Milwaukee January 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of January 21.
January 21 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 56 °F 2017
Lowest temperature -23 °F 1888
Lowest daily high -4 °F 1883
Highest daily low 38 °F 2017
Most precipitation 1.06 inches 1959
Most snow 10.2 inches 1959
January 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 29.8 °F
Average low 16.6 °F
Chance precipitation 41.0%
Chance snow 32.9%
Milwaukee January 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 23 3 0.00 0.0
2023 32 29 0.00 0.0
2022 26 6 0.00 0.0
2021 41 25 0.00 0.0
2020 29 12 0.00 0.0
2019 22 4 0.01 0.9
2018 40 28 0.04 0.0
2017 56 38 0.03 0.0
2016 26 16 0.00 0.0
2015 31 27 0.02 0.4
2014 10 0 0.00 0.0
2013 12 -2 0.00 0.1
2012 27 6 0.00 0.0
2011 9 -5 0.00 0.0
2010 34 29 0.00 0.0
2009 27 16 0.00 0.0
2008 20 5 0.27 6.1
2007 31 20 0.31 3.3
2006 32 20 0.00 0.1
2005 23 20 0.13 2.4
2004 32 7 0.00 0.0
2003 16 3 0.00 0.0
2002 35 25 0.00 0.0
2001 25 9 0.00 0.0
2000 10 -3 0.00 0.0
1999 35 27 0.21 0.0
1998 31 28 0.30 3.2
1997 46 30 0.07 0.0
1996 32 14 0.00 0.0
1995 29 22 0.09 0.6
1994 22 -4 0.00 0.0
1993 39 34 0.63 0.0
1992 36 27 0.00 0.0
1991 15 4 0.00 0.0
1990 31 20 0.10 1.0
1989 36 17 0.00 0.0
1988 29 24 0.00 0.0
1987 32 14 0.00 0.0
1986 44 25 0.01 0.0
1985 22 -7 0.01 0.1
1984 8 -19 0.00 0.0
1983 36 27 0.05 0.5
1982 22 18 0.03 0.5
1981 30 26 0.00 0.0
1980 34 17 0.00 0.0
1979 31 23 0.02 0.2
1978 23 8 0.01 0.1
1977 20 12 0.00 0.0
1976 24 16 0.09 1.3
1975 36 22 0.00 0.0
1974 37 34 0.00 0.0
1973 34 27 0.30 0.0
1972 33 16 0.00 0.0
1971 31 22 0.00 0.0
1970 0 -11 0.00 0.0
1969 36 32 0.00 0.0
1968 41 28 0.00 0.0
1967 40 28 0.00 0.0
1966 28 25 0.13 1.6
1965 40 11 0.00 0.0
1964 50 30 0.00 0.0
1963 1 -17 0.08 1.1
1962 24 8 0.00 0.0
1961 11 -2 0.01 0.1
1960 15 2 0.00 0.0
1959 27 5 1.06 10.2
1958 31 27 0.77 7.9
1957 53 33 0.07 0.0
1956 15 -4 0.00 0.0
1955 34 22 0.06 0.7
1954 18 6 0.02 0.4
1953 40 28 0.00 0.0
1952 29 12 0.16 2.5
1951 16 0 0.00 0.0
1950 35 22 0.00 0.0
1949 30 11 0.00 0.0
1948 17 -1 0.00 0.0
1947 24 -7 0.00 0.0
1946 9 -2 0.00 0.0
1945 34 23 0.00 0.0
1944 46 29 0.00 0.0
1943 27 7 0.07 1.0
1942 37 22 0.00 0.0
1941 38 20 0.07 0.0
1940 19 5 0.00 n/a
1939 31 22 0.04 0.0
1938 41 32 0.00 0.0
1937 29 6 0.00 0.0
1936 9 0 0.09 1.7
1935 18 -10 0.43 0.0
1934 56 37 0.00 0.0
1933 44 32 0.00 0.0
1932 44 35 0.00 0.0
1931 14 1 0.00 0.0
1930 3 -6 0.01 0.4
1929 27 13 0.00 0.0
1928 20 5 0.00 0.0
1927 35 18 0.07 0.5
1926 24 -1 0.00 0.2
