Milwaukee December 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of December 17.
December 17 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 51 °F 1939
Lowest temperature -13 °F 1884
Lowest daily high 1 °F 1884
Highest daily low 40 °F 1889
Most precipitation 0.81 inches 1876
Most snow 5.2 inches 1951
December 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 34.8 °F
Average low 22.2 °F
Chance precipitation 34.9%
Chance snow 22.9%
Milwaukee December 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 45 37 0.01 0.0
2022 29 24 0.00 0.0
2021 36 25 0.00 0.0
2020 34 25 0.00 0.0
2019 32 18 0.00 0.0
2018 42 26 0.00 0.0
2017 36 34 0.00 0.0
2016 23 15 0.18 3.5
2015 36 27 0.00 0.0
2014 29 21 0.00 0.0
2013 34 15 0.01 0.8
2012 38 27 0.00 0.0
2011 32 24 0.04 0.3
2010 26 13 0.00 0.0
2009 35 14 0.00 0.0
2008 25 11 0.00 0.0
2007 25 14 0.00 0.0
2006 50 37 0.00 0.0
2005 19 8 0.00 0.0
2004 31 19 0.00 0.0
2003 26 22 0.06 1.0
2002 38 31 0.02 0.0
2001 44 32 0.00 0.0
2000 19 1 0.00 0.0
1999 26 14 0.00 0.0
1998 35 24 0.00 0.0
1997 46 30 0.00 0.0
1996 31 18 0.00 0.0
1995 36 18 0.00 0.0
1994 39 34 0.01 0.1
1993 41 38 0.03 0.0
1992 33 24 0.00 0.0
1991 32 20 0.01 0.1
1990 38 33 0.35 0.0
1989 20 10 0.00 0.0
1988 21 11 0.00 0.0
1987 24 13 0.00 0.0
1986 38 32 0.00 0.0
1985 9 -5 0.00 0.0
1984 35 28 0.00 0.0
1983 7 -1 0.01 0.1
1982 33 23 0.00 0.0
1981 19 12 0.09 2.9
1980 36 24 0.00 0.0
1979 17 -2 0.00 0.0
1978 33 20 0.00 0.0
1977 45 39 0.15 0.0
1976 37 20 0.00 0.0
1975 14 6 0.00 0.0
1974 28 19 0.01 0.1
1973 23 11 0.01 0.5
1972 21 -5 0.00 0.0
1971 27 8 0.00 0.0
1970 33 28 0.00 0.0
1969 28 10 0.00 0.0
1968 33 12 0.00 0.0
1967 38 25 0.20 0.0
1966 45 30 0.01 0.0
1965 29 19 0.00 0.0
1964 16 -2 0.00 0.0
1963 8 -9 0.14 3.0
1962 44 20 0.00 0.0
1961 34 27 0.04 0.0
1960 27 13 0.00 0.0
1959 40 26 0.00 0.0
1958 35 15 0.00 0.0
1957 38 32 0.00 0.0
1956 36 15 0.00 0.0
1955 23 7 0.03 0.5
1954 37 33 0.22 1.3
1953 14 3 0.00 0.0
1952 44 20 0.00 0.0
1951 23 -8 0.42 5.2
1950 14 -3 0.00 0.0
1949 44 27 0.05 0.0
1948 26 18 0.00 0.0
1947 38 14 0.00 0.0
1946 17 6 0.00 0.0
1945 3 -10 0.00 0.0
1944 30 9 0.00 0.0
1943 34 12 0.00 0.0
1942 26 17 0.27 3.2
1941 43 28 0.00 0.0
1940 32 24 0.00 0.0
1939 51 36 0.00 0.0
1938 28 17 0.00 0.0
1937 31 28 0.00 0.0
1936 36 27 0.00 0.0
1935 30 27 0.03 0.6
1934 35 26 0.00 0.0
1933 39 24 0.00 0.0
1932 14 0 0.00 0.0
1931 41 30 0.00 0.0
1930 29 16 0.00 0.0
1929 37 31 0.02 0.0
1928 39 25 0.05 0.5
1927 9 3 0.00 0.0
1926 17 9 0.02 0.1
