Milwaukee May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 1987
Lowest temperature 31 °F 1983
Lowest daily high 44 °F 2002
Highest daily low 67 °F 1906
Most precipitation 2.99 inches 2020
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 65.9 °F
Average low 47.5 °F
Chance precipitation 37.8%
Chance snow 0%
Milwaukee May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 52 41 0.00 0.0
2022 61 47 0.00 0.0
2021 70 50 0.00 0.0
2020 54 49 2.99 0.0
2019 51 43 0.13 0.0
2018 65 49 0.00 0.0
2017 84 61 0.35 0.0
2016 54 43 0.00 0.0
2015 78 47 0.21 0.0
2014 61 42 0.00 0.0
2013 56 46 0.53 0.0
2012 64 44 0.00 0.0
2011 56 38 0.00 0.0
2010 57 49 0.00 0.0
2009 60 42 0.00 0.0
2008 71 52 0.01 0.0
2007 58 42 0.00 0.0
2006 68 46 0.17 0.0
2005 62 45 0.00 0.0
2004 80 53 0.59 0.0
2003 57 45 0.00 0.0
2002 44 35 0.00 0.0
2001 73 53 0.01 0.0
2000 55 44 1.70 0.0
1999 75 58 0.52 0.0
1998 85 57 0.00 0.0
1997 45 36 0.00 0.0
1996 85 44 0.05 0.0
1995 66 50 0.00 0.0
1994 53 40 0.00 0.0
1993 54 44 0.05 0.0
1992 82 46 0.00 0.0
1991 67 44 0.00 0.0
1990 59 52 0.00 0.0
1989 69 45 0.00 0.0
1988 56 42 0.00 0.0
1987 88 56 0.60 0.0
1986 64 46 1.09 0.0
1985 61 44 0.02 0.0
1984 83 49 0.00 0.0
1983 53 31 0.00 0.0
1982 73 44 0.00 0.0
1981 46 38 0.00 0.0
1980 53 46 0.85 0.0
1979 73 49 0.00 0.0
1978 71 46 0.00 0.0
1977 85 61 0.22 0.0
1976 59 43 0.00 0.0
1975 61 40 0.00 0.0
1974 60 46 0.00 0.0
1973 50 34 0.00 0.0
1972 75 47 0.00 0.0
1971 79 44 0.00 0.0
1970 57 44 0.00 0.0
1969 67 39 0.55 0.0
1968 62 42 0.00 0.0
1967 72 45 0.00 0.0
1966 63 47 0.07 0.0
1965 55 44 0.01 0.0
1964 78 53 0.00 0.0
1963 61 47 0.06 0.0
1962 87 62 0.00 0.0
1961 49 38 0.08 0.0
1960 62 43 0.31 0.0
1959 75 46 0.00 0.0
1958 85 50 0.07 0.0
1957 45 41 0.29 0.0
1956 56 38 0.00 0.0
1955 58 40 0.00 0.0
1954 56 44 0.00 0.0
1953 55 44 0.61 0.0
1952 53 39 0.00 0.0
1951 52 44 0.01 0.0
1950 56 43 0.00 0.0
1949 78 59 0.33 0.0
1948 67 50 0.00 0.0
1947 52 45 0.60 0.0
1946 52 40 0.00 0.0
1945 48 39 0.03 0.0
1944 78 45 0.00 0.0
1943 53 42 0.04 0.0
1942 65 46 0.12 0.0
1941 50 40 0.00 0.0
1940 54 41 0.00 0.0
1939 51 41 0.00 0.0
1938 60 45 1.02 0.0
1937 70 50 0.00 0.0
1936 82 62 1.00 0.0
1935 59 47 0.00 0.0
1934 86 53 0.00 0.0
1933 63 50 0.04 0.0
1932 61 44 0.00 0.0
1931 58 43 0.00 0.0
1930 47 38 0.00 0.0
1929 64 38 0.00 0.0
1928 66 47 0.00 0.0
1927 74 48 0.16 0.0
1926 79 57 0.00 0.0
1925 45 34 0.00 0.0
1924 70 54 0.07 0.0
1923 51 42 0.00 0.0
1922 62 50 0.00 0.0
1921 60 44 0.08 0.0
1920 57 42 0.31 0.0
1919 65 46 0.00 0.0
1918 74 56 0.24 0.0
1917 86 61 0.00 0.0
1916 54 42 0.00 0.0
1915 45 33 0.32 0.0
1914 70 52 0.00 0.0
1913 71 52 0.00 0.0
1912 68 44 0.00 0.0
1911 88 61 0.00 0.0
1910 59 49 0.20 0.0
1909 58 48 0.00 0.0
1908 67 51 0.00 0.0
1907 70 53 0.03 0.0
1906 88 67 0.00 0.0
1905 51 41 0.00 0.0
1904 55 40 0.00 0.0
1903 83 51 0.06 0.0
1902 59 48 0.01 0.0
1901 81 59 0.00 0.0
1900 49 41 0.09 0.0
1899 64 42 0.00 0.0
1898 52 42 0.00 0.0
1897 75 50 0.00 0.0
1896 74 52 0.52 0.0
1895 60 42 0.05 0.0
1894 62 41 0.77 0.0
1893 65 40 0.00 0.0
1892 58 48 0.00 0.0
1891 58 34 0.00 0.0
1890 50 36 0.00 0.0
1889 75 58 1.20 0.0
1888 55 38 0.17 0.0
1887 62 47 0.00 0.0
1886 64 42 0.00 0.0
1885 76 53 0.07 0.0
1884 72 46 0.00 0.0
1883 56 47 0.07 n/a
1882 64 42 0.00 n/a
1881 65 47 0.00 n/a
1880 85 59 0.00 n/a
1879 65 47 0.00 n/a
1878 54 46 0.00 n/a
1877 80 63 0.36 n/a
1876 76 58 0.00 n/a
1875 62 36 0.00 n/a
1874 55 40 0.14 n/a
1873 56 47 0.00 n/a
1872 56 51 0.10 n/a
1871 45 41 0.27 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 88 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1987.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1911
1 88 °F 1906
1 88 °F 1987
4 87 °F 1962
5 86 °F 1917
5 86 °F 1934
7 85 °F 1977
7 85 °F 1996
7 85 °F 1880
7 85 °F 1958
7 85 °F 1998
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 31 °F which happened in 1983.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 31 °F 1983
2 33 °F 1915
3 34 °F 1973
3 34 °F 1925
3 34 °F 1891
6 35 °F 2002
7 36 °F 1875
7 36 °F 1997
7 36 °F 1890
10 38 °F 1929
10 38 °F 1888
10 38 °F 1961
10 38 °F 1930
10 38 °F 1981
10 38 °F 1956
10 38 °F 2011
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 44 °F 2002
2 45 °F 1925
2 45 °F 1915
2 45 °F 1957
2 45 °F 1997
2 45 °F 1871
7 46 °F 1981
8 47 °F 1930
9 48 °F 1945
10 49 °F 1900
10 49 °F 1961
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 2.99 inches which happened in 2020.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.99 inches 2020
2 1.70 inches 2000
3 1.20 inches 1889
4 1.09 inches 1986
5 1.02 inches 1938
6 1.00 inches 1936
7 0.85 inches 1980
8 0.77 inches 1894
9 0.61 inches 1953
10 0.60 inches 1947
10 0.60 inches 1987
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location