Milwaukee January 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of January 4.
January 4 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F 1997
Lowest temperature -23 °F 1884
Lowest daily high -12 °F 1884
Highest daily low 39 °F 1880
Most precipitation 0.92 inches 1982
Most snow 6.7 inches 1982
January 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.6 °F
Average low 18.5 °F
Chance precipitation 38.9%
Chance snow 28.3%
Milwaukee January 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 36 26 0.00 0.0
2023 42 35 0.00 0.0
2022 34 19 0.00 0.0
2021 29 21 0.01 0.2
2020 33 25 0.00 0.0
2019 50 29 0.00 0.0
2018 12 0 0.00 0.0
2017 18 5 0.00 0.0
2016 29 16 0.01 0.4
2015 34 -2 0.18 3.2
2014 30 13 0.03 0.3
2013 30 13 0.00 0.0
2012 34 24 0.00 0.0
2011 29 11 0.00 0.1
2010 21 11 0.00 0.0
2009 35 14 0.21 0.0
2008 35 21 0.00 0.0
2007 50 38 0.00 0.0
2006 41 37 0.02 0.0
2005 30 26 0.05 0.5
2004 30 24 0.44 4.8
2003 36 15 0.05 0.5
2002 33 19 0.00 0.0
2001 31 18 0.00 0.0
2000 30 19 0.08 0.9
1999 8 -5 0.00 0.0
1998 41 30 0.59 0.1
1997 60 38 0.42 0.0
1996 22 13 0.00 0.0
1995 7 -1 0.00 0.0
1994 29 12 0.02 0.2
1993 42 30 0.68 1.8
1992 36 34 0.00 0.0
1991 22 1 0.00 0.0
1990 38 21 0.66 1.7
1989 27 11 0.00 0.0
1988 17 -9 0.00 0.0
1987 31 22 0.00 0.0
1986 29 23 0.28 3.6
1985 35 1 0.00 0.0
1984 40 30 0.00 0.0
1983 37 14 0.00 0.0
1982 31 15 0.92 6.7
1981 6 -7 0.00 0.0
1980 26 22 0.10 2.7
1979 0 -5 0.00 0.0
1978 30 9 0.00 0.0
1977 24 0 0.00 0.0
1976 11 -2 0.00 0.0
1975 30 16 0.00 0.0
1974 16 -1 0.00 0.0
1973 33 3 0.00 0.0
1972 11 0 0.00 0.0
1971 36 11 0.23 0.0
1970 19 -1 0.00 0.1
1969 -1 -8 0.00 0.0
1968 2 -10 0.00 0.0
1967 30 -3 0.24 3.5
1966 43 26 0.00 0.0
1965 39 25 0.00 0.0
1964 38 26 0.00 0.0
1963 34 27 0.00 0.0
1962 36 30 0.22 0.0
1961 27 -2 0.00 0.0
1960 20 5 0.00 0.0
1959 -1 -10 0.00 0.0
1958 20 -1 0.00 0.0
1957 28 18 0.00 0.0
1956 32 10 0.00 0.0
1955 39 36 0.01 0.0
1954 39 29 0.01 0.1
1953 26 14 0.01 0.1
1952 32 14 0.28 4.5
1951 28 16 0.00 0.0
1950 26 9 0.01 0.1
1949 41 36 0.27 0.0
1948 36 23 0.04 0.6
1947 9 -6 0.00 0.0
1946 41 32 0.40 0.0
1945 10 -6 0.00 0.0
1944 37 18 0.00 0.0
1943 21 1 0.02 0.2
1942 -4 -13 0.00 0.0
1941 13 2 0.00 0.1
1940 13 -5 0.00 n/a
1939 35 31 0.00 0.0
1938 32 18 0.00 0.0
1937 38 10 0.00 0.0
1936 34 13 0.21 0.2
1935 26 4 0.00 0.0
1934 36 33 0.31 0.0
1933 40 23 0.00 0.0
1932 32 18 0.00 0.0
1931 37 31 0.00 0.0
1930 39 16 0.00 0.0
1929 33 5 0.09 0.0
1928 23 10 0.00 0.0
1927 38 34 0.00 0.0
