Milwaukee December 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of December 5.
December 5 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 68 °F 2001
Lowest temperature -14 °F 1871
Lowest daily high 3 °F 1871
Highest daily low 45 °F 1998
Most precipitation 0.78 inches 1982
Most snow 4.8 inches 1926
December 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 38.5 °F
Average low 25.5 °F
Chance precipitation 35.6%
Chance snow 18.4%
Milwaukee December 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 41 34 0.04 0.0
2022 43 32 0.00 0.0
2021 40 34 0.24 0.1
2020 38 27 0.00 0.0
2019 44 29 0.00 0.0
2018 32 25 0.00 0.0
2017 47 26 0.00 0.0
2016 37 33 0.00 0.0
2015 47 30 0.00 0.0
2014 39 31 0.00 0.0
2013 39 18 0.00 0.0
2012 36 24 0.00 0.0
2011 36 33 0.14 0.3
2010 28 17 0.00 0.0
2009 31 19 0.00 0.0
2008 21 6 0.01 0.2
2007 29 10 0.06 3.6
2006 34 7 0.01 0.0
2005 15 3 0.00 0.0
2004 41 28 0.04 0.0
2003 42 31 0.04 0.0
2002 23 11 0.00 0.0
2001 68 42 0.07 0.0
2000 28 7 0.00 0.0
1999 43 30 0.32 0.0
1998 61 45 0.01 0.0
1997 29 24 0.00 0.0
1996 35 32 0.25 2.5
1995 41 24 0.09 0.0
1994 49 37 0.17 0.0
1993 40 33 0.01 0.0
1992 25 14 0.00 0.0
1991 26 9 0.15 2.0
1990 38 12 0.00 0.0
1989 41 26 0.00 0.0
1988 48 31 0.00 0.0
1987 34 19 0.00 0.0
1986 32 14 0.00 0.0
1985 31 24 0.09 0.8
1984 28 9 0.02 0.2
1983 35 31 0.18 0.4
1982 52 36 0.78 0.0
1981 37 19 0.00 0.0
1980 42 35 0.02 0.0
1979 53 37 0.00 0.0
1978 34 27 0.01 0.1
1977 33 27 0.14 1.6
1976 31 13 0.01 0.1
1975 60 39 0.00 0.0
1974 39 20 0.00 0.0
1973 39 27 0.21 0.6
1972 25 16 0.01 0.0
1971 35 33 0.07 0.0
1970 37 9 0.00 0.0
1969 35 14 0.00 0.0
1968 35 17 0.01 0.1
1967 46 31 0.00 0.0
1966 36 29 0.01 0.0
1965 46 29 0.00 0.0
1964 22 12 0.00 0.0
1963 33 16 0.00 0.0
1962 36 29 0.00 0.0
1961 37 24 0.00 0.0
1960 60 33 0.25 0.0
1959 39 30 0.00 0.0
1958 24 5 0.00 0.0
1957 48 16 0.00 0.0
1956 58 39 0.04 0.0
1955 23 11 0.00 0.0
1954 34 24 0.00 0.0
1953 45 28 0.15 0.0
1952 34 30 0.00 0.0
1951 42 33 0.00 0.0
1950 35 24 0.06 1.0
1949 37 23 0.00 0.0
1948 55 29 0.50 0.0
1947 37 27 0.11 0.1
1946 44 30 0.00 0.0
1945 41 20 0.00 0.0
1944 35 32 0.27 1.4
1943 45 28 0.22 0.0
1942 27 14 0.00 0.0
1941 52 31 0.00 0.0
1940 24 10 n/a n/a
1939 40 26 0.00 0.0
1938 40 35 0.07 0.0
1937 19 14 0.00 0.0
1936 33 14 0.55 1.0
1935 36 24 0.00 0.0
1934 28 19 0.12 0.1
1933 47 26 0.00 0.0
1932 43 37 0.00 0.0
1931 39 26 0.00 0.0
1930 45 39 0.02 0.0
1929 44 26 0.00 0.0
1928 22 10 0.00 0.0
1927 38 15 0.00 0.0
1926 25 12 0.03 4.8
