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42.955°N, 87.904°W · station MKEthr · 156 years of record
68°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Milwaukee.
57°SAT10/1763°SUN10/1862°MON10/1964°TUE10/2066°WED10/2168°THU10/2267°FRI10/23

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

#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.
1871: 76°F1872: 72°F1873: 51°F1874: 56°F1875: 78°F1876: 59°F1877: 64°F1878: 43°F1879: 68°F1880: 54°F1881: 58°F1882: 55°F1883: 44°F1884: 62°F1885: 50°F1886: 69°F1887: 43°F1888: 44°F1889: 48°F1890: 55°F1891: 49°F1892: 66°F1893: 67°F1894: 61°F1895: 46°F1896: 41°F1897: 53°F1898: 45°F1899: 80°F1900: 64°F1901: 81°F1902: 74°F1903: 57°F1904: 48°F1905: 46°F1906: 55°F1907: 62°F1908: 64°F1909: 49°F1910: 55°F1911: 50°F1912: 64°F1913: 38°F1914: 70°F1915: 64°F1916: 38°F1917: 48°F1918: 58°F1919: 54°F1920: 81°F1921: 60°F1922: 70°F1923: 54°F1924: 48°F1925: 44°F1926: 49°F1927: 70°F1928: 60°F1929: 43°F1930: 46°F1931: 66°F1932: 61°F1933: 50°F1934: 59°F1935: 48°F1936: 51°F1937: 38°F1938: 58°F1939: 54°F1940: 50°F1941: 65°F1942: 42°F1943: 56°F1944: 53°F1945: 52°F1946: 68°F1947: 81°F1948: 53°F1949: 56°F1950: 54°F1951: 62°F1952: 51°F1953: 83°F1954: 69°F1955: 57°F1956: 69°F1957: 58°F1958: 64°F1959: 68°F1960: 45°F1961: 53°F1962: 57°F1963: 82°F1964: 50°F1965: 55°F1966: 58°F1967: 68°F1968: 67°F1969: 39°F1970: 60°F1971: 64°F1972: 48°F1973: 66°F1974: 65°F1975: 70°F1976: 42°F1977: 55°F1978: 65°F1979: 73°F1980: 54°F1981: 45°F1982: 46°F1983: 51°F1984: 54°F1985: 59°F1986: 70°F1987: 55°F1988: 51°F1989: 61°F1990: 53°F1991: 75°F1992: 51°F1993: 61°F1994: 74°F1995: 54°F1996: 62°F1997: 41°F1998: 55°F1999: 59°F2000: 60°F2001: 60°F2002: 46°F2003: 48°F2004: 57°F2005: 49°F2006: 41°F2007: 67°F2008: 52°F2009: 60°F2010: 63°F2011: 61°F2012: 59°F2013: 47°F2014: 52°F2015: 60°F2016: 52°F2017: 69°F2018: 64°F2019: 52°F2020: 57°F2021: 54°F2022: 77°F2023: 56°F2024: 81°F2025: 50°F68° forecast3540455055606570758085188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2268°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record83°F
This-date rank#29 of 155
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record105°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1871–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan63°FJan 7, 2008-26°FJan 17, 1982
Feb74°FFeb 27, 2024-26°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar84°FMar 21, 2012-10°FMar 1, 1962
Apr91°FApr 22, 198012°FApr 16, 1875
May95°FMay 27, 201821°FMay 10, 1966
Jun104°FJun 1, 193433°FJun 4, 1945
Jul105°FJul 24, 193440°FJul 1, 1965
Aug103°FAug 1, 198842°FAug 23, 1875
Sep99°FSep 15, 193928°FSep 28, 1942
Oct89°FOct 6, 196315°FOct 25, 1887
Nov77°FNov 2, 1938-14°FNov 29, 1875
Dec68°FDec 5, 2001-22°FDec 19, 1884
All-time105°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan51°FJan 12, 1871-13°FJan 15, 1972
Feb49°FFeb 20, 1930-11°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar63°FMar 26, 20075°FMar 2, 1943
Apr68°FApr 5, 192925°FApr 4, 1874
May75°FMay 31, 202236°FMay 1, 1875
Jun82°FJun 30, 193145°FJun 3, 1945
Jul84°FJul 14, 199557°FJul 2, 1892
Aug80°FAug 19, 191658°FAug 30, 1915
Sep79°FSep 6, 187242°FSep 29, 1899
Oct70°FOct 15, 189726°FOct 30, 1917
Nov63°FNov 9, 20207°FNov 24, 1950
Dec52°FDec 9, 1946-13°FDec 28, 1880
All-time84°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.
Jan: 30°FJan: 17°FFeb: 33°FFeb: 20°FMar: 43°FMar: 28°FApr: 54°FApr: 37°FMay: 66°FMay: 47°FJun: 76°FJun: 58°FJul: 81°FJul: 64°FAug: 79°FAug: 64°FSep: 73°FSep: 56°FOct: 60°FOct: 44°FNov: 47°FNov: 32°FDec: 35°FDec: 22°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:06 AM
Sunset5:08 PM
Solar noon11:37 AM
Daylight11h 02m · losing 20 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.95°N, 87.90°W

Nearby Stations

Chicago, IL68 mi SMadison, WI73 mi WRockford, IL80 mi SWMuskegon, MI85 mi EHolland, MI92 mi EGreen Bay, WI106 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Milwaukee, WI — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Milwaukee, WI — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1871

Each cell is one day's high at Milwaukee, coloured by temperature — 156 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Milwaukee, WI daily high heat map 1871–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Milwaukee — counted through Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
9 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 63rd most in 156 years. Normal for this point: 9. Record: 36 in 1988.

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