1925 34 16 0.00 0.0
1924 3 -19 0.00 0.0
1923 25 12 0.00 0.0
1922 32 16 0.00 0.0
1921 53 35 0.00 0.0
1920 22 6 0.00 0.0
1919 43 30 0.00 0.0
1918 19 1 0.00 0.0
1917 36 18 0.67 6.5
1916 48 34 0.35 0.0
1915 19 8 0.00 0.0
1914 26 19 0.00 0.5
1913 27 4 0.00 0.0
1912 17 -1 0.00 0.0
1911 36 7 0.00 0.0
1910 27 19 0.00 0.0
1909 40 34 0.00 0.0
1908 44 35 0.00 0.0
1907 17 0 0.15 1.8
1906 54 24 0.55 n/a
1905 30 10 0.16 3.5
1904 34 28 0.67 6.7
1903 26 13 0.00 0.0
1902 35 30 0.23 2.3
1901 43 30 0.00 0.0
1900 43 28 0.00 0.0
1899 38 31 0.00 0.0
1898 33 29 0.00 0.0
1897 29 18 0.01 0.1
1896 32 28 0.00 0.0
1895 45 16 0.31 2.0
1894 35 18 0.23 0.0
1893 25 18 0.00 0.0
1892 29 12 0.00 0.0
1891 37 32 0.26 1.0
1890 5 -5 0.00 0.0
1889 18 3 0.00 0.0
1888 1 -23 0.00 0.0
1887 34 0 0.21 0.0
1886 22 2 0.07 1.0
1885 4 -15 0.00 0.0
1884 24 -2 0.00 n/a
1883 -4 -20 0.00 n/a
1882 43 19 0.01 n/a
1881 30 23 0.10 n/a
1880 39 32 0.27 n/a
1879 40 17 0.00 n/a
1878 33 30 0.00 n/a
1877 21 -4 0.00 n/a
1876 27 9 0.19 n/a
1875 33 25 0.00 n/a
1874 38 34 0.84 n/a
1873 27 23 0.06 n/a
1872 28 14 0.00 n/a
1871 29 21 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 56 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2017.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 1934
1 56 °F 2017
3 54 °F 1906
4 53 °F 1957
4 53 °F 1921
6 50 °F 1964
7 48 °F 1916
8 46 °F 1997
8 46 °F 1944
10 45 °F 1895
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -23 °F which happened in 1888.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 -23 °F 1888
2 -20 °F 1883
3 -19 °F 1984
3 -19 °F 1924
5 -17 °F 1963
6 -15 °F 1885
7 -11 °F 1970
8 -10 °F 1935
9 -7 °F 1947
9 -7 °F 1985
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 -4 °F 1883
2 0 °F 1970
3 1 °F 1888
3 1 °F 1963
5 3 °F 1924
5 3 °F 1930
7 4 °F 1885
8 5 °F 1890
9 8 °F 1984
10 9 °F 1946
10 9 °F 2011
10 9 °F 1936
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 1.06 inches which happened in 1959.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.06 inches 1959
2 0.84 inches 1874
3 0.77 inches 1958
4 0.67 inches 1917
4 0.67 inches 1904
6 0.63 inches 1993
7 0.55 inches 1906
8 0.43 inches 1935
9 0.35 inches 1916
10 0.31 inches 2007
10 0.31 inches 1895
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 10.2 inches 1959
2 7.9 inches 1958
3 6.7 inches 1904
4 6.5 inches 1917
5 6.1 inches 2008
6 3.5 inches 1905
7 3.3 inches 2007
8 3.2 inches 1998
9 2.5 inches 1952
10 2.4 inches 2005
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location