Milwaukee January 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of January 16.
January 16 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 52 °F 1949
Lowest temperature -23 °F 1982
Lowest daily high -5 °F 1977
Highest daily low 39 °F 2023
Most precipitation 0.53 inches 2017
Most snow 6.7 inches 1924
January 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 29.9 °F
Average low 16.6 °F
Chance precipitation 41.5%
Chance snow 33.1%
Milwaukee January 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 4 -5 0.00 0.0
2023 49 39 0.24 0.0
2022 28 14 0.00 0.0
2021 37 34 0.11 1.5
2020 30 10 0.00 0.0
2019 35 25 0.00 0.0
2018 25 14 0.05 2.4
2017 37 23 0.53 0.0
2016 29 4 0.00 0.0
2015 32 26 0.00 0.0
2014 33 18 0.05 0.8
2013 34 18 0.00 0.0
2012 41 29 0.00 0.0
2011 19 8 0.00 0.0
2010 28 22 0.00 0.0
2009 5 -12 0.00 0.0
2008 40 21 0.00 0.0
2007 22 10 0.00 0.0
2006 40 35 0.00 0.0
2005 14 0 0.00 0.0
2004 28 23 0.00 0.0
2003 27 13 0.00 0.0
2002 30 24 0.27 3.3
2001 34 29 0.00 0.0
2000 38 19 0.00 0.0
1999 42 26 0.00 0.0
1998 29 26 0.00 0.0
1997 22 -3 0.00 0.0
1996 40 23 0.00 0.0
1995 35 32 0.00 0.0
1994 8 -17 0.19 5.4
1993 29 13 0.00 0.0
1992 27 -5 0.01 0.3
1991 35 25 0.08 0.2
1990 49 32 0.03 0.0
1989 38 22 0.00 0.0
1988 43 28 0.00 0.0
1987 25 16 0.00 0.0
1986 43 9 0.00 0.0
1985 25 11 0.18 2.6
1984 20 -1 0.00 0.0
1983 23 13 0.00 0.0
1982 6 -23 0.00 0.0
1981 21 4 0.02 0.4
1980 45 37 0.46 0.0
1979 23 -12 0.00 0.0
1978 22 4 0.00 0.0
1977 -5 -18 0.00 0.0
1976 34 9 0.00 0.0
1975 25 14 0.00 0.0
1974 44 28 0.00 0.0
1973 46 31 0.00 0.0
1972 14 -15 0.00 0.0
1971 19 2 0.11 2.2
1970 33 16 0.00 0.0
1969 37 32 0.39 0.0
1968 26 7 0.00 0.0
1967 36 5 0.07 1.1
1966 18 1 0.02 0.8
1965 20 9 0.00 0.0
1964 27 10 0.03 0.5
1963 9 -17 0.00 0.0
1962 11 -5 0.00 0.0
1961 36 23 0.00 0.0
1960 27 10 0.00 0.0
1959 11 -1 0.07 0.7
1958 32 28 0.00 0.0
1957 0 -8 0.00 0.0
1956 35 25 0.00 0.0
1955 25 11 0.00 0.0
1954 28 -8 0.00 0.0
1953 26 15 0.00 0.0
1952 37 26 0.00 0.0
1951 37 18 0.00 0.0
1950 19 5 0.00 0.0
1949 52 21 0.00 0.0
1948 14 -10 0.00 0.0
1947 23 16 0.02 0.6
1946 31 8 0.00 0.0
1945 26 19 0.00 0.0
1944 34 28 0.00 0.0
1943 29 23 0.00 0.0
1942 35 16 0.00 0.0
1941 34 30 0.08 0.0
1940 5 -3 0.00 n/a
1939 30 21 0.03 0.0
1938 36 31 0.00 0.0
1937 33 10 0.00 0.0
1936 27 18 0.01 0.1
1935 36 11 0.53 0.6
1934 30 13 0.00 0.0
1933 52 39 0.00 0.0
1932 37 30 0.09 0.0
1931 44 25 0.00 0.0
1930 16 9 0.02 0.2
1929 28 2 0.02 0.0
1928 33 27 0.00 0.0
1927 20 -2 0.01 0.2
1926 43 25 0.00 0.0
1925 33 15 0.21 2.3
