All-time weather records — Dorchester, WI
Climate change signal in Dorchester
of Dorchester's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (22 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (5 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | · | · | ||
| 1890s | 80 | 98 | ||
| 1900s | 74 | 42 | ||
| 1910s | 19 | 37 | ||
| 1920s | 16 | 27 | ||
| 1930s | 38 | 25 | ||
| 1940s | 16 | 10 | ||
| 1950s | 21 | 26 | ||
| 1960s | 5 | 20 | ||
| 1970s | 11 | 29 | ||
| 1980s | 13 | 21 | ||
| 1990s | 16 | 17 | ||
| 2000s | 21 | 5 | ||
| 2010s | 21 | 7 | ||
| 2020s | 15 | 2 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1893, the latest in 2025. Period of observation: 1889-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90.0°F — Jan 7, 1902 | -40.0°F — Jan 6, 1912 | 1.50 in — Jan 29, 1914 |
| February | 60.1°F — Feb 27, 1896 | -45.0°F — Feb 10, 1899 | 1.57 in — Mar 1, 2012 |
| March | 78.1°F — Mar 29, 1910 | -40.0°F — Mar 1, 1962 | 80.00 in — Mar 6, 1982 |
| April | 89.1°F — Apr 29, 1952 | -4.0°F — Apr 8, 1923 | 3.15 in — Apr 5, 1910 |
| May | 100.9°F — May 30, 1934 | 16.0°F — May 4, 1900 | 2.77 in — May 6, 1936 |
| June | 102.9°F — Jun 19, 1900 | 21.9°F — Jun 1, 1910 | 8.00 in — Jun 5, 1905 |
| July | 104.0°F — Jul 13, 1936 | 34.0°F — Jul 30, 1899 | 4.77 in — Jul 8, 1959 |
| August | 100.0°F — Aug 4, 1896 | 30.0°F — Aug 30, 1931 | 4.14 in — Aug 31, 1938 |
| September | 99.0°F — Sep 2, 1898 | -13.0°F — Sep 16, 1910 | 4.27 in — Sep 9, 1938 |
| October | 89.1°F — Oct 2, 1976 | 1.9°F — Oct 30, 1925 | 5.20 in — Oct 4, 1900 |
| November | 73.0°F — Nov 1, 1944 | -18.9°F — Nov 30, 1976 | 2.65 in — Nov 11, 1915 |
| December | 60.1°F — Dec 6, 2001 | -31.0°F — Dec 25, 1933 | 2.40 in — Dec 28, 1904 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Dorchester.