Milwaukee January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of January 20.
January 20 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 61 °F 1906
Lowest temperature -25 °F 1985
Lowest daily high -7 °F 1985
Highest daily low 38 °F 1921
Most precipitation 1.20 inches 1974
Most snow 9.9 inches 1886
January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 29.7 °F
Average low 16.7 °F
Chance precipitation 40.8%
Chance snow 32.9%
Milwaukee January 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 20 7 0.00 0.0
2023 35 29 0.00 0.0
2022 17 5 0.00 0.0
2021 35 10 0.00 0.0
2020 27 15 0.00 0.0
2019 13 5 0.00 0.0
2018 52 34 0.00 0.0
2017 39 37 0.43 0.0
2016 23 13 0.01 0.2
2015 35 30 0.02 0.1
2014 33 6 0.01 0.7
2013 20 8 0.00 0.0
2012 14 -1 0.25 2.0
2011 20 4 0.00 0.0
2010 32 29 0.00 0.0
2009 24 13 0.00 0.0
2008 8 -6 0.00 0.0
2007 22 8 0.00 0.0
2006 40 29 0.32 5.3
2005 26 21 0.08 1.9
2004 18 4 0.00 0.0
2003 16 8 0.00 0.0
2002 32 20 0.00 0.0
2001 23 10 0.00 0.0
2000 18 2 0.01 0.3
1999 33 13 0.00 0.0
1998 31 21 0.00 0.0
1997 37 24 0.00 0.0
1996 22 5 0.00 0.0
1995 32 28 0.02 0.2
1994 10 -8 0.00 0.0
1993 36 12 0.10 0.0
1992 31 11 0.00 0.0
1991 36 14 0.10 1.3
1990 34 29 0.33 3.2
1989 34 18 0.02 0.1
1988 34 28 0.13 0.2
1987 27 14 0.00 0.0
1986 30 25 0.00 0.0
1985 -7 -25 0.00 0.0
1984 1 -17 0.00 0.0
1983 31 24 0.00 0.0
1982 24 15 0.37 3.4
1981 32 16 0.00 0.0
1980 32 17 0.00 0.0
1979 32 28 0.03 0.0
1978 24 16 0.03 0.6
1977 22 8 0.02 0.4
1976 31 14 0.15 2.2
1975 24 2 0.00 0.0
1974 39 34 1.20 0.0
1973 30 21 0.00 0.0
1972 31 16 0.42 3.1
1971 26 -8 0.00 0.0
1970 4 -10 0.00 0.0
1969 34 23 0.00 0.0
1968 47 26 0.00 0.0
1967 41 20 0.00 0.0
1966 28 20 0.02 0.2
1965 27 13 0.00 0.0
1964 41 33 0.15 1.1
1963 1 -10 0.00 0.0
1962 12 -4 0.00 0.0
1961 16 9 0.03 0.4
1960 17 3 0.00 0.0
1959 25 -3 0.27 3.2
1958 31 25 0.04 0.5
1957 38 32 0.01 0.1
1956 29 10 0.02 0.2
1955 31 21 0.00 0.0
1954 38 11 0.31 0.2
1953 33 25 0.00 0.0
1952 36 11 0.00 0.0
1951 38 16 0.34 3.4
1950 26 7 0.00 0.0
1949 29 -5 0.00 0.0
1948 34 -3 0.00 0.0
1947 36 20 0.08 0.7
1946 28 9 0.07 0.7
1945 30 26 0.01 0.0
1944 35 22 0.00 0.0
1943 8 -18 0.01 0.1
1942 38 23 0.00 0.0
1941 30 10 0.00 0.0
1940 14 6 0.00 n/a
1939 29 22 0.00 0.4
1938 33 24 0.00 0.0
1937 40 26 0.92 1.2
1936 7 0 0.00 0.0
1935 37 18 0.02 4.1
1934 37 24 0.00 0.0
1933 36 24 0.00 0.0
1932 41 34 0.02 0.0
1931 21 8 0.01 0.1
1930 13 3 0.05 0.5
1929 14 -1 0.00 0.0
1928 10 1 0.00 0.0
1927 30 5 0.01 0.0
