Heat, Fond du Lac
- When
- March 26, 6:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fond du Lac forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.754, -88.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Wisconsin, March 26, 1998
The combination of sunshine and dry southwest winds of 15 to 30 mph was enough to push temperatures to new record levels across parts of southeast and eastcentral Wisconsin. Milwaukee Mitchell Field peaked at 75 degrees, breaking the old daily record of 72 set in 1968.
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 MKX wrote it up.
The combination of sunshine and dry southwest winds of 15 to 30 mph was enough to push temperatures to new record levels across parts of southeast and eastcentral Wisconsin. Milwaukee Mitchell Field peaked at 75 degrees, breaking the old daily record of 72 set in 1968. The city of Fond du Lac peaked at 72 degrees, breaking the old on of 70 set in 1968. Racine also set a new record of 76, while in Kenosha, a max of 74 broke the old record of 72. This was the first time this part of the state was in the 70s since October 13, 1997. In addition, Milwaukee set a new record high minimum of 57 at 0640 CST on the 26th, breaking the old record of 49 set back in 1945. Milwaukee also tied the record high minimum of 58 set in 1989 for the next day, March 27th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Kenosha
- When
- March 26, 6:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kenosha forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Milwaukee
- When
- March 26, 6:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Milwaukee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Racine
- When
- March 26, 6:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Racine forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.730, -87.812 (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
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in Texas, March 26, 1998
- Heat in West Virginia, March 26 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in Kentucky, March 26, 1998
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, March 26, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 26, 1998
- Heat in Ohio, March 26 to 31, 1998
- Flash Flood in Nebraska, March 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Michigan, March 26 to 29, 1998
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, March 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, March 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: 5639591, 5639592, 5639593, 5639594.