Milwaukee weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Milwaukee, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 102°F on 1995-07-14; its coldest fell to -26°F on 1996-02-03.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 58°F2008-01-07
-9°F1985-01-20
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46°F2007-01-05
-26°F2019-01-31
|
| February | 72°F2024-02-27
-7°F1996-02-03
|
53°F2017-02-21
-26°F1996-02-03
|
| March | 82°F2012-03-21
9°F2019-03-04
|
65°F2007-03-26
-12°F1980-03-02
|
| April | 90°F1980-04-22
28°F1982-04-05
|
67°F2002-04-16
10°F1982-04-07
|
| May | 93°F2018-05-27
42°F2026-05-01
|
74°F2011-05-31
29°F1989-05-06
|
| June | 99°F1988-06-21
54°F2001-06-05
|
81°F1988-06-25
37°F2003-06-01
|
| July | 102°F1995-07-14
64°F2009-07-01
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83°F1995-07-14
48°F1983-07-06
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| August | 100°F1988-08-17
61°F2004-08-11
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80°F1988-08-02
42°F1986-08-28
|
| September | 94°F2013-09-10
48°F1995-09-22
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78°F2011-09-02
30°F1995-09-23
|
| October | 87°F2025-10-03
33°F1996-10-31
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72°F2019-10-01
18°F1988-10-30
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| November | 75°F2020-11-09
17°F2019-11-12
|
64°F2020-11-10
-1°F1989-11-24
|
| December | 66°F2021-12-16
-7°F1983-12-23
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56°F2001-12-05
-22°F1983-12-19
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 72°F2024-02-27
-9°F1985-01-20
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56°F2001-12-05
-26°F1996-02-03
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 93°F2018-05-27
9°F2019-03-04
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74°F2011-05-31
-12°F1980-03-02
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| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 102°F1995-07-14
54°F2001-06-05
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83°F1995-07-14
37°F2003-06-01
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 94°F2013-09-10
17°F2019-11-12
|
78°F2011-09-02
-1°F1989-11-24
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Milwaukee has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.