Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Milwaukee Wb City (USC00475484), Wisconsin, United States, with 84 years of record.
Key Facts for Milwaukee Wb City
Milwaukee Wb City (USC00475484) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 43.03 latitude and -87.90 longitude, 220 m (722 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1871 to 1954, 84 years of record.
1,464 records set at Milwaukee Wb City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Milwaukee Wb City set a daily record high minimum temperature of 3.3 C (37.9 F) on 15 February 1954.
About the Station
Location: Wisconsin, United States, 43.03 latitude, -87.90 longitude.
Elevation: 220 m (722 ft).
Period of record: 1871 to 1954, 84 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Milwaukee Wb City. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Milwaukee Wb City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Milwaukee Wb City still stand. 1875 holds the most, with 53.
Standing records at Milwaukee Wb City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1871
27
1872
14
1873
14
1874
19
1875
53
1876
31
1877
27
1878
7
1879
26
1880
37
1881
18
1882
32
1883
32
1884
24
1885
42
1886
20
1887
23
1888
27
1889
22
1890
20
1891
23
1892
9
1893
13
1894
33
1895
27
1896
27
1897
21
1898
7
1899
26
1900
19
1901
13
1902
11
1903
12
1904
9
1905
10
1906
11
1907
14
1908
11
1909
14
1910
16
1911
22
1912
19
1913
29
1914
14
1915
15
1916
22
1917
13
1918
11
1919
10
1920
16
1921
22
1922
12
1923
18
1924
10
1925
31
1926
6
1927
14
1928
17
1929
11
1930
24
1931
37
1932
17
1933
28
1934
10
1935
12
1936
33
1937
9
1938
20
1939
21
1940
17
1941
1
1948
9
1949
10
1950
14
1951
15
1952
5
1953
26
1954
3
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Milwaukee Wb City between 28 July 1916 and 24 July 1934. Each dot is a new record.
When Milwaukee Wb City set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1916-07-28
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
1916-07-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
1916-07-30
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917-06-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1934-06-01
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
1934-07-24
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 137.2 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Milwaukee Wb City. The most was 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 23 June 1917.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Milwaukee Wb City
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
24 January 1938
Feb
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
21 February 1913
Mar
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
29 March 1914
Apr
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
19 April 1877
May
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
11 May 1875
Jun
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
23 June 1917
Jul
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2 July 1887
Aug
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
29 August 1876
Sep
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
23 September 1872
Oct
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
16 October 1914
Nov
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
17 November 1928
Dec
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
13 December 1928
Period of Record Coverage
1871 to 1954
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
78 years of record at Milwaukee Wb City, 1871 to 1954. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1941, 1948, 1954.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 75 complete years at Milwaukee Wb City, 1871 to 1953. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.1 C (46.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1875, at 4.8 C (40.7 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.0 C (51.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.3 C (5.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Milwaukee Wb City as warming stripes, 1871 to 1953
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1871
7.8 C
-0.26 C
1872
6.9 C
-1.12 C
1873
6.9 C
-1.12 C
1874
7.9 C
-0.14 C
1875
4.8 C
-3.21 C
1876
6.7 C
-1.32 C
1877
7.5 C
-0.52 C
1878
9.1 C
+1.08 C
1879
8.0 C
-0.08 C
1880
8.4 C
+0.37 C
1881
8.1 C
+0.06 C
1882
8.6 C
+0.59 C
1883
6.4 C
-1.68 C
1884
6.8 C
-1.25 C
1885
5.5 C
-2.51 C
1886
7.0 C
-1.08 C
1887
7.2 C
-0.85 C
1888
6.3 C
-1.72 C
1889
7.8 C
-0.30 C
1890
7.9 C
-0.12 C
1891
8.1 C
+0.02 C
1892
6.9 C
-1.12 C
1893
6.5 C
-1.57 C
1894
8.6 C
+0.58 C
1895
7.2 C
-0.88 C
1896
8.4 C
+0.39 C
1897
8.3 C
+0.22 C
1898
8.5 C
+0.43 C
1899
8.2 C
+0.16 C
1900
8.8 C
+0.78 C
1901
8.2 C
+0.14 C
1902
8.4 C
+0.38 C
1903
7.8 C
-0.26 C
1904
7.1 C
-0.99 C
1905
7.7 C
-0.38 C
1906
8.9 C
+0.82 C
1907
7.5 C
-0.54 C
1908
8.8 C
+0.75 C
1909
8.0 C
-0.08 C
1910
8.4 C
+0.37 C
1911
9.1 C
+1.00 C
1912
7.1 C
-0.97 C
1913
8.8 C
+0.79 C
1914
8.4 C
+0.30 C
1915
8.1 C
+0.06 C
1916
7.8 C
-0.27 C
1917
6.2 C
-1.85 C
1918
8.2 C
+0.12 C
1919
8.6 C
+0.59 C
1920
8.1 C
+0.03 C
1921
10.4 C
+2.33 C
1922
9.1 C
+1.06 C
1923
8.3 C
+0.25 C
1924
6.9 C
-1.19 C
1925
8.2 C
+0.17 C
1926
7.3 C
-0.71 C
1927
8.6 C
+0.55 C
1928
8.5 C
+0.42 C
1929
7.6 C
-0.43 C
1930
9.0 C
+0.99 C
1931
11.0 C
+2.98 C
1932
9.1 C
+1.05 C
1933
9.3 C
+1.26 C
1934
9.1 C
+1.02 C
1935
8.3 C
+0.24 C
1936
8.0 C
-0.03 C
1937
8.3 C
+0.20 C
1938
9.7 C
+1.69 C
1939
9.9 C
+1.82 C
1940
8.0 C
-0.09 C
1949
9.2 C
+1.10 C
1950
7.4 C
-0.63 C
1951
7.4 C
-0.65 C
1952
9.2 C
+1.15 C
1953
9.9 C
+1.88 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade over 1871 to 1953. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 75 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Milwaukee Wb City
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1871 to 1953
75
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1871 to 1953
75
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1871 to 1953
75
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1871 to 1954
Yearly extremes at Milwaukee Wb City: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
35.0 C (95.0 F)
78
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1875
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
78
Wettest day (Rx1day)
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1917
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
78
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1917
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
78
Longest dry spell (CDD)
42 days
1919
20 days
78
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Milwaukee Wb City, 1871 to 1954. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Milwaukee Wb City by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1871
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1872
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1873
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1874
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1875
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1876
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1877
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1878
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1879
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1880
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1881
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1882
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1883
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1884
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1885
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1886
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1887
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1888
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1889
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1890
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1891
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1892
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1893
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1894
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1895
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1898
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1899
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1900
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1901
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1902
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1903
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1904
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1905
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1906
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1907
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1908
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1909
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1910
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1911