1925 18 8 0.00 0.0
1924 23 14 0.06 0.0
1923 41 33 0.00 0.0
1922 20 -2 0.04 0.8
1921 37 18 0.29 2.1
1920 29 17 0.00 0.0
1919 7 -6 0.01 0.0
1918 46 32 0.00 0.0
1917 31 14 0.00 0.0
1916 10 -1 0.00 0.0
1915 34 24 0.01 0.0
1914 14 -6 0.00 0.0
1913 43 30 0.00 0.0
1912 40 32 0.24 0.0
1911 30 28 0.00 0.0
1910 37 23 0.00 0.0
1909 18 1 0.00 0.0
1908 35 33 0.36 0.4
1907 28 20 0.01 0.0
1906 24 15 0.00 0.0
1905 36 25 0.00 0.0
1904 32 17 0.00 0.0
1903 19 6 0.00 0.0
1902 29 19 0.00 0.0
1901 10 1 0.00 0.0
1900 38 30 0.04 0.7
1899 36 23 0.00 0.0
1898 39 21 0.00 0.0
1897 10 0 0.16 1.6
1896 36 32 0.00 0.0
1895 47 38 0.11 0.0
1894 32 24 0.00 0.0
1893 16 8 0.02 0.3
1892 25 18 0.00 0.0
1891 26 14 0.00 0.0
1890 35 28 0.00 0.0
1889 44 40 0.25 0.0
1888 28 23 0.00 0.0
1887 30 23 0.05 0.5
1886 29 2 0.34 3.5
1885 34 25 0.00 0.0
1884 1 -13 0.00 0.0
1883 20 2 0.22 n/a
1882 30 15 0.17 n/a
1881 45 37 0.00 n/a
1880 30 25 0.00 n/a
1879 12 -4 0.00 n/a
1878 33 13 0.02 n/a
1877 50 35 0.01 n/a
1876 15 -5 0.81 n/a
1875 6 -12 0.00 n/a
1874 35 13 0.00 n/a
1873 44 37 0.00 n/a
1872 25 7 0.00 n/a
1871 19 12 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 51 °F which happened in 1939.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 1939
2 50 °F 1877
2 50 °F 2006
4 47 °F 1895
5 46 °F 1918
5 46 °F 1997
7 45 °F 1977
7 45 °F 2023
7 45 °F 1966
7 45 °F 1881
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -13 °F which happened in 1884.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -13 °F 1884
2 -12 °F 1875
3 -10 °F 1945
4 -9 °F 1963
5 -8 °F 1951
6 -6 °F 1919
6 -6 °F 1914
8 -5 °F 1985
8 -5 °F 1876
8 -5 °F 1972
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 1 °F 1884
2 3 °F 1945
3 6 °F 1875
4 7 °F 1919
4 7 °F 1983
6 8 °F 1963
7 9 °F 1927
7 9 °F 1985
9 10 °F 1916
9 10 °F 1901
9 10 °F 1897
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 0.81 inches which happened in 1876.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.81 inches 1876
2 0.42 inches 1951
3 0.36 inches 1908
4 0.35 inches 1990
5 0.34 inches 1886
6 0.29 inches 1921
7 0.27 inches 1942
8 0.25 inches 1889
9 0.24 inches 1912
10 0.22 inches 1883
10 0.22 inches 1954
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.2 inches 1951
2 3.5 inches 2016
2 3.5 inches 1886
4 3.2 inches 1942
5 3.0 inches 1963
6 2.9 inches 1981
7 2.1 inches 1921
8 1.6 inches 1897
9 1.3 inches 1954
10 1.0 inches 2003
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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