Milwaukee January 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of January 17.
January 17 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 54 °F 1894
Lowest temperature -26 °F 1982
Lowest daily high -1 °F 1982
Highest daily low 40 °F 2023
Most precipitation 0.77 inches 1897
Most snow 4.8 inches 2011
January 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 29.8 °F
Average low 16.6 °F
Chance precipitation 40.8%
Chance snow 33.0%
Milwaukee January 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 16 2 0.00 0.0
2023 49 40 0.01 0.0
2022 29 21 0.00 0.0
2021 35 27 0.00 0.3
2020 32 9 0.27 4.3
2019 36 26 0.00 0.0
2018 25 5 0.00 0.0
2017 40 36 0.11 0.0
2016 4 -4 0.00 0.0
2015 42 31 0.00 0.0
2014 22 10 0.00 0.7
2013 31 17 0.00 0.0
2012 37 13 0.16 2.3
2011 34 16 0.39 4.8
2010 34 20 0.00 0.0
2009 22 -2 0.04 0.5
2008 35 9 0.03 0.3
2007 21 5 0.00 0.0
2006 39 24 0.01 0.1
2005 6 0 0.00 0.0
2004 34 26 0.09 1.2
2003 21 8 0.00 0.0
2002 25 13 0.00 0.0
2001 29 17 0.00 0.0
2000 26 21 0.08 1.2
1999 38 15 0.36 0.0
1998 29 19 0.00 0.0
1997 6 -8 0.00 0.0
1996 47 31 0.27 0.0
1995 42 35 0.01 0.0
1994 8 -13 0.00 0.0
1993 28 11 0.00 0.0
1992 28 8 0.01 0.2
1991 33 20 0.00 0.0
1990 51 34 0.10 0.0
1989 40 29 0.00 0.0
1988 38 33 0.75 1.0
1987 31 20 0.12 0.8
1986 46 35 0.00 0.0
1985 21 12 0.01 0.1
1984 16 3 0.00 0.0
1983 20 9 0.00 0.0
1982 -1 -26 0.10 1.2
1981 29 2 0.00 0.0
1980 43 33 0.00 0.0
1979 23 7 0.10 1.0
1978 23 20 0.00 0.0
1977 4 -14 0.00 0.0
1976 13 1 0.00 0.0
1975 30 11 0.01 0.3
1974 34 31 0.00 0.0
1973 49 40 0.00 0.0
1972 36 14 0.00 0.0
1971 15 -2 0.03 1.2
1970 16 10 0.09 1.6
1969 36 30 0.20 2.0
1968 38 14 0.00 0.0
1967 17 -11 0.00 0.0
1966 6 -7 0.00 0.0
1965 26 12 0.02 0.4
1964 33 10 0.00 0.0
1963 21 -13 0.00 0.0
1962 -1 -9 0.00 0.0
1961 49 26 0.00 0.0
1960 33 11 0.04 0.4
1959 8 -6 0.00 0.0
1958 29 17 0.00 0.0
1957 13 -6 0.00 0.0
1956 32 27 0.00 0.0
1955 29 11 0.00 0.0
1954 9 -13 0.00 0.0
1953 32 25 0.42 4.6
1952 48 25 0.01 0.0
1951 43 25 0.00 0.0
1950 36 14 0.01 0.2
1949 23 16 0.01 0.0
1948 -1 -16 0.00 0.0
1947 39 19 0.00 0.0
1946 30 20 0.00 0.0
1945 31 12 0.00 0.0
1944 40 23 0.00 0.0
1943 26 15 0.16 2.0
1942 39 22 0.00 0.0
1941 34 26 0.51 2.0
1940 4 -9 0.01 n/a
1939 26 18 0.00 1.6
1938 33 28 0.06 0.4
1937 35 31 0.00 0.0
1936 28 22 0.38 0.5
1935 36 7 0.12 0.3
1934 29 11 0.00 0.0
1933 39 22 0.00 0.0
1932 42 28 0.03 0.0
1931 36 29 0.00 0.0
1930 10 -12 0.14 2.5
1929 31 23 0.00 0.2
1928 38 28 0.00 0.0
