Milwaukee May 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the date of May 5.
May 5 All-Time Records
1871–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1949
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1973
Lowest daily high 40 °F 1890
Highest daily low 71 °F 1949
Most precipitation 2.02 inches 1976
Most snow 0.5 inches 1893
May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 60.8 °F
Average low 43.3 °F
Chance precipitation 37.9%
Chance snow 0.7%
Milwaukee May 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 72 56 0.00 0.0
2022 53 38 0.00 0.0
2021 54 40 0.00 0.0
2020 45 40 0.00 0.0
2019 75 50 0.17 0.0
2018 81 51 0.00 0.0
2017 51 42 0.00 0.0
2016 55 40 0.00 0.0
2015 53 44 0.44 0.0
2014 45 39 0.00 0.0
2013 60 43 0.00 0.0
2012 53 47 0.12 0.0
2011 64 39 0.02 0.0
2010 71 55 0.01 0.0
2009 64 47 0.00 0.0
2008 76 48 0.00 0.0
2007 58 46 0.01 0.0
2006 53 44 0.00 0.0
2005 63 37 0.00 0.0
2004 53 37 0.00 0.0
2003 62 44 0.19 0.0
2002 61 43 0.00 0.0
2001 54 43 0.00 0.0
2000 84 61 0.00 0.0
1999 67 54 0.06 0.0
1998 67 49 0.00 0.0
1997 72 44 0.09 0.0
1996 49 40 0.01 0.0
1995 73 40 0.00 0.0
1994 67 38 0.00 0.0
1993 66 47 0.00 0.0
1992 48 34 0.00 0.0
1991 50 43 0.58 0.0
1990 65 41 0.06 0.0
1989 54 33 0.02 0.0
1988 69 42 0.00 0.0
1987 58 37 0.00 0.0
1986 79 60 0.09 0.0
1985 74 51 0.11 0.0
1984 67 46 0.00 0.0
1983 52 33 0.00 0.0
1982 77 60 0.08 0.0
1981 63 37 0.01 0.0
1980 88 48 0.00 0.0
1979 64 33 0.00 0.0
1978 44 38 0.11 0.0
1977 80 48 0.02 0.0
1976 77 39 2.02 0.0
1975 50 40 1.08 0.0
1974 53 38 0.18 0.0
1973 55 30 0.00 0.0
1972 62 41 0.12 0.0
1971 58 39 0.00 0.0
1970 55 36 0.00 0.0
1969 80 45 0.18 0.0
1968 49 34 0.00 0.0
1967 50 32 0.00 0.0
1966 81 49 0.00 0.0
1965 59 44 0.00 0.0
1964 76 57 0.00 0.0
1963 50 38 0.00 0.0
1962 74 55 0.13 0.0
1961 52 42 0.00 0.0
1960 66 54 0.18 0.0
1959 84 49 0.00 0.0
1958 46 35 0.00 0.0
1957 57 31 0.00 0.0
1956 49 42 0.51 0.0
1955 68 52 0.00 0.0
1954 44 35 0.00 0.0
1953 55 45 0.00 0.0
1952 86 63 0.00 0.0
1951 48 39 0.00 0.0
1950 80 47 0.00 0.0
1949 89 71 0.00 0.0
1948 72 44 0.01 0.0
1947 51 43 0.00 0.0
1946 64 38 0.00 0.0
1945 64 43 0.00 0.0
1944 47 33 0.00 0.0
1943 84 45 0.01 0.0
1942 49 37 0.00 0.0
1941 84 57 0.00 0.0
1940 64 42 0.00 0.0
1939 83 48 0.00 0.0
1938 62 46 0.00 0.0
1937 58 45 0.00 0.0
1936 55 42 0.00 0.0
1935 45 39 0.05 0.0
1934 72 51 0.00 0.0
1933 45 39 1.32 0.0
1932 50 42 0.09 0.0
1931 73 47 0.00 0.0
1930 83 63 0.00 0.0
1929 54 36 0.00 0.0
1928 59 43 0.00 0.0
1927 65 46 0.00 0.0
1926 80 51 0.00 0.0
1925 50 42 0.00 0.0
1924 51 42 0.19 0.0
1923 59 44 0.00 0.0
1922 76 55 0.00 0.0
1921 61 48 0.00 0.0
1920 57 41 0.00 0.0
1919 45 37 0.00 0.0
1918 82 47 0.00 0.0
1917 45 37 0.00 0.0
1916 71 52 0.04 0.0
1915 60 43 0.00 0.0
1914 59 44 0.01 0.0
1913 68 56 0.83 0.0
1912 56 44 0.16 0.0
1911 60 42 0.00 0.0
1910 53 37 0.00 0.0
1909 86 44 0.00 0.0
1908 45 39 0.48 0.0
1907 46 36 0.02 0.0
1906 61 44 0.00 0.0
1905 65 50 0.00 0.0
1904 67 46 0.00 0.0
1903 67 48 0.03 0.0
1902 62 46 0.00 0.0
1901 62 45 0.00 0.0
1900 54 37 0.00 0.0
1899 72 49 0.00 0.0
1898 52 39 0.05 0.0
1897 82 52 0.00 0.0
1896 59 51 0.00 0.0
1895 72 55 0.64 0.0
1894 70 47 0.61 0.0
1893 44 36 0.46 0.5
1892 44 41 1.28 0.0
1891 53 31 0.00 0.0
1890 40 33 0.28 0.0
1889 77 50 0.00 0.0
1888 62 42 0.00 0.0
1887 52 46 0.21 0.0
1886 56 41 0.00 0.0
1885 60 38 0.05 0.0
1884 56 44 0.29 0.0
1883 57 42 0.01 n/a
1882 46 38 0.01 n/a
1881 52 42 0.01 n/a
1880 77 58 0.16 n/a
1879 61 40 0.00 n/a
1878 57 41 0.00 n/a
1877 55 37 0.00 n/a
1876 43 37 0.86 n/a
1875 51 33 0.42 n/a
1874 50 43 0.00 n/a
1873 60 41 0.00 n/a
1872 61 41 0.00 n/a
1871 42 34 0.56 n/a
What's the all-time high for Milwaukee on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 89 °F which happened in 1949.
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1949
2 88 °F 1980
3 86 °F 1909
3 86 °F 1952
5 84 °F 1943
5 84 °F 1941
5 84 °F 1959
5 84 °F 2000
9 83 °F 1939
9 83 °F 1930
What's the all-time low for Milwaukee on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Milwaukee history is 30 °F which happened in 1973.
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1973
2 31 °F 1957
2 31 °F 1891
4 32 °F 1967
5 33 °F 1983
5 33 °F 1890
5 33 °F 1944
5 33 °F 1875
5 33 °F 1989
5 33 °F 1979
Lowest High Temperatures in Milwaukee on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1890
2 42 °F 1871
3 43 °F 1876
4 44 °F 1978
4 44 °F 1954
4 44 °F 1892
4 44 °F 1893
8 45 °F 1933
8 45 °F 2014
8 45 °F 1917
8 45 °F 1908
8 45 °F 2020
8 45 °F 1919
8 45 °F 1935
What's the most it has ever rained in Milwaukee on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Milwaukee history is 2.02 inches which happened in 1976.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Milwaukee on May 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.02 inches 1976
2 1.32 inches 1933
3 1.28 inches 1892
4 1.08 inches 1975
5 0.86 inches 1876
6 0.83 inches 1913
7 0.64 inches 1895
8 0.61 inches 1894
9 0.58 inches 1991
10 0.56 inches 1871
All-Time Most Snow in Milwaukee on May 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.5 inches