Milwaukee January 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of January 2.
January 2 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 56 °F 2000
Lowest temperature -19 °F 1879
Lowest daily high -3 °F 1920
Highest daily low 42 °F 1897
Most precipitation 1.49 inches 1873
Most snow 13.5 inches 1999
January 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 32.0 °F
Average low 19.1 °F
Chance precipitation 38.5%
Chance snow 28.0%
Milwaukee January 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 37 27 0.00 0.0
2023 40 31 0.00 0.0
2022 25 14 0.03 0.9
2021 30 26 0.00 0.0
2020 48 38 0.00 0.0
2019 31 24 0.01 0.2
2018 13 -3 0.00 0.0
2017 41 24 0.01 0.0
2016 33 21 0.00 0.0
2015 32 17 0.00 0.0
2014 19 3 0.05 2.2
2013 27 7 0.00 0.0
2012 25 15 0.00 0.0
2011 25 12 0.00 0.0
2010 12 2 0.00 0.0
2009 28 14 0.00 0.0
2008 20 5 0.00 0.2
2007 42 29 0.00 0.0
2006 40 39 0.65 0.0
2005 44 30 0.57 0.0
2004 54 29 0.11 0.0
2003 30 23 0.02 0.3
2002 30 15 0.00 0.0
2001 21 2 0.00 0.0
2000 56 34 0.07 0.0
1999 24 19 0.94 13.5
1998 49 34 0.00 0.0
1997 46 33 0.00 0.0
1996 32 19 0.00 0.0
1995 22 8 0.00 0.0
1994 29 20 0.11 1.1
1993 33 11 0.07 0.4
1992 39 34 0.11 0.0
1991 23 2 0.04 0.4
1990 37 23 0.00 0.0
1989 28 10 0.00 0.0
1988 22 1 0.00 0.0
1987 37 33 0.12 1.1
1986 35 20 0.40 4.0
1985 14 0 0.00 0.0
1984 31 20 0.00 0.0
1983 30 17 0.00 0.0
1982 32 4 0.33 2.8
1981 18 9 0.01 0.2
1980 32 26 0.24 1.9
1979 3 -11 0.00 0.0
1978 13 -4 0.01 0.1
1977 15 6 0.04 0.7
1976 37 25 0.03 0.0
1975 29 8 0.04 0.6
1974 12 -3 0.03 0.6
1973 28 11 0.00 0.0
1972 31 20 0.00 0.0
1971 33 10 0.00 0.0
1970 22 9 0.00 0.2
1969 17 -3 0.00 0.1
1968 20 12 0.01 0.3
1967 32 14 0.03 0.3
1966 40 24 0.18 0.0
1965 38 29 0.17 0.0
1964 39 23 0.00 0.0
1963 28 26 0.00 0.0
1962 30 19 0.00 0.0
1961 30 23 0.07 0.7
1960 40 29 0.00 0.0
1959 30 15 0.03 0.3
1958 11 -1 0.00 0.0
1957 23 0 0.00 0.0
1956 38 33 0.06 0.0
1955 32 24 0.00 0.0
1954 43 31 0.00 0.0
1953 33 27 0.00 0.0
1952 19 6 0.00 0.0
1951 36 28 0.24 0.0
1950 49 40 0.14 0.0
1949 35 18 0.00 0.0
1948 30 23 0.04 0.5
1947 29 18 0.27 3.0
1946 25 7 0.00 0.0
1945 11 -10 0.00 0.1
1944 43 20 0.00 0.0
1943 34 27 0.02 0.7
1942 18 -5 0.02 1.1
1941 41 26 0.14 0.0
1940 17 4 0.00 n/a
1939 37 12 0.00 0.0
1938 21 11 0.00 0.0
1937 38 22 0.68 0.3
1936 36 32 0.81 4.5
1935 38 19 0.00 0.0
1934 31 21 0.00 0.0
1933 43 29 0.00 0.0
1932 33 28 0.00 0.1
1931 41 24 0.00 0.0
1930 40 29 0.00 0.0
1929 18 2 0.00 0.0
1928 3 -6 0.00 0.0
1927 37 27 0.00 0.0