1927 32 15 0.00 0.0
1926 38 28 0.00 0.0
1925 23 13 0.00 0.0
1924 2 -11 0.00 0.0
1923 38 9 0.00 0.0
1922 33 21 0.00 0.0
1921 18 3 0.00 0.0
1920 13 -2 0.00 0.2
1919 37 30 0.00 0.0
1918 13 -6 0.01 0.1
1917 22 6 0.00 0.0
1916 8 -9 0.00 0.0
1915 34 21 0.00 0.0
1914 36 27 0.00 0.0
1913 51 29 0.00 0.0
1912 25 12 0.00 0.0
1911 24 11 0.02 0.2
1910 34 30 0.42 0.0
1909 32 22 0.00 0.0
1908 32 14 0.00 0.0
1907 31 29 0.00 0.0
1906 35 15 0.05 0.5
1905 28 12 0.00 0.0
1904 23 5 0.00 0.0
1903 34 14 0.00 0.0
1902 42 18 0.00 0.0
1901 16 4 0.00 0.0
1900 36 31 0.30 0.0
1899 32 21 0.03 0.4
1898 32 12 0.00 0.0
1897 42 30 0.77 1.2
1896 34 25 0.00 0.0
1895 21 6 0.00 0.0
1894 54 35 0.00 0.0
1893 10 -10 0.00 0.0
1892 26 8 0.10 1.0
1891 29 24 0.00 0.0
1890 26 6 0.00 0.0
1889 27 18 0.01 0.0
1888 21 4 0.12 0.0
1887 30 -6 0.01 0.0
1886 15 2 0.03 0.5
1885 8 -5 0.01 0.0
1884 35 18 0.00 n/a
1883 34 16 0.38 n/a
1882 17 -5 0.00 n/a
1881 23 3 0.00 n/a
1880 44 34 0.00 n/a
1879 35 15 0.00 n/a
1878 31 22 0.00 n/a
1877 21 -5 0.00 n/a
1876 48 36 0.01 n/a
1875 7 -8 0.03 n/a
1874 34 19 0.00 n/a
1873 12 -3 0.01 n/a
1872 30 17 0.02 n/a
1871 17 9 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 54 °F which happened in 1894.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 54 °F 1894
2 51 °F 1990
2 51 °F 1913
4 49 °F 1961
4 49 °F 2023
4 49 °F 1973
7 48 °F 1952
7 48 °F 1876
9 47 °F 1996
10 46 °F 1986
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -26 °F which happened in 1982.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -26 °F 1982
2 -16 °F 1948
3 -14 °F 1977
4 -13 °F 1954
4 -13 °F 1994
4 -13 °F 1963
7 -12 °F 1930
8 -11 °F 1967
8 -11 °F 1924
10 -10 °F 1893
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -1 °F 1982
1 -1 °F 1962
1 -1 °F 1948
4 2 °F 1924
5 4 °F 1977
5 4 °F 2016
5 4 °F 1940
8 6 °F 2005
8 6 °F 1966
8 6 °F 1997
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 0.77 inches which happened in 1897.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.77 inches 1897
2 0.75 inches 1988
3 0.51 inches 1941
4 0.42 inches 1910
4 0.42 inches 1953
6 0.39 inches 2011
7 0.38 inches 1936
7 0.38 inches 1883
9 0.36 inches 1999
10 0.30 inches 1900
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.8 inches 2011
2 4.6 inches 1953
3 4.3 inches 2020
4 2.5 inches 1930
5 2.3 inches 2012
6 2.0 inches 1943
6 2.0 inches 1941
6 2.0 inches 1969
9 1.6 inches 1970
9 1.6 inches 1939
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location