Milwaukee December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 1875
Lowest temperature -15 °F 1963
Lowest daily high 6 °F 1976
Highest daily low 46 °F 2010
Most precipitation 1.01 inches 1978
Most snow 11.1 inches 1978
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 32.3 °F
Average low 19.4 °F
Chance precipitation 37.9%
Chance snow 27.2%
Milwaukee December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 36 33 0.01 0.0
2022 35 25 0.07 0.0
2021 38 32 0.04 0.0
2020 27 15 0.00 0.0
2019 30 21 0.06 1.1
2018 39 28 0.51 0.3
2017 14 -4 0.00 0.0
2016 38 24 0.00 0.0
2015 29 21 0.00 0.0
2014 18 2 0.00 0.0
2013 10 2 0.08 1.0
2012 33 14 0.00 0.0
2011 40 26 0.00 0.0
2010 54 46 0.01 0.0
2009 31 13 0.00 0.1
2008 20 7 0.00 0.0
2007 31 15 0.00 0.0
2006 50 41 0.18 0.0
2005 38 32 0.00 0.0
2004 53 27 0.00 0.0
2003 42 20 0.00 0.0
2002 37 26 0.00 0.0
2001 20 8 0.00 0.0
2000 27 14 0.00 0.0
1999 40 28 0.00 0.0
1998 12 5 0.00 0.0
1997 23 10 0.00 0.0
1996 35 21 0.00 0.0
1995 34 29 0.05 0.5
1994 35 26 0.12 1.5
1993 37 25 0.00 0.0
1992 37 9 0.00 0.0
1991 34 32 0.00 0.0
1990 15 0 0.00 0.0
1989 32 25 0.03 0.4
1988 35 18 0.00 0.0
1987 36 5 0.00 0.0
1986 35 31 0.00 0.0
1985 32 7 0.00 0.0
1984 32 27 0.75 6.0
1983 24 10 0.02 0.2
1982 35 25 0.00 0.0
1981 32 28 0.41 3.8
1980 32 28 0.06 0.2
1979 45 21 0.00 0.0
1978 24 20 1.01 11.1
1977 31 26 0.29 2.6
1976 6 -8 0.00 0.0
1975 36 17 0.00 0.0
1974 34 27 0.21 0.9
1973 11 -1 0.00 0.0
1972 32 18 0.00 0.0
1971 33 20 0.00 0.0
1970 30 20 0.00 0.0
1969 31 26 0.03 0.4
1968 15 -11 0.00 0.0
1967 18 -10 0.00 0.0
1966 33 10 0.00 0.0
1965 55 29 0.00 0.0
1964 35 17 0.00 0.0
1963 13 -15 0.00 0.0
1962 19 6 0.04 1.2
1961 22 6 0.00 0.0
1960 31 20 0.00 0.0
1959 33 22 0.00 0.0
1958 30 24 0.08 2.2
1957 31 15 0.45 5.1
1956 36 10 0.00 0.0
1955 37 15 0.00 0.0
1954 29 12 0.00 0.0
1953 38 13 0.00 0.0
1952 36 32 0.00 0.0
1951 46 35 0.01 0.0
1950 31 19 0.00 0.0
1949 42 35 0.43 0.0
1948 33 15 0.00 0.0
1947 34 27 0.00 0.0
1946 11 -5 0.00 0.0
1945 23 8 0.00 0.0
1944 33 16 0.00 0.0
1943 40 17 0.00 0.0
1942 35 28 0.00 0.0
1941 33 25 0.00 0.5
1940 37 31 0.09 0.0
1939 12 0 0.00 0.0
1938 23 2 0.07 0.9
1937 44 30 0.33 0.0
1936 35 25 0.00 0.0
1935 32 23 0.00 0.0
1934 31 15 0.00 0.0
1933 46 37 0.00 0.0
1932 28 12 0.00 0.0
1931 37 32 0.49 0.6
1930 30 7 0.00 0.0
1929 40 33 0.00 0.0
1928 38 30 0.05 0.0
1927 15 -1 0.20 2.0
1926 35 21 0.00 0.0
1925 28 11 0.00 0.0
1924 24 12 0.01 0.1
1923 34 0 0.23 2.9
1922 40 27 0.05 0.0