1926 36 22 0.00 0.0
1925 26 24 0.00 0.3
1924 28 3 0.01 0.1
1923 32 22 0.35 3.2
1922 32 13 0.00 0.0
1921 35 29 0.00 0.0
1920 -3 -11 0.00 0.0
1919 10 -9 0.00 0.0
1918 25 14 0.05 2.9
1917 38 13 0.00 0.0
1916 41 17 0.00 0.0
1915 21 10 0.00 0.0
1914 38 30 0.10 2.1
1913 39 23 0.00 0.0
1912 5 -4 0.00 0.0
1911 39 4 0.08 0.8
1910 29 14 0.04 0.4
1909 34 13 0.00 0.0
1908 29 15 0.00 0.0
1907 40 33 0.01 0.0
1906 37 23 0.00 0.0
1905 38 17 0.21 2.1
1904 11 3 0.08 1.0
1903 39 29 0.02 0.2
1902 39 14 0.00 0.0
1901 12 2 0.00 0.0
1900 26 14 0.00 0.0
1899 31 12 0.00 0.0
1898 27 7 0.00 0.0
1897 54 42 0.38 0.0
1896 34 0 0.06 0.6
1895 29 12 0.00 0.0
1894 46 38 0.00 0.0
1893 20 4 0.00 0.0
1892 20 12 0.19 0.6
1891 20 16 0.21 2.0
1890 31 26 0.03 0.0
1889 34 20 0.00 0.0
1888 8 -5 0.05 0.5
1887 2 -13 0.00 0.0
1886 45 36 0.01 0.0
1885 8 -11 0.00 0.0
1884 20 3 0.27 n/a
1883 20 2 0.00 n/a
1882 25 17 0.00 n/a
1881 30 22 0.00 n/a
1880 38 29 0.00 n/a
1879 -2 -19 0.00 n/a
1878 28 14 0.01 n/a
1877 15 2 0.00 n/a
1876 42 29 0.00 n/a
1875 28 7 0.01 n/a
1874 40 33 0.00 n/a
1873 36 28 1.49 n/a
1872 34 21 0.14 n/a
1871 38 18 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 56 °F which happened in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 2000
2 54 °F 1897
2 54 °F 2004
4 49 °F 1998
4 49 °F 1950
6 48 °F 2020
7 46 °F 1894
7 46 °F 1997
9 45 °F 1886
10 44 °F 2005
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -19 °F which happened in 1879.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -19 °F 1879
2 -13 °F 1887
3 -11 °F 1885
3 -11 °F 1979
3 -11 °F 1920
6 -10 °F 1945
7 -9 °F 1919
8 -6 °F 1928
9 -5 °F 1888
9 -5 °F 1942
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -3 °F 1920
2 -2 °F 1879
3 2 °F 1887
4 3 °F 1979
4 3 °F 1928
6 5 °F 1912
7 8 °F 1885
7 8 °F 1888
9 10 °F 1919
10 11 °F 1945
10 11 °F 1904
10 11 °F 1958
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 1.49 inches which happened in 1873.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.49 inches 1873
2 0.94 inches 1999
3 0.81 inches 1936
4 0.68 inches 1937
5 0.65 inches 2006
6 0.57 inches 2005
7 0.40 inches 1986
8 0.38 inches 1897
9 0.35 inches 1923
10 0.33 inches 1982
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 13.5 inches 1999
2 4.5 inches 1936
3 4.0 inches 1986
4 3.2 inches 1923
5 3.0 inches 1947
6 2.9 inches 1918
7 2.8 inches 1982
8 2.2 inches 2014
9 2.1 inches 1905
9 2.1 inches 1914
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location