Milwaukee January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of January 5.
January 5 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 56 °F 2019
Lowest temperature -24 °F 1884
Lowest daily high -11 °F 1912
Highest daily low 39 °F 1946
Most precipitation 0.75 inches 1929
Most snow 4.5 inches 1910
January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 31.4 °F
Average low 18.2 °F
Chance precipitation 39.1%
Chance snow 28.7%
Milwaukee January 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 39 24 0.00 0.0
2023 36 33 0.01 0.5
2022 34 15 0.00 0.4
2021 37 29 0.00 0.0
2020 41 24 0.00 0.0
2019 56 29 0.00 0.0
2018 12 0 0.00 0.0
2017 12 1 0.00 0.0
2016 31 13 0.00 0.0
2015 3 -6 0.09 1.4
2014 22 -4 0.00 0.0
2013 36 18 0.05 0.1
2012 47 26 0.00 0.0
2011 25 7 0.03 0.4
2010 24 16 0.00 0.0
2009 29 10 0.00 0.0
2008 41 35 0.00 0.0
2007 53 38 0.00 0.0
2006 37 29 0.00 0.0
2005 29 21 0.17 3.2
2004 26 3 0.02 0.6
2003 34 28 0.06 0.6
2002 36 28 0.00 0.0
2001 37 23 0.00 0.0
2000 25 7 0.00 0.0
1999 11 -15 0.02 0.8
1998 53 35 0.26 0.0
1997 39 15 0.00 0.0
1996 18 6 0.00 0.0
1995 21 -1 0.00 0.0
1994 28 5 0.31 4.2
1993 30 24 0.00 0.0
1992 36 33 0.00 0.0
1991 30 15 0.31 3.1
1990 36 18 0.00 0.0
1989 35 16 0.24 0.8
1988 -2 -12 0.00 0.0
1987 38 22 0.00 0.0
1986 24 4 0.00 0.0
1985 35 18 0.00 0.0
1984 39 25 0.00 0.0
1983 35 27 0.00 0.0
1982 28 3 0.00 0.0
1981 22 -8 0.00 0.0
1980 28 23 0.02 0.6
1979 -2 -16 0.00 0.0
1978 33 18 0.00 0.0
1977 26 19 0.02 0.4
1976 23 -6 0.00 0.0
1975 35 10 0.00 0.0
1974 18 5 0.00 0.0
1973 5 -4 0.00 0.0
1972 13 -7 0.00 0.0
1971 11 -6 0.00 0.0
1970 10 -1 0.00 0.0
1969 22 -7 0.09 0.9
1968 23 -10 0.00 0.0
1967 30 18 0.01 0.1
1966 44 17 0.00 0.0
1965 40 28 0.00 0.0
1964 39 24 0.00 0.0
1963 31 25 0.00 0.0
1962 36 28 0.23 0.0
1961 35 9 0.00 0.0
1960 18 4 0.00 0.0
1959 8 -11 0.00 0.0
1958 30 8 0.00 0.0
1957 29 19 0.00 0.0
1956 41 18 0.00 0.0
1955 38 31 0.42 0.0
1954 36 27 0.00 0.0
1953 24 1 0.01 0.2
1952 27 19 0.00 0.0
1951 31 20 0.33 3.6
1950 24 5 0.00 0.0
1949 39 17 0.00 0.0
1948 35 21 0.00 0.0
1947 21 5 0.01 0.1
1946 50 39 0.49 0.0
1945 9 -3 0.03 2.4
1944 36 14 0.13 1.7
1943 15 -5 0.00 0.0
1942 -6 -17 0.00 0.0
1941 21 2 0.00 0.0
1940 20 -5 0.00 n/a
1939 46 33 0.24 0.0
1938 22 13 0.00 0.0
1937 27 7 0.00 0.0
1936 31 13 0.00 0.0
1935 40 25 0.00 0.0
1934 37 35 0.06 0.0
1933 43 22 0.00 0.0
1932 44 31 0.36 0.1
1931 38 34 0.19 1.4
1930 45 32 0.00 0.0
1929 42 18 0.75 3.5
1928 32 14 0.00 0.0
1927 35 22 0.00 0.0
1926 38 26 0.01 0.0
