Heat, Marathon
- When
- December 1, 6:00 AM CST to December 3, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marathon forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Wisconsin, December 1 to 3, 1998
Record high temperatures were set across central and east-central Wisconsin early in the month. Some of the warmest readings included 56 F at Wausau (Marathon co) and 58 F at Stevens Point (Portage co) on the 1st, 62 F at Marshfield (Wood co) and 61 F at Stevens Point on the 2nd and 64 F at Wisconsin Rapids (Wood co), 60 F at Wausau and 62 F at Green Bay (Brown co) on the 3rd.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GRB wrote it up.
Record high temperatures were set across central and east-central Wisconsin early in the month. Some of the warmest readings included 56 F at Wausau (Marathon co) and 58 F at Stevens Point (Portage co) on the 1st, 62 F at Marshfield (Wood co) and 61 F at Stevens Point on the 2nd and 64 F at Wisconsin Rapids (Wood co), 60 F at Wausau and 62 F at Green Bay (Brown co) on the 3rd. The 62 F on the 3rd was the warmest temperature ever recorded at Green Bay in December.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Portage
- When
- December 1, 6:00 AM CST to December 3, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wood
- When
- December 1, 6:00 AM CST to December 3, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Brown
- When
- December 1, 6:00 AM CST to December 3, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.474, -87.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in New Mexico, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in Washington, December 1 to 29, 1998
- Heavy Rain in California, December 1, 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 1, 1998
- Drought in Virginia, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Kentucky, December 1 to 7, 1998
- Drought in New Mexico, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in New Jersey, December 1 to 7, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, December 1 to 6, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, December 1 to 8, 1998
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, December 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5675599, 5675600, 5675601, 5675602.