42.955°N, 87.904°W · station MKEthr · 1871–2026 · 156 years of record
The Almanac Ribbon
Every day of the year at Milwaukee: the record high and record low ever set (outer lines), the everyday normal range (shaded band), and the full record envelope behind it.
Record highRecord lowNormal high–low band (1991–2020)hottest ever 105°F · coldest ever -26°F
Records by Month
Month
Record high
Record low
Jan
63°Jan 7, 2008
-26°Jan 17, 1982
Feb
74°Feb 27, 2024
-26°Feb 3, 1996
Mar
84°Mar 21, 2012
-10°Mar 1, 1962
Apr
91°Apr 22, 1980
12°Apr 16, 1875
May
95°May 27, 2018
21°May 10, 1966
Jun
104°Jun 1, 1934
33°Jun 4, 1945
Jul
105°Jul 24, 1934
40°Jul 1, 1965
Aug
103°Aug 1, 1988
42°Aug 23, 1875
Sep
99°Sep 15, 1939
28°Sep 28, 1942
Oct
89°Oct 6, 1963
15°Oct 25, 1887
Nov
77°Nov 2, 1938
-14°Nov 29, 1875
Dec
68°Dec 5, 2001
-22°Dec 19, 1884
All-time
105°Jul 24, 1934
-26°Jan 17, 1982
Longest-Standing Records
The daily records that have held the longest — set in the earliest years and never beaten since. Highs power Milwaukee on hottestsince.com; lows on coldestsince.com.
Oldest-standing record highs
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Jan 12
60°
1871
155yrs
Apr 6
83°
1871
155yrs
Aug 21
94°
1872
154yrs
Jan 3
59°
1874
152yrs
Aug 10
98°
1874
152yrs
Dec 21
54°
1875
151yrs
Dec 30
59°
1875
151yrs
Dec 17
54°
1877
149yrs
Dec 18
55°
1877
149yrs
Dec 19
63°
1877
149yrs
Mar 9
68°
1879
147yrs
Sep 4
92°
1881
145yrs
Oldest-standing record lows
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Dec 4
-14°
1871
155yrs
Dec 21
-14°
1872
154yrs
Dec 24
-21°
1872
154yrs
Feb 22
-11°
1873
153yrs
Nov 19
9°
1873
153yrs
Apr 3
14°
1874
152yrs
Jan 9
-25°
1875
151yrs
Feb 7
-20°
1875
151yrs
Feb 12
-22°
1875
151yrs
Feb 14
-12°
1875
151yrs
Feb 15
-15°
1875
151yrs
Apr 15
12°
1875
151yrs
All-Time Extremes
Hottest ever
105°F
1934-07-24
Coldest ever
-26°F
1982-01-17
Longest heat streak
10 days
≥ 90°F · ended 1953-09-03
The Warming Trend
Milwaukee's annual mean temperature, each year a stripe — blue below the 1991–2020 average, red above.
Days Above / Below the Mark
8 days ≥90°F in 2026 · normal 9 · record 36 in 1988
75 days ≤32°F in 2026 · normal 132 · record 162 in 1969
The Full Record
Every day of the year, record and normal high & low with the year each record was set. Type to filter, click a column to sort.