Wausau, WI Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 4 · Last snow Apr 16 · 63.9 in/yr · Station: WAUSAU ASOS

Avg First Snow

Nov 4

Median over 30 seasons 5d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 16

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

164 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

63.9 in

Rank #52 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 5 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

1.0

Oct

6.3

Nov

14.7

Dec

14.0

Jan

12.5

Feb

8.8

Mar

6.5

Apr

0.2

May

Jun

How Wausau Compares

Wausau snowfall vs Wisconsin and U.S. medians
Measure	Wausau	Wisconsin median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	63.9 in	52.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 4	Nov 11	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 16	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	164 days	153 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (6 in Wisconsin, 201 nationally).

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Granite PeakNov 27–Mar 29

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for WAUSAU ASOS (USW00014897), 4 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.