1926 34 24 0.01 0.0
1925 36 21 0.00 0.0
1924 2 -11 0.00 0.0
1923 35 22 0.00 0.3
1922 28 6 0.00 0.0
1921 48 38 0.03 0.0
1920 24 14 0.00 0.1
1919 40 29 0.00 0.0
1918 12 -2 0.00 0.0
1917 25 15 0.00 0.0
1916 38 22 0.16 0.7
1915 24 19 0.03 1.6
1914 36 26 0.05 0.0
1913 32 5 0.00 0.0
1912 13 -2 0.05 0.5
1911 38 27 0.00 0.0
1910 40 27 0.00 0.0
1909 34 18 0.00 0.0
1908 42 34 0.00 0.0
1907 31 0 0.02 0.4
1906 61 34 0.04 0.0
1905 35 24 0.12 0.0
1904 36 29 0.07 0.7
1903 34 18 0.00 0.0
1902 39 26 0.02 0.2
1901 49 24 0.00 0.0
1900 43 27 0.00 0.0
1899 39 29 0.00 0.0
1898 38 32 0.94 5.9
1897 36 28 0.08 0.2
1896 38 24 0.00 0.0
1895 35 28 0.13 0.0
1894 51 33 0.93 0.0
1893 19 9 0.02 0.2
1892 15 1 0.00 0.0
1891 40 33 0.01 0.0
1890 19 5 0.04 0.1
1889 28 18 0.31 3.5
1888 3 -11 0.00 0.3
1887 42 20 0.00 0.0
1886 20 5 0.86 9.9
1885 10 -12 0.00 0.0
1884 10 -6 0.00 n/a
1883 1 -10 0.20 n/a
1882 37 22 0.00 n/a
1881 34 18 0.00 n/a
1880 35 28 0.02 n/a
1879 21 7 0.00 n/a
1878 38 33 0.13 n/a
1877 17 -9 0.00 n/a
1876 24 14 0.02 n/a
1875 26 -5 0.01 n/a
1874 34 27 0.15 n/a
1873 30 22 0.02 n/a
1872 32 28 0.15 n/a
1871 30 29 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 61 °F which happened in 1906.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1906
2 52 °F 2018
3 51 °F 1894
4 49 °F 1901
5 48 °F 1921
6 47 °F 1968
7 43 °F 1900
8 42 °F 1908
8 42 °F 1887
10 41 °F 1967
10 41 °F 1964
10 41 °F 1932
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -25 °F which happened in 1985.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -25 °F 1985
2 -18 °F 1943
3 -17 °F 1984
4 -12 °F 1885
5 -11 °F 1888
5 -11 °F 1924
7 -10 °F 1963
7 -10 °F 1883
7 -10 °F 1970
10 -9 °F 1877
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -7 °F 1985
2 1 °F 1984
2 1 °F 1963
2 1 °F 1883
5 2 °F 1924
6 3 °F 1888
7 4 °F 1970
8 7 °F 1936
9 8 °F 1943
9 8 °F 2008
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 1.20 inches which happened in 1974.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.20 inches 1974
2 0.94 inches 1898
3 0.93 inches 1894
4 0.92 inches 1937
5 0.86 inches 1886
6 0.43 inches 2017
7 0.42 inches 1972
8 0.37 inches 1982
9 0.34 inches 1951
10 0.33 inches 1990
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 9.9 inches 1886
2 5.9 inches 1898
3 5.3 inches 2006
4 4.1 inches 1935
5 3.5 inches 1889
6 3.4 inches 1951
6 3.4 inches 1982
8 3.2 inches 1959
8 3.2 inches 1990
10 3.1 inches 1972
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location