1925 32 22 0.00 0.0
1924 -8 -17 0.01 0.1
1923 29 22 0.00 0.0
1922 26 5 0.00 0.0
1921 36 25 0.00 0.0
1920 22 -1 0.00 0.0
1919 19 5 0.03 0.2
1918 30 26 0.17 0.2
1917 35 20 0.00 0.0
1916 49 0 0.05 0.0
1915 35 19 0.00 0.0
1914 26 22 0.00 0.0
1913 28 13 0.16 1.8
1912 -11 -18 0.00 0.0
1911 22 -5 0.51 3.0
1910 25 -2 0.00 4.5
1909 34 -6 0.03 0.0
1908 35 21 0.00 0.0
1907 42 29 0.00 0.0
1906 34 15 0.00 0.0
1905 30 20 0.06 1.4
1904 27 8 0.00 0.0
1903 25 17 0.05 0.8
1902 32 20 0.00 0.0
1901 30 18 0.00 0.0
1900 42 31 0.00 0.0
1899 18 5 0.00 0.0
1898 43 24 0.00 0.0
1897 19 11 0.02 0.2
1896 8 -9 0.06 0.6
1895 29 5 0.01 0.1
1894 28 23 0.00 0.0
1893 14 4 0.00 0.0
1892 25 12 0.00 0.0
1891 28 18 0.00 0.0
1890 42 20 0.08 0.0
1889 38 33 0.04 0.0
1888 33 29 0.15 0.0
1887 17 0 0.01 0.3
1886 29 12 0.17 1.9
1885 41 24 0.15 0.0
1884 -6 -24 0.00 n/a
1883 28 23 0.06 n/a
1882 33 25 0.00 n/a
1881 30 22 0.00 n/a
1880 43 30 0.00 n/a
1879 17 -4 0.00 n/a
1878 13 -6 0.01 n/a
1877 24 17 0.00 n/a
1876 42 25 0.03 n/a
1875 4 -15 0.00 n/a
1874 23 5 0.00 n/a
1873 23 10 0.00 n/a
1872 35 25 0.00 n/a
1871 35 21 0.08 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 56 °F which happened in 2019.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 56 °F 2019
2 53 °F 1998
2 53 °F 2007
4 50 °F 1946
5 49 °F 1916
6 47 °F 2012
7 46 °F 1939
8 45 °F 1930
9 44 °F 1932
9 44 °F 1966
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is -24 °F which happened in 1884.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -24 °F 1884
2 -18 °F 1912
3 -17 °F 1942
3 -17 °F 1924
5 -16 °F 1979
6 -15 °F 1875
6 -15 °F 1999
8 -12 °F 1988
9 -11 °F 1959
10 -10 °F 1968
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -11 °F 1912
2 -8 °F 1924
3 -6 °F 1884
3 -6 °F 1942
5 -2 °F 1979
5 -2 °F 1988
7 3 °F 2015
8 4 °F 1875
9 5 °F 1973
10 8 °F 1959
10 8 °F 1896
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 0.75 inches which happened in 1929.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.75 inches 1929
2 0.51 inches 1911
3 0.49 inches 1946
4 0.42 inches 1955
5 0.36 inches 1932
6 0.33 inches 1951
7 0.31 inches 1994
7 0.31 inches 1991
9 0.26 inches 1998
10 0.24 inches 1989
10 0.24 inches 1939
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.5 inches 1910
2 4.2 inches 1994
3 3.6 inches 1951
4 3.5 inches 1929
5 3.2 inches 2005
6 3.1 inches 1991
7 3.0 inches 1911
8 2.4 inches 1945
9 1.9 inches 1886
10 1.8 inches 1913
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location