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42.955°N, 87.904°W · station MKEthr · 156 years of record
89°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Milwaukee.
89°TUE9/187°WED9/285°THU9/385°FRI9/481°SAT9/579°SUN9/676°MON9/7

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

#14 / 155
warmest Sep 1 in 155 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

98°F
set in 1953

Coolest Sep 1 ever

60°F
set in 1892
Forecast high 89°F — 14th warmest Sep 1 of 155 years · record 98°F (1953) · warmest since 2022.
1871: 72°F1872: 73°F1873: 77°F1874: 72°F1875: 90°F1876: 85°F1877: 68°F1878: 86°F1879: 74°F1880: 78°F1881: 78°F1882: 67°F1883: 83°F1884: 71°F1885: 62°F1886: 68°F1887: 85°F1888: 63°F1889: 75°F1890: 78°F1891: 68°F1892: 60°F1893: 74°F1894: 94°F1895: 74°F1896: 68°F1897: 71°F1898: 90°F1899: 77°F1900: 81°F1901: 72°F1902: 77°F1903: 77°F1904: 70°F1905: 71°F1906: 74°F1907: 92°F1908: 91°F1909: 61°F1910: 63°F1911: 80°F1912: 74°F1913: 82°F1914: 84°F1915: 80°F1916: 82°F1917: 78°F1918: 83°F1919: 75°F1920: 72°F1921: 88°F1922: 79°F1923: 70°F1924: 80°F1925: 83°F1926: 76°F1927: 85°F1928: 70°F1929: 87°F1930: 83°F1931: 76°F1932: 92°F1933: 77°F1934: 79°F1935: 63°F1936: 70°F1937: 89°F1938: 65°F1939: 82°F1940: 70°F1941: 70°F1942: 88°F1943: 82°F1944: 74°F1945: 75°F1946: 69°F1947: 81°F1948: 75°F1949: 67°F1950: 67°F1951: 62°F1952: 83°F1953: 98°F1954: 80°F1955: 74°F1956: 81°F1957: 90°F1958: 61°F1959: 73°F1960: 90°F1961: 86°F1962: 74°F1963: 78°F1964: 72°F1965: 68°F1966: 85°F1967: 71°F1968: 76°F1969: 70°F1970: 71°F1971: 73°F1972: 84°F1973: 94°F1974: 62°F1975: 76°F1976: 90°F1977: 73°F1978: 81°F1979: 84°F1980: 72°F1981: 71°F1982: 76°F1983: 78°F1984: 80°F1985: 77°F1986: 79°F1987: 76°F1988: 84°F1989: 72°F1990: 87°F1991: 70°F1992: 75°F1993: 75°F1994: 67°F1995: 75°F1996: 81°F1997: 74°F1998: 80°F1999: 82°F2000: 88°F2001: 67°F2002: 82°F2003: 71°F2004: 73°F2005: 84°F2006: 71°F2007: 76°F2008: 85°F2009: 68°F2010: 81°F2011: 87°F2012: 92°F2013: 85°F2014: 82°F2015: 90°F2016: 74°F2017: 66°F2018: 82°F2019: 70°F2020: 78°F2021: 75°F2022: 89°F2023: 81°F2024: 84°F2025: 74°F89° forecast6065707580859095100188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 189°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record98°F
This-date rank#14 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 Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

3 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

8 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: 78°F · forecast is +11° 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

Sunrise5:16 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight13h 11m · losing 19 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 Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
8 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 65th most in 156 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 36 in 1988.

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