Milwaukee August 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of August 17.
August 17 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 100 °F 1988
Lowest temperature 49 °F 1879
Lowest daily high 63 °F 1924
Highest daily low 75 °F 1972
Most precipitation 2.37 inches 1983
Most snow none -
August 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 79.2 °F
Average low 63.6 °F
Chance precipitation 30.6%
Chance snow 0%
Milwaukee August 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 78 64 0.22 0.0
2022 79 62 0.00 0.0
2021 80 60 0.00 0.0
2020 82 66 0.01 0.0
2019 82 63 0.00 0.0
2018 79 71 0.05 0.0
2017 82 69 0.23 0.0
2016 88 68 0.05 0.0
2015 90 69 0.26 0.0
2014 67 61 0.03 0.0
2013 77 57 0.00 0.0
2012 74 57 0.00 0.0
2011 84 66 0.00 0.0
2010 74 65 0.00 0.0
2009 80 71 0.13 0.0
2008 87 65 0.00 0.0
2007 76 63 0.00 0.0
2006 79 61 0.28 0.0
2005 81 61 0.00 0.0
2004 75 61 0.05 0.0
2003 81 65 0.00 0.0
2002 87 64 0.04 0.0
2001 79 61 0.00 0.0
2000 70 57 2.24 0.0
1999 83 66 0.00 0.0
1998 81 67 0.00 0.0
1997 66 59 0.31 0.0
1996 77 57 0.00 0.0
1995 86 71 0.04 0.0
1994 82 60 0.00 0.0
1993 76 66 0.00 0.0
1992 76 57 0.00 0.0
1991 86 69 0.02 0.0
1990 79 70 1.44 0.0
1989 72 55 0.00 0.0
1988 100 69 0.00 0.0
1987 81 66 0.00 0.0
1986 78 63 0.00 0.0
1985 83 64 0.00 0.0
1984 79 67 0.00 0.0
1983 86 70 2.37 0.0
1982 74 60 0.00 0.0
1981 68 52 0.00 0.0
1980 67 58 0.02 0.0
1979 70 60 0.54 0.0
1978 83 61 0.00 0.0
1977 72 56 0.00 0.0
1976 73 52 0.00 0.0
1975 82 63 0.00 0.0
1974 75 61 0.00 0.0
1973 80 62 0.10 0.0
1972 91 75 0.00 0.0
1971 76 52 0.00 0.0
1970 79 57 0.00 0.0
1969 84 63 0.00 0.0
1968 77 60 0.00 0.0
1967 87 69 0.00 0.0
1966 85 59 0.00 0.0
1965 84 66 0.79 0.0
1964 81 58 0.00 0.0
1963 66 50 0.00 0.0
1962 75 55 0.00 0.0
1961 77 54 0.00 0.0
1960 75 55 0.00 0.0
1959 87 64 0.01 0.0
1958 80 62 0.00 0.0
1957 74 59 0.00 0.0
1956 84 66 0.00 0.0
1955 91 69 0.00 0.0
1954 67 59 0.00 0.0
1953 73 56 0.00 0.0
1952 83 60 0.00 0.0
1951 76 60 0.11 0.0
1950 83 59 0.00 0.0
1949 81 70 0.00 0.0
1948 80 58 0.34 0.0
1947 98 63 0.00 0.0
1946 82 65 0.29 0.0
1945 84 57 0.00 0.0
1944 72 61 0.19 0.0
1943 72 51 0.00 0.0
1942 80 54 0.00 0.0
1941 72 56 0.00 0.0
1940 81 68 0.00 n/a
1939 77 64 0.00 0.0
1938 80 60 0.00 0.0
1937 84 69 0.03 0.0
1936 71 63 0.04 0.0
1935 80 73 0.00 0.0
1934 79 66 0.00 0.0
1933 84 63 0.22 0.0
1932 82 67 0.00 0.0
1931 84 72 0.00 0.0
1930 72 64 0.00 0.0
1929 82 61 0.00 0.0
1928 80 66 0.02 0.0
1927 72 60 0.04 0.0
1926 74 60 0.00 0.0
1925 81 69 0.03 0.0
1924 63 52 0.00 0.0
1923 76 57 0.00 0.0
1922 93 74 0.00 0.0
1921 81 65 0.72 0.0
1920 75 61 0.00 0.0
1919 78 61 0.00 0.0
1918 70 64 0.00 0.0
1917 69 56 0.00 0.0
1916 81 68 0.00 0.0
1915 65 56 0.00 0.0
1914 88 68 0.03 0.0
1913 86 70 0.27 0.0
1912 86 62 0.00 0.0
1911 86 66 0.00 0.0
1910 82 67 0.00 0.0
1909 74 62 0.00 0.0
1908 82 64 0.00 0.0
1907 83 67 0.00 0.0
1906 81 69 0.18 0.0
1905 74 65 0.00 0.0
1904 79 62 0.00 0.0
1903 76 60 0.00 0.0
1902 77 57 0.00 0.0
1901 80 66 0.00 0.0
1900 80 65 0.00 0.0
1899 78 62 0.00 0.0
1898 75 62 0.00 0.0
1897 71 55 0.01 0.0
1896 74 57 0.00 0.0
1895 85 69 0.08 0.0
1894 85 61 0.00 0.0
1893 83 57 0.00 0.0
1892 87 65 0.00 0.0
1891 89 69 0.01 0.0
1890 67 57 0.65 0.0
1889 69 51 0.00 0.0
1888 67 58 0.00 0.0
1887 73 62 0.00 0.0
1886 70 64 0.00 0.0
1885 82 58 0.14 0.0
1884 85 69 0.00 0.0
1883 85 66 0.07 n/a
1882 72 60 0.00 n/a
1881 78 67 0.00 n/a
1880 87 65 0.08 n/a
1879 69 49 0.00 n/a
1878 73 57 0.00 n/a
1877 76 58 1.25 n/a
1876 71 60 0.39 n/a
1875 76 56 0.00 n/a
1874 89 68 0.00 n/a
1873 75 61 0.00 n/a
1872 86 68 0.15 n/a
1871 77 62 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 100 °F which happened in 1988.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 100 °F 1988
2 98 °F 1947
3 93 °F 1922
4 91 °F 1955
4 91 °F 1972
6 90 °F 2015
7 89 °F 1891
7 89 °F 1874
9 88 °F 2016
9 88 °F 1914
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 49 °F which happened in 1879.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1879
2 50 °F 1963
3 51 °F 1943
3 51 °F 1889
5 52 °F 1981
5 52 °F 1976
5 52 °F 1971
5 52 °F 1924
9 54 °F 1942
9 54 °F 1961
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 °F 1924
2 65 °F 1915
3 66 °F 1997
3 66 °F 1963
5 67 °F 1954
5 67 °F 1888
5 67 °F 1980
5 67 °F 2014
5 67 °F 1890
10 68 °F 1981
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 2.37 inches which happened in 1983.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on August 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.37 inches 1983
2 2.24 inches 2000
3 1.44 inches 1990
4 1.25 inches 1877
5 0.79 inches 1965
6 0.72 inches 1921
7 0.65 inches 1890
8 0.54 inches 1979
9 0.39 inches 1876
10 0.34 inches 1948
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location