1921 39 13 0.00 0.0
1920 41 32 0.00 0.0
1919 34 8 0.10 0.3
1918 35 28 0.34 0.2
1917 17 9 0.00 0.0
1916 34 7 0.02 0.0
1915 36 31 0.01 0.0
1914 19 0 0.00 0.0
1913 35 21 0.00 0.0
1912 42 33 0.00 0.0
1911 37 9 0.07 0.0
1910 36 23 0.00 0.0
1909 28 6 0.00 0.0
1908 13 4 0.00 0.0
1907 32 13 0.00 0.0
1906 44 27 0.13 0.0
1905 23 16 0.00 0.0
1904 46 39 0.00 0.0
1903 25 11 0.00 0.0
1902 39 14 0.00 0.0
1901 35 21 0.00 0.0
1900 32 -1 0.32 3.8
1899 6 1 0.02 0.4
1898 7 -5 0.00 0.0
1897 27 17 0.00 0.0
1896 42 39 0.04 0.0
1895 17 8 0.00 0.0
1894 19 6 0.00 0.0
1893 31 9 0.00 0.0
1892 33 28 0.00 0.0
1891 45 38 0.00 0.0
1890 42 36 0.02 0.0
1889 35 20 0.00 0.0
1888 31 20 0.01 0.0
1887 37 22 0.62 5.0
1886 24 11 0.07 1.3
1885 36 28 0.00 0.0
1884 49 9 0.07 0.0
1883 30 20 0.02 n/a
1882 24 11 0.01 n/a
1881 18 8 0.00 n/a
1880 12 0 0.00 n/a
1879 37 21 0.05 n/a
1878 32 4 0.00 n/a
1877 36 30 0.00 n/a
1876 22 -2 0.03 n/a
1875 59 38 0.43 n/a
1874 29 -4 0.01 n/a
1873 37 27 0.00 n/a
1872 29 21 0.00 n/a
1871 38 21 0.09 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 59 °F which happened in 1875.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1875
2 55 °F 1965
3 54 °F 2010
4 53 °F 2004
5 50 °F 2006
6 49 °F 1884
7 46 °F 1904
7 46 °F 1951
7 46 °F 1933
10 45 °F 1891
10 45 °F 1979
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -15 °F which happened in 1963.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -15 °F 1963
2 -11 °F 1968
3 -10 °F 1967
4 -8 °F 1976
5 -5 °F 1946
5 -5 °F 1898
7 -4 °F 1874
7 -4 °F 2017
9 -2 °F 1876
10 -1 °F 1973
10 -1 °F 1900
10 -1 °F 1927
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 6 °F 1899
1 6 °F 1976
3 7 °F 1898
4 10 °F 2013
5 11 °F 1973
5 11 °F 1946
7 12 °F 1998
7 12 °F 1939
7 12 °F 1880
10 13 °F 1908
10 13 °F 1963
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 1.01 inches which happened in 1978.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.01 inches 1978
2 0.75 inches 1984
3 0.62 inches 1887
4 0.51 inches 2018
5 0.49 inches 1931
6 0.45 inches 1957
7 0.43 inches 1949
7 0.43 inches 1875
9 0.41 inches 1981
10 0.34 inches 1918
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 11.1 inches 1978
2 6.0 inches 1984
3 5.1 inches 1957
4 5.0 inches 1887
5 3.8 inches 1900
5 3.8 inches 1981
7 2.9 inches 1923
8 2.6 inches 1977
9 2.2 inches 1958
10 2.0 inches 1927
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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