Milwaukee January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 59 °F 1874
Lowest temperature -20 °F 1879
Lowest daily high -6 °F 1879
Highest daily low 40 °F 1874
Most precipitation 1.19 inches 1897
Most snow 7.9 inches 1971
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.8 °F
Average low 18.9 °F
Chance precipitation 39.3%
Chance snow 28.6%
Milwaukee January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 38 32 0.00 0.0
2023 42 39 0.20 0.0
2022 23 5 0.00 0.0
2021 35 25 0.00 0.0
2020 40 33 0.00 0.0
2019 40 22 0.00 0.0
2018 17 6 0.00 0.1
2017 39 18 0.00 0.0
2016 29 24 0.00 0.0
2015 34 28 0.21 1.3
2014 19 -4 0.00 0.0
2013 27 16 0.00 0.0
2012 26 10 0.00 0.0
2011 32 23 0.02 0.2
2010 18 3 0.00 0.0
2009 35 14 0.01 0.0
2008 22 3 0.00 0.0
2007 49 33 0.00 0.0
2006 40 38 0.00 0.0
2005 30 25 0.11 0.4
2004 50 25 0.00 0.0
2003 34 17 0.00 0.0
2002 26 12 0.00 0.0
2001 33 8 0.00 0.1
2000 36 30 0.39 3.8
1999 24 7 0.05 1.1
1998 54 30 0.10 0.0
1997 41 37 0.00 0.0
1996 25 12 0.08 2.7
1995 19 4 0.00 0.0
1994 30 28 0.07 0.9
1993 43 33 0.13 0.0
1992 42 35 0.00 0.0
1991 15 -3 0.00 0.0
1990 41 30 0.04 0.0
1989 30 10 0.03 0.1
1988 28 17 0.00 0.0
1987 37 25 0.00 0.0
1986 34 25 0.01 0.1
1985 21 -9 0.00 0.0
1984 36 20 0.00 0.0
1983 27 12 0.00 0.0
1982 32 20 0.16 1.9
1981 14 -5 0.00 0.0
1980 27 23 0.03 0.3
1979 -2 -13 0.00 0.0
1978 15 2 0.00 0.0
1977 22 6 0.05 0.9
1976 26 4 0.01 0.2
1975 34 27 0.03 0.4
1974 16 3 0.00 0.0
1973 34 20 0.53 0.0
1972 25 9 0.00 0.0
1971 33 17 0.73 7.9
1970 15 5 0.01 0.2
1969 14 -6 0.00 0.0
1968 16 2 0.06 1.2
1967 28 2 0.00 0.0
1966 33 18 0.00 0.0
1965 40 27 0.00 0.0
1964 39 33 0.00 0.0
1963 30 27 0.00 0.0
1962 39 28 0.00 0.0
1961 23 -1 0.02 0.4
1960 31 8 0.00 0.0
1959 16 -2 0.19 3.0
1958 15 -2 0.00 0.0
1957 35 15 0.04 0.1
1956 34 17 0.00 0.0
1955 42 31 0.00 0.0
1954 35 28 0.00 0.0
1953 27 16 0.00 0.0
1952 30 8 0.00 0.0
1951 32 25 0.50 2.0
1950 52 26 0.09 0.0
1949 37 33 0.02 0.0
1948 30 24 0.00 0.0
1947 20 6 0.14 1.7
1946 34 19 0.00 0.0
1945 16 0 0.00 0.0
1944 42 15 0.00 0.0
1943 30 20 0.42 3.9
1942 11 -8 0.00 0.0
1941 35 13 0.01 0.0
1940 19 1 0.00 n/a
1939 35 22 0.00 0.0
1938 33 14 0.00 0.0
1937 22 10 0.00 0.0
1936 36 32 0.08 0.0
1935 37 5 0.00 0.0
1934 34 27 0.05 0.5
1933 42 29 0.00 0.0
1932 28 18 0.00 0.0
1931 45 33 0.00 0.0
1930 33 15 0.05 1.3
1929 24 9 0.05 1.2
1928 13 0 0.00 0.0
1927 38 33 0.02 0.0
1926 38 20 0.23 0.0
1925 29 24 0.00 0.0