1926 42 34 0.00 0.0
1925 26 14 0.00 0.0
1924 3 -13 0.00 0.0
1923 31 17 0.09 1.2
1922 39 26 0.73 0.0
1921 46 36 0.00 0.0
1920 15 -1 0.00 0.0
1919 5 -14 0.00 0.0
1918 27 15 0.00 0.0
1917 37 30 0.00 0.0
1916 46 25 0.00 0.0
1915 25 17 0.00 0.0
1914 34 25 0.02 0.2
1913 21 10 0.00 0.0
1912 2 -11 0.00 0.0
1911 14 -3 0.01 0.1
1910 23 -6 0.75 4.0
1909 54 34 0.00 0.0
1908 38 25 0.00 0.0
1907 33 16 0.00 0.0
1906 34 25 0.07 1.2
1905 25 9 0.12 0.4
1904 11 -3 0.00 0.0
1903 28 22 0.01 0.2
1902 25 9 0.00 0.0
1901 33 22 0.00 0.0
1900 43 24 0.00 0.0
1899 46 10 0.09 0.1
1898 33 23 0.00 0.0
1897 35 16 0.15 1.2
1896 0 -12 0.00 0.0
1895 5 -4 0.00 0.0
1894 33 29 0.01 0.0
1893 15 2 0.06 0.7
1892 20 15 0.03 0.3
1891 30 16 0.00 0.0
1890 40 29 0.00 0.0
1889 40 24 0.00 0.0
1888 37 16 0.00 0.0
1887 20 4 0.04 1.5
1886 42 29 0.50 0.5
1885 34 19 0.00 0.0
1884 -12 -23 0.00 n/a
1883 23 0 0.20 n/a
1882 28 19 0.00 n/a
1881 30 6 0.00 n/a
1880 53 39 0.06 n/a
1879 0 -10 0.00 n/a
1878 27 0 0.06 n/a
1877 18 6 0.14 n/a
1876 36 15 0.00 n/a
1875 2 -9 0.00 n/a
1874 56 10 0.80 n/a
1873 22 7 0.00 n/a
1872 30 25 0.00 n/a
1871 32 3 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 60 °F which happened in 1997.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1997
2 56 °F 1874
3 54 °F 1909
4 53 °F 1880
5 50 °F 2019
5 50 °F 2007
7 46 °F 1916
7 46 °F 1921
7 46 °F 1899
10 43 °F 1966
10 43 °F 1900
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -23 °F which happened in 1884.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -23 °F 1884
2 -14 °F 1919
3 -13 °F 1924
3 -13 °F 1942
5 -12 °F 1896
6 -11 °F 1912
7 -10 °F 1879
7 -10 °F 1959
7 -10 °F 1968
10 -9 °F 1875
10 -9 °F 1988
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -12 °F 1884
2 -4 °F 1942
3 -1 °F 1959
3 -1 °F 1969
5 0 °F 1979
5 0 °F 1896
5 0 °F 1879
8 2 °F 1912
8 2 °F 1968
8 2 °F 1875
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 0.92 inches which happened in 1982.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.92 inches 1982
2 0.80 inches 1874
3 0.75 inches 1910
4 0.73 inches 1922
5 0.68 inches 1993
6 0.66 inches 1990
7 0.59 inches 1998
8 0.50 inches 1886
9 0.44 inches 2004
10 0.42 inches 1997
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.7 inches 1982
2 4.8 inches 2004
3 4.5 inches 1952
4 4.0 inches 1910
5 3.6 inches 1986
6 3.5 inches 1967
7 3.2 inches 2015
8 2.7 inches 1980
9 1.8 inches 1993
10 1.7 inches 1990
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location