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Weather extremes

How extreme does Kenosha's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Kenosha has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Kenosha Wwtp station 3 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Kenosha has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
105°F Jul 4, 2012

That is about 25°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Kenosha (typical high near 80°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Jul 4, 2012
2 104°F Jul 30, 1999
3 103°F Jul 13, 1995
❄️ Coldest night
-31°F Jan 16, 1982

About 48°F colder than a normal January night in Kenosha (typical low near 17°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -31°F Jan 16, 1982
2 -31°F Jan 20, 1985
3 -29°F Dec 24, 1983
🌧️ Most rain in one day
4.88 in Aug 14, 1987

More rain in a single day than Kenosha usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 3.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.88 in Aug 14, 1987
2 4.50 in Aug 14, 2023
3 4.43 in Jul 10, 2017
Most snow in one day
16.8 in Feb 2, 2011

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Kenosha averages about 10 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 16.8 in Feb 2, 2011
2 15.0 in Jan 13, 1979
3 15.0 in Nov 10, 2025

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 105°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Kenosha's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 105°F is about 25°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Kenosha's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as −31°F. A single day has delivered over 5 inches of rain or close to 17 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Racine Wwtp (NOAA GHCN station USC00476922), about 13 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →