Milwaukee May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 87 °F 1955
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1939
Lowest daily high 40 °F 1935
Highest daily low 60 °F 1955
Most precipitation 1.12 inches 1912
Most snow 3.2 inches 1935
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 60.3 °F
Average low 42.8 °F
Chance precipitation 39.1%
Chance snow 0.9%
Milwaukee May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 51 39 0.00 0.0
2022 47 41 0.84 0.0
2021 71 50 0.44 0.0
2020 74 42 0.00 0.0
2019 51 39 0.00 0.0
2018 63 43 0.62 0.0
2017 55 33 0.00 0.0
2016 69 39 0.04 0.0
2015 80 58 0.00 0.0
2014 64 46 0.00 0.0
2013 44 37 0.01 0.0
2012 83 59 0.00 0.0
2011 44 39 0.00 0.0
2010 74 53 0.00 0.0
2009 70 45 0.00 0.0
2008 55 46 0.07 0.0
2007 56 43 0.00 0.0
2006 75 48 0.00 0.0
2005 47 37 0.00 0.0
2004 46 31 0.00 0.0
2003 52 36 0.00 0.0
2002 47 34 0.00 0.0
2001 71 48 0.09 0.0
2000 69 45 0.00 0.0
1999 72 48 0.00 0.0
1998 55 45 0.15 0.0
1997 55 39 0.03 0.0
1996 54 41 0.01 0.0
1995 62 41 0.00 0.0
1994 58 37 0.00 0.0
1993 62 50 0.10 0.0
1992 57 40 0.00 0.0
1991 46 38 0.00 0.0
1990 51 41 0.00 0.0
1989 66 42 0.00 0.0
1988 64 42 0.00 0.0
1987 50 40 0.03 0.0
1986 54 33 0.00 0.0
1985 67 37 0.00 0.0
1984 45 40 0.26 0.0
1983 47 36 0.00 0.0
1982 67 48 0.00 0.0
1981 75 41 0.00 0.0
1980 74 44 0.00 0.0
1979 58 41 0.07 0.0
1978 55 30 0.00 0.0
1977 51 39 0.00 0.0
1976 47 36 0.00 0.0
1975 57 43 0.07 0.0
1974 57 39 0.03 0.0
1973 47 36 0.00 0.0
1972 50 38 0.00 0.0
1971 53 32 0.00 0.0
1970 73 34 0.02 0.0
1969 67 47 0.00 0.0
1968 62 39 0.04 0.0
1967 50 30 0.00 0.0
1966 53 34 0.00 0.0
1965 80 45 0.00 0.0
1964 64 45 0.00 0.0
1963 75 48 0.00 0.0
1962 77 33 0.00 0.0
1961 52 37 0.00 0.0
1960 75 51 0.00 0.0
1959 83 56 0.00 0.0
1958 77 47 0.00 0.0
1957 42 35 0.00 0.0
1956 54 38 0.34 0.0
1955 87 60 0.00 0.0
1954 42 31 0.00 0.0
1953 50 40 0.01 0.0
1952 64 43 0.00 0.0
1951 78 44 0.02 0.0
1950 67 43 0.00 0.0
1949 87 52 0.00 0.0
1948 60 41 0.00 0.0
1947 51 40 0.01 0.0
1946 51 41 0.00 0.0
1945 47 38 0.23 0.0
1944 75 51 0.05 0.0
1943 58 44 0.00 0.0
1942 62 43 0.26 0.0
1941 62 46 0.00 0.0
1940 43 33 0.00 0.0
1939 61 29 0.00 0.0
1938 85 56 0.00 0.0
1937 58 47 0.09 0.0
1936 47 37 0.01 0.0
1935 40 32 1.10 3.2
1934 74 58 0.00 0.0
1933 44 38 0.00 0.0
1932 57 46 0.04 0.0
1931 49 36 0.00 0.0
1930 67 50 0.00 0.0
1929 44 33 0.00 0.0
1928 87 53 0.00 0.0
1927 68 48 0.00 0.0
1926 45 33 0.00 0.0
1925 60 47 0.20 0.0
1924 59 42 0.06 0.0
1923 65 45 0.00 0.0
1922 60 48 0.28 0.0
1921 45 36 0.00 0.0
1920 49 36 0.00 0.0
1919 44 39 0.49 0.0
1918 83 40 0.00 0.0
1917 54 38 0.00 0.0
1916 55 43 0.04 0.0
1915 49 41 0.45 0.0
1914 60 44 0.33 0.0
1913 74 57 0.04 0.0
1912 64 46 1.12 0.0
1911 56 35 0.00 0.0
1910 46 34 0.00 0.0
1909 48 32 0.00 0.0
1908 47 38 0.00 0.0
1907 48 34 0.00 0.0
1906 70 41 0.14 0.0
1905 78 42 0.00 0.0
1904 63 45 0.00 0.0
1903 56 36 0.08 0.0
1902 58 45 0.05 0.0
1901 56 41 0.00 0.0
1900 54 35 0.00 0.0
1899 66 40 0.11 0.0
1898 51 39 0.01 0.0
1897 48 40 0.09 0.0
1896 77 50 0.00 0.0
1895 74 49 0.18 0.0
1894 70 42 0.00 0.0
1893 50 38 0.04 0.0
1892 74 41 0.56 0.0
1891 60 37 0.00 0.0
1890 67 38 0.00 0.0
1889 60 39 0.00 0.0
1888 56 38 0.15 0.0
1887 59 46 0.00 0.0
1886 63 46 0.00 0.0
1885 56 33 0.00 0.0
1884 63 45 0.00 0.0
1883 41 35 0.35 n/a
1882 56 39 0.00 n/a
1881 45 35 0.00 n/a
1880 80 60 0.00 n/a
1879 50 39 0.27 n/a
1878 54 44 0.00 n/a
1877 52 31 0.00 n/a
1876 52 37 0.13 n/a
1875 55 35 0.00 n/a
1874 42 39 0.00 n/a
1873 52 36 0.01 n/a
1872 53 35 0.00 n/a
1871 46 38 1.10 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 87 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 1955.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 1955
1 87 °F 1928
1 87 °F 1949
4 85 °F 1938
5 83 °F 1918
5 83 °F 2012
5 83 °F 1959
8 80 °F 2015
8 80 °F 1880
8 80 °F 1965
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 29 °F which happened in 1939.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1939
2 30 °F 1978
2 30 °F 1967
4 31 °F 1877
4 31 °F 1954
4 31 °F 2004
7 32 °F 1909
7 32 °F 1935
7 32 °F 1971
10 33 °F 1940
10 33 °F 1926
10 33 °F 1929
10 33 °F 1962
10 33 °F 1986
10 33 °F 2017
10 33 °F 1885
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1935
2 41 °F 1883
3 42 °F 1874
3 42 °F 1954
3 42 °F 1957
6 43 °F 1940
7 44 °F 2013
7 44 °F 1933
7 44 °F 1929
7 44 °F 2011
7 44 °F 1919
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 1.12 inches which happened in 1912.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.12 inches 1912
2 1.10 inches 1935
2 1.10 inches 1871
4 0.84 inches 2022
5 0.62 inches 2018
6 0.56 inches 1892
7 0.49 inches 1919
8 0.45 inches 1915
9 0.44 inches 2021
10 0.35 inches 1883
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.2 inches 1935
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location