1924 33 -5 0.42 6.7
1923 23 10 0.00 0.0
1922 30 8 0.00 0.0
1921 27 7 0.00 0.0
1920 22 9 0.27 6.0
1919 43 28 0.00 0.0
1918 13 4 0.00 0.0
1917 9 -3 0.00 0.0
1916 3 -8 0.00 0.0
1915 43 34 0.30 0.0
1914 41 35 0.00 0.0
1913 49 35 0.00 0.0
1912 16 -5 0.00 0.0
1911 12 2 0.00 0.0
1910 31 23 0.00 0.0
1909 26 19 0.07 1.2
1908 23 10 0.00 0.0
1907 30 25 0.09 1.6
1906 34 15 0.11 2.4
1905 21 6 0.00 0.0
1904 29 8 0.00 0.0
1903 40 29 0.00 0.0
1902 29 21 0.00 0.0
1901 41 16 0.00 0.0
1900 35 30 0.04 0.4
1899 43 30 0.00 0.0
1898 27 12 0.00 0.0
1897 38 31 0.19 0.0
1896 34 25 0.00 0.0
1895 34 13 0.00 0.0
1894 40 35 0.00 0.0
1893 5 -6 0.00 0.0
1892 25 1 0.01 0.1
1891 25 13 0.00 0.0
1890 10 3 0.01 0.0
1889 50 27 0.27 0.0
1888 4 -21 0.00 0.0
1887 31 18 0.01 0.1
1886 34 11 0.26 3.0
1885 13 6 0.07 1.3
1884 22 0 0.00 n/a
1883 33 17 0.10 n/a
1882 26 4 0.00 n/a
1881 15 5 0.06 n/a
1880 44 36 0.00 n/a
1879 43 24 0.18 n/a
1878 32 26 0.00 n/a
1877 12 1 0.13 n/a
1876 36 30 0.03 n/a
1875 12 -2 0.00 n/a
1874 21 -2 0.00 n/a
1873 30 0 0.00 n/a
1872 25 19 0.00 n/a
1871 29 17 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 52 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1949.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1933
1 52 °F 1949
3 50 °F 1889
4 49 °F 1990
4 49 °F 2023
4 49 °F 1913
7 46 °F 1973
8 45 °F 1980
9 44 °F 1880
9 44 °F 1974
9 44 °F 1931
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -23 °F which happened in 1982.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -23 °F 1982
2 -21 °F 1888
3 -18 °F 1977
4 -17 °F 1963
4 -17 °F 1994
6 -15 °F 1972
7 -12 °F 2009
7 -12 °F 1979
9 -10 °F 1948
10 -8 °F 1954
10 -8 °F 1916
10 -8 °F 1957
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -5 °F 1977
2 0 °F 1957
3 3 °F 1916
4 4 °F 2024
4 4 °F 1888
6 5 °F 2009
6 5 °F 1893
6 5 °F 1940
9 6 °F 1982
10 8 °F 1994
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 0.53 inches which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2017.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.53 inches 2017
1 0.53 inches 1935
3 0.46 inches 1980
4 0.42 inches 1924
5 0.39 inches 1969
6 0.30 inches 1915
7 0.27 inches 2002
7 0.27 inches 1920
7 0.27 inches 1889
10 0.26 inches 1886
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.7 inches 1924
2 6.0 inches 1920
3 5.4 inches 1994
4 3.3 inches 2002
5 3.0 inches 1886
6 2.6 inches 1985
7 2.4 inches 1906
7 2.4 inches 2018
9 2.3 inches 1925
10 2.2 inches 1971
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location