Milwaukee January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 56 °F 1897
Lowest temperature -11 °F 1969
Lowest daily high 2 °F 1969
Highest daily low 40 °F 1897
Most precipitation 1.90 inches 1876
Most snow 10.3 inches 1948
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 32.1 °F
Average low 19.2 °F
Chance precipitation 38.6%
Chance snow 27.9%
Milwaukee January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 33 28 0.00 0.0
2023 46 35 0.20 0.0
2022 33 19 0.15 3.9
2021 34 18 0.42 2.6
2020 42 16 0.00 0.0
2019 34 24 0.00 0.0
2018 6 -7 0.00 0.0
2017 41 19 0.00 0.0
2016 28 19 0.00 0.0
2015 31 15 0.00 0.0
2014 19 5 0.13 4.9
2013 18 7 0.00 0.0
2012 38 25 0.12 0.5
2011 45 12 0.00 0.0
2010 19 10 0.00 0.0
2009 30 12 0.00 0.0
2008 24 6 0.01 0.2
2007 45 31 0.00 0.0
2006 39 32 0.33 0.0
2005 36 23 0.46 0.0
2004 41 20 0.00 0.0
2003 32 25 0.00 0.0
2002 27 11 0.00 0.0
2001 26 11 0.00 0.0
2000 43 32 0.00 0.0
1999 20 1 0.02 0.8
1998 41 13 0.00 0.0
1997 36 33 0.02 0.0
1996 36 32 0.01 0.0
1995 26 14 0.07 1.7
1994 43 25 0.03 0.4
1993 19 6 0.00 0.0
1992 34 31 0.00 0.0
1991 29 13 0.00 0.0
1990 29 23 0.00 0.0
1989 34 20 0.00 0.0
1988 7 -3 0.00 0.0
1987 34 30 0.13 0.4
1986 24 6 0.00 0.0
1985 30 13 0.98 4.9
1984 24 14 0.22 2.6
1983 37 24 0.00 0.0
1982 28 5 0.00 0.0
1981 31 18 0.00 0.0
1980 29 24 0.00 0.0
1979 20 3 0.03 0.7
1978 31 1 0.50 4.7
1977 14 3 0.00 0.0
1976 36 32 0.04 0.3
1975 31 16 0.00 0.0
1974 3 -7 0.00 0.0
1973 22 14 0.00 0.0
1972 36 30 0.01 0.2
1971 34 28 0.06 1.0
1970 26 12 0.03 0.5
1969 2 -11 0.00 0.0
1968 13 -11 0.00 0.0
1967 32 25 0.01 0.1
1966 36 21 0.00 0.0
1965 37 34 0.45 0.0
1964 25 -2 0.00 0.0
1963 26 19 0.00 0.0
1962 22 5 0.00 0.0
1961 27 23 0.00 0.0
1960 34 27 0.00 0.0
1959 35 21 0.04 0.0
1958 16 7 0.00 0.0
1957 11 2 0.00 0.0
1956 37 14 0.03 0.1
1955 37 23 0.00 0.0
1954 41 34 0.00 0.0
1953 35 29 0.00 0.0
1952 36 9 0.00 0.0
1951 38 28 0.00 0.0
1950 45 37 0.01 0.0
1949 29 14 0.00 0.0
1948 31 27 0.84 10.3
1947 30 4 0.00 0.0
1946 18 7 0.00 0.0
1945 18 -5 0.00 0.0
1944 28 14 0.00 0.0
1943 34 27 0.15 2.4
1942 36 18 0.85 2.5
1941 40 37 1.11 0.0
1940 19 4 0.00 n/a
1939 23 8 0.00 0.0
1938 30 16 0.00 0.0
1937 34 19 0.00 0.0
1936 38 25 0.00 0.0
1935 19 -2 0.00 0.0
1934 37 17 0.00 0.0
1933 35 13 0.00 0.0
1932 37 30 0.16 3.3
1931 29 4 0.00 0.0
1930 41 32 0.07 0.0
1929 30 7 0.03 0.8
1928 6 -2 0.03 1.1
1927 31 20 0.00 0.0
1926 36 27 0.00 0.0
1925 25 21 0.12 1.0
1924 3 -8 0.00 0.0
1923 30 22 0.00 0.0