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1914
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1915
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1916
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1918
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1919
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1920
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1921
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1923
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1924
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1925
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1926
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1929
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1930
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1931
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1935
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941
6.1 C (43.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1951
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1952
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
18.9 C (66.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Milwaukee Wb City, 1871 to 1954. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1875, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Milwaukee Wb City by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1871
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1872
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1873
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1874
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1875
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1876
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1877
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1878
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1879
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1880
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1881
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1882
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1883
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1884
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1885
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1886
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1887
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1888
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1889
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1890
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1891
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1892
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1893
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1894
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1895
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1896
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1897
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1898
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1899
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1900
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1901
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1902
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1903
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1904
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1905
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1906
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1907
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1908
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1909
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1910
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1911
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1912
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1913
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1914
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1915
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1916
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1917
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1918
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1919
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1920
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1921
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1922
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1923
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1924
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1925
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1926
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1927
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1928
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1929
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1930
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1931
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1932
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1933
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1934
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1935
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1936
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1937
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1938
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1939
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1940
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1941
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1948
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1949
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1950
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1951
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1952
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1953
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1954
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Milwaukee Wb City, 1871 to 1954. The record is 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.6 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Milwaukee Wb City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1871
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1872
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1873
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1874
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1875
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1876
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1877
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1878
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1879
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1880
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1881
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1882
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1883
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1884
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1885
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1886
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1887
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1888
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1889
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1890
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1891
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1892
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1893
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1894
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1895
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1896
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1897
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1898
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1899
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1900
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1901
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1902
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1903
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1904
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1905
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1906
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1907
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1908
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1909
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1910
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1911
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1912
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1913
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1914
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1915
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1916
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1918
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1919
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1921
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1922
