Historical Wausau Freezing Degree Days

View daily and seasonal freezing degree days for Wausau, Wisconsin, from 1895 to the present day, using combined data from the stations at the Wausau Record-Herald newspaper (April 1895-December 1941) and Wausau Downtown Airport (January 1942-present). This chart shows the daily and total freezing degree days. The vertical lines and left axis represent the daily heating degree days; the horizontal lines and right axis represent the seasonal total freezing degree days.


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