1922 16 6 0.00 0.0
1921 42 30 0.00 0.0
1920 9 -5 0.00 0.9
1919 30 10 0.12 4.0
1918 22 10 0.88 6.5
1917 34 20 0.00 0.2
1916 47 34 0.21 0.0
1915 33 19 0.00 0.0
1914 32 25 0.09 0.0
1913 43 28 0.00 0.0
1912 11 1 0.00 0.0
1911 38 31 0.28 0.0
1910 38 24 0.00 0.0
1909 20 2 0.00 0.0
1908 31 15 0.00 0.0
1907 33 25 0.00 0.0
1906 30 13 0.00 0.0
1905 40 34 0.00 0.0
1904 20 10 0.02 0.3
1903 43 30 0.00 0.0
1902 35 17 0.00 0.0
1901 15 -8 0.00 0.0
1900 20 1 0.00 0.0
1899 16 5 0.00 0.0
1898 17 10 0.00 0.0
1897 56 40 0.16 0.0
1896 31 10 0.00 0.0
1895 24 9 0.00 0.0
1894 41 15 0.00 0.0
1893 28 20 0.00 0.0
1892 44 20 1.36 0.0
1891 39 20 1.23 1.5
1890 44 31 0.21 0.0
1889 30 16 0.00 0.0
1888 34 7 0.01 0.1
1887 11 -5 0.01 0.1
1886 37 30 0.01 0.0
1885 9 -7 0.00 0.0
1884 25 20 0.30 n/a
1883 19 3 0.00 n/a
1882 23 15 0.00 n/a
1881 25 5 0.00 n/a
1880 37 19 0.00 n/a
1879 18 -2 0.00 n/a
1878 31 25 0.04 n/a
1877 15 7 0.00 n/a
1876 39 37 1.90 n/a
1875 36 24 0.02 n/a
1874 43 32 0.00 n/a
1873 28 19 0.00 n/a
1872 35 15 0.00 n/a
1871 38 25 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 56 °F which happened in 1897.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1897
2 47 °F 1916
3 46 °F 2023
4 45 °F 2007
4 45 °F 1950
4 45 °F 2011
7 44 °F 1890
7 44 °F 1892
9 43 °F 1913
9 43 °F 2000
9 43 °F 1994
9 43 °F 1903
9 43 °F 1874
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -11 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1969.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -11 °F 1968
1 -11 °F 1969
3 -8 °F 1901
3 -8 °F 1924
5 -7 °F 1885
5 -7 °F 2018
5 -7 °F 1974
8 -5 °F 1945
8 -5 °F 1887
8 -5 °F 1920
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 2 °F 1969
2 3 °F 1974
2 3 °F 1924
4 6 °F 2018
4 6 °F 1928
6 7 °F 1988
7 9 °F 1885
7 9 °F 1920
9 11 °F 1957
9 11 °F 1912
9 11 °F 1887
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 1.90 inches which happened in 1876.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.90 inches 1876
2 1.36 inches 1892
3 1.23 inches 1891
4 1.11 inches 1941
5 0.98 inches 1985
6 0.88 inches 1918
7 0.85 inches 1942
8 0.84 inches 1948
9 0.50 inches 1978
10 0.46 inches 2005
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 10.3 inches 1948
2 6.5 inches 1918
3 4.9 inches 1985
3 4.9 inches 2014
5 4.7 inches 1978
6 4.0 inches 1919
7 3.9 inches 2022
8 3.3 inches 1932
9 2.6 inches 2021
9 2.6 inches 1984
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location