42.955°N, 87.904°W · station MKEthr · 156 years of record
68°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Milwaukee.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Milwaukee — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#97 / 155
warmest Oct 17 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
80°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 17 ever
41°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 57°F — 97th warmest Oct 17 of 155 years · record 80°F (1953) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#50 / 155
warmest Oct 18 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
84°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 18 ever
36°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 63°F — 50th warmest Oct 18 of 155 years · record 84°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#50 / 155
warmest Oct 19 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
81°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 19 ever
35°F
set in 1880
Forecast high 62°F — 50th warmest Oct 19 of 155 years · record 81°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#42 / 155
warmest Oct 20 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
85°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 20 ever
35°F
set in 1895
Forecast high 64°F — 42nd warmest Oct 20 of 155 years · record 85°F (1953) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#35 / 155
warmest Oct 21 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
84°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 21 ever
37°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 66°F — 35th warmest Oct 21 of 155 years · record 84°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#29 / 155
warmest Oct 22 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
83°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 22 ever
38°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 68°F — 29th warmest Oct 22 of 155 years · record 83°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#23 / 155
warmest Oct 23 in 155 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
84°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 23 ever
35°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 67°F — 23rd warmest Oct 23 of 155 years · record 84°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Milwaukee in each calendar month, and for the whole 1871–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
63°FJan 7, 2008
-26°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
74°FFeb 27, 2024
-26°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar
84°FMar 21, 2012
-10°FMar 1, 1962
Apr
91°FApr 22, 1980
12°FApr 16, 1875
May
95°FMay 27, 2018
21°FMay 10, 1966
Jun
104°FJun 1, 1934
33°FJun 4, 1945
Jul
105°FJul 24, 1934
40°FJul 1, 1965
Aug
103°FAug 1, 1988
42°FAug 23, 1875
Sep
99°FSep 15, 1939
28°FSep 28, 1942
Oct
89°FOct 6, 1963
15°FOct 25, 1887
Nov
77°FNov 2, 1938
-14°FNov 29, 1875
Dec
68°FDec 5, 2001
-22°FDec 19, 1884
All-time
105°FJul 24, 1934
-26°FJan 17, 1982
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Milwaukee so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 14, 1995
Coldest high ever
-13°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 28, 1880
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
51°FJan 12, 1871
-13°FJan 15, 1972
Feb
49°FFeb 20, 1930
-11°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
63°FMar 26, 2007
5°FMar 2, 1943
Apr
68°FApr 5, 1929
25°FApr 4, 1874
May
75°FMay 31, 2022
36°FMay 1, 1875
Jun
82°FJun 30, 1931
45°FJun 3, 1945
Jul
84°FJul 14, 1995
57°FJul 2, 1892
Aug
80°FAug 19, 1916
58°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
79°FSep 6, 1872
42°FSep 29, 1899
Oct
70°FOct 15, 1897
26°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
63°FNov 9, 2020
7°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
52°FDec 9, 1946
-13°FDec 28, 1880
All-time
84°FJul 14, 1995
-13°FDec 28, 1880
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
10 days
record run, ended Sep 3 1953
So far in 2026
9 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Milwaukee's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 58°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Milwaukee's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Milwaukee's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.