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1923
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1924
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1925
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1927
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1928
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1929
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1930
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1932
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1933
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1934
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1936
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1937
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1939
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1941
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1948
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1949
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1950
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1952
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1953
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954
12.2 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Milwaukee Wb City, 1871 to 1954. The record is 155.5 mm (6.1 in) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.7 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Milwaukee Wb City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1871
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1872
121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1873
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1874
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1875
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1876
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1877
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1878
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1879
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1880
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1881
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1882
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1883
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1884
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1885
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1886
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1887
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1888
45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1889
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1890
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1891
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1892
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1893
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1894
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1895
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1896
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1897
59.3 mm (2.3 in)
1898
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1899
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1900
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1901
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1902
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1903
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1904
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1905
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1906
56.0 mm (2.2 in)
1907
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1908
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1909
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1910
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1911
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1912
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1913
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1915
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1916
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1917
155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1918
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1919
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1920
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1921
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1922
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1923
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1924
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1925
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1927
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1928
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1929
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1930
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1931
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1932
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1933
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1934
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1935
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1936
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1937
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1938
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1939
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1940
151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1941
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1948
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1949
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1950
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1951
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1952
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1953
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1954
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Milwaukee Wb City, 1871 to 1954. The record is 42 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Milwaukee Wb City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1871
14 days
1872
33 days
1873
22 days
1874
15 days
1875
15 days
1876
20 days
1877
22 days
1878
31 days
1879
20 days
1880
20 days
1881
18 days
1882
22 days
1883
15 days
1884
17 days
1885
18 days
1886
15 days
1887
18 days
1888
22 days
1889
16 days
1890
16 days
1891
25 days
1892
24 days
1893
19 days
1894
24 days
1895
21 days
1896
16 days
1897
19 days
1898
16 days
1899
24 days
1900
16 days
1901
20 days
1902
23 days
1903
26 days
1904
19 days
1905
21 days
1906
18 days
1907
18 days
1908
26 days
1909
19 days
1910
36 days
1911
34 days
1912
14 days
1913
31 days
1914
22 days
1915
27 days
1916
21 days
1917
25 days
1918
26 days
1919
42 days
1920
17 days
1921
18 days
1922
22 days
1923
16 days
1924
39 days
1925
20 days
1926
19 days
1927
19 days
1928
19 days
1929
18 days
1930
23 days
1931
20 days
1932
23 days
1933
23 days
1934
20 days
1935
14 days
1936
26 days
1937
20 days
1938
18 days
1939
29 days
1940
22 days
1941
12 days
1948
21 days
1949
21 days
1950
25 days
1951
14 days
1952
29 days
1953
24 days
1954
19 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
75 years with a frost
Across 75 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Milwaukee Wb City falls on 22 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 184 days between them.
In 1916 to 1953 the median growing season was 190 days. That is 8 days more than in 1871 to 1900.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Milwaukee Wb City
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1871 to 1900)
Recent period (1916 to 1953)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 April
24 April
17 April
7 days earlier
-1.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 October
19 October
27 October
8 days later
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
184 days
182 days
190 days
8 days more
+2.2 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
75 years, 1871 to 1953
A day with at least 50.4 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 115.1 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Milwaukee Wb City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
50.4 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
50 years
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
100 years
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
Longer than the 75 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 75 years of values from 1871 to 1953.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1917; 114.0 mm (4.5 in) in 1940; 95.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1872.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Milwaukee Wb City, at 1905 and 1929. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1905 ran 0.1 C (0.2 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1929 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Milwaukee Wb City, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1905
-0.1
-0.2
possible
5
1929
+0.2
+0.3
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.