1925 45 21 0.04 0.2
1924 40 35 0.17 0.0
1923 41 34 0.00 0.0
1922 26 15 0.00 0.0
1921 37 26 0.00 0.4
1920 41 33 0.00 0.0
1919 24 16 0.00 0.0
1918 40 31 0.00 0.0
1917 20 14 0.04 0.1
1916 51 36 0.00 0.0
1915 36 32 0.00 0.0
1914 43 38 0.00 0.0
1913 48 39 0.00 0.0
1912 54 37 0.10 0.0
1911 41 30 0.00 0.0
1910 32 24 0.00 0.0
1909 51 15 0.65 0.2
1908 29 13 0.05 0.0
1907 36 17 0.00 0.0
1906 37 33 0.31 0.3
1905 34 18 0.00 0.0
1904 31 15 0.00 0.0
1903 31 16 0.00 0.0
1902 32 26 0.00 0.0
1901 30 22 0.00 0.0
1900 35 31 0.00 0.0
1899 26 9 0.00 2.0
1898 22 9 0.00 0.0
1897 27 16 0.03 0.3
1896 42 26 0.09 0.0
1895 14 2 0.00 0.0
1894 42 32 0.00 0.0
1893 33 16 0.00 0.0
1892 39 32 0.00 0.0
1891 34 30 0.00 0.0
1890 32 16 0.10 0.2
1889 40 31 0.36 0.0
1888 37 32 0.06 0.0
1887 34 15 0.00 0.0
1886 22 6 0.00 0.0
1885 24 12 0.00 0.0
1884 42 36 0.13 0.0
1883 42 39 0.00 n/a
1882 25 10 0.00 n/a
1881 40 31 0.00 n/a
1880 40 10 0.19 n/a
1879 52 39 0.04 n/a
1878 35 29 0.00 n/a
1877 41 31 0.05 n/a
1876 30 16 0.00 n/a
1875 43 40 0.25 n/a
1874 36 33 0.00 n/a
1873 18 9 0.00 n/a
1872 35 19 0.00 n/a
1871 3 -14 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 68 °F which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 2001
2 61 °F 1998
3 60 °F 1975
3 60 °F 1960
5 58 °F 1956
6 55 °F 1948
7 54 °F 1912
8 53 °F 1979
9 52 °F 1879
9 52 °F 1982
9 52 °F 1941
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -14 °F which happened in 1871.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -14 °F 1871
2 2 °F 1895
3 3 °F 2005
4 5 °F 1958
5 6 °F 2008
5 6 °F 1886
7 7 °F 2000
7 7 °F 2006
9 9 °F 1898
9 9 °F 1873
9 9 °F 1899
9 9 °F 1970
9 9 °F 1991
9 9 °F 1984
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 3 °F 1871
2 14 °F 1895
3 15 °F 2005
4 18 °F 1873
5 19 °F 1937
6 20 °F 1917
7 21 °F 2008
8 22 °F 1928
8 22 °F 1886
8 22 °F 1898
8 22 °F 1964
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 0.78 inches which happened in 1982.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.78 inches 1982
2 0.65 inches 1909
3 0.55 inches 1936
4 0.50 inches 1948
5 0.36 inches 1889
6 0.32 inches 1999
7 0.31 inches 1906
8 0.27 inches 1944
9 0.25 inches 1875
9 0.25 inches 1996
9 0.25 inches 1960
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.8 inches 1926
2 3.6 inches 2007
3 2.5 inches 1996
4 2.0 inches 1899
4 2.0 inches 1991
6 1.6 inches 1977
7 1.4 inches 1944
8 1.0 inches 1950
8 1.0 inches 1936
10 0.8 inches 1985
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location