1924 14 2 0.00 0.0
1923 27 17 0.03 0.8
1922 40 27 0.00 0.0
1921 47 29 0.00 0.0
1920 6 -8 0.00 0.0
1919 9 -12 0.00 0.0
1918 19 9 0.00 0.1
1917 36 29 0.00 0.0
1916 31 14 0.00 0.0
1915 30 14 0.00 0.0
1914 37 34 0.00 0.0
1913 26 13 0.01 0.1
1912 8 -4 0.00 0.0
1911 9 -2 0.00 0.0
1910 14 -5 0.00 0.0
1909 44 34 0.00 0.0
1908 38 14 0.02 0.0
1907 40 24 0.03 0.0
1906 42 28 0.35 0.0
1905 21 12 0.00 0.0
1904 8 -8 0.00 0.0
1903 34 23 0.06 0.8
1902 21 7 0.00 0.0
1901 26 4 0.00 0.0
1900 30 13 0.00 0.0
1899 43 25 0.00 0.0
1898 32 15 0.00 0.0
1897 56 35 1.19 0.0
1896 0 -9 0.00 0.0
1895 25 5 0.08 0.8
1894 40 32 0.00 0.0
1893 4 -6 0.00 0.0
1892 17 8 0.00 0.0
1891 27 15 0.00 0.0
1890 35 12 0.00 0.0
1889 42 28 0.00 0.0
1888 20 -3 0.00 0.0
1887 5 -16 0.00 0.0
1886 41 38 0.40 0.0
1885 26 7 0.00 0.0
1884 3 -12 0.00 n/a
1883 18 5 0.00 n/a
1882 25 14 0.00 n/a
1881 25 16 0.03 n/a
1880 53 34 0.87 n/a
1879 -6 -20 0.00 n/a
1878 27 13 0.01 n/a
1877 13 -2 0.02 n/a
1876 33 16 0.00 n/a
1875 13 0 0.02 n/a
1874 59 40 0.03 n/a
1873 33 13 0.02 n/a
1872 33 30 0.21 n/a
1871 22 3 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 59 °F which happened in 1874.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 59 °F 1874
2 56 °F 1897
3 54 °F 1998
4 53 °F 1880
5 52 °F 1950
6 50 °F 2004
7 49 °F 2007
8 47 °F 1921
9 45 °F 1931
10 44 °F 1909
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -20 °F which happened in 1879.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -20 °F 1879
2 -16 °F 1887
3 -13 °F 1979
4 -12 °F 1884
4 -12 °F 1919
6 -9 °F 1896
6 -9 °F 1985
8 -8 °F 1942
8 -8 °F 1904
8 -8 °F 1920
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -6 °F 1879
2 -2 °F 1979
3 0 °F 1896
4 3 °F 1884
5 4 °F 1893
6 5 °F 1887
7 6 °F 1920
8 8 °F 1912
8 8 °F 1904
10 9 °F 1919
10 9 °F 1911
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 1.19 inches which happened in 1897.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.19 inches 1897
2 0.87 inches 1880
3 0.73 inches 1971
4 0.53 inches 1973
5 0.50 inches 1951
6 0.42 inches 1943
7 0.40 inches 1886
8 0.39 inches 2000
9 0.35 inches 1906
10 0.23 inches 1926
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 7.9 inches 1971
2 3.9 inches 1943
3 3.8 inches 2000
4 3.0 inches 1959
5 2.7 inches 1996
6 2.0 inches 1951
7 1.9 inches 1982
8 1.7 inches 1947
9 1.3 inches 2015
9 1.3 inches 1930
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location