −1°C | −11°C | −5.9°C | 38 mm | 30 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00475164; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Mather (3 mi NW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00475164.
When is the last frost at Mather (3 mi NW)?
In Mather (3 mi NW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 6 in half of years and after May 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 3 in half of years and before September 19 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 61 year in 10 after May 20; 9 in 10 after April 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 31 year in 10 before September 19; 9 in 10 before October 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 148 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 171 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 26 in half of springs and before October 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mather (3 mi NW) in zone 4b in ZIP code 54666, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −22°F (28 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Wisconsin · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00475164; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Mather (3 mi NW)?
In a normal year in Mather (3 mi NW), 6 days a year reach 90°F, 171 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 112 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 171a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 72high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 112a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 17a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1903) is 107°F, on August 24, 1948; the lowest is −43°F, on January 30, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1959, with 46.22 in; the snowiest season is 2010–11, with 84.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00475164; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00475164. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Mather (3 mi NW)?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Mather (3 mi NW), 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (79%) and December the cloudiest (61%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 1.8 |
| February | 78% | 3.0 |
| March | 75% | 4.0 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 69% | 5.5 |
| June | 73% | 6.0 |
| July | 79% | 6.2 |
| August | 77% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 4.1 |
| October | 67% | 2.6 |
| November | 65% | 1.7 |
| December | 61% | 1.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Mather (3 mi NW) record?
A normal year at Mather (3 mi NW) brings 8,082 heating degree days, 50% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 438 cooling degree days, 52% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,274 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,556 | 0 |
| February | 1,299 | 0 |
| March | 1,071 | 0 |
| April | 648 | 1 |
| May | 303 | 22 |
| June | 73 | 94 |
| July | 23 | 164 |
| August | 42 | 118 |
| September | 208 | 36 |
| October | 561 | 3 |
| November | 944 | 0 |
| December | 1,356 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,082 | 438 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00475164. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Mather (3 mi NW) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 45.4°F, 1.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 43.9°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.2°F | +3.3°F | 35.51 | 42.6 |
| 2022 | 43.9°F | at normal | 33.72 | 26.1 |
| 2024 | 48.3°F | +4.4°F | 39.94 | – |
| 2025 | 45.4°F | +1.5°F | 33.22 | 54.4 |
Over 85 complete years from 1905 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.4°F per century (+0.13°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00475164; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Mather (3 mi NW)'s climate compare?
Mather (3 mi NW) is warmer than 52 of the 165 places with their own NOAA record in Wisconsin, and wetter than 92. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.9°F is warmer than 15%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Mather (3 mi NW) is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Mather (3 mi NW) share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Tomah, WI9,574 people · 15 mi SW
- Warrens, WI541 people · 9 mi W
- Wyeville, WI115 people · 10 mi S
- Millston, WI108 people · 15 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Mather (3 mi NW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Mather (3 mi NW)?
January, with a normal high of 24°F and a normal low of 5°F. The warmest is July (81°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow at Mather (3 mi NW)?
Yes: 48 inches in a normal year, falling on 24 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (12.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Mather (3 mi NW)?
June, with 5.24 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.03 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Mather (3 mi NW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Mather (3 mi NW) in zone 4b in ZIP code 54666, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −22°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come at Mather (3 mi NW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 6; in one year in ten it comes after May 20. Waiting until May 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wisconsin climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Necedah, WI12 miles from this station, 45.3°F a year
- Neillsville, WI27 miles from this station, 43.6°F a year
- Wisconsin Rapids, WI29 miles from this station, 44.8°F a year
- Sparta, WI29 miles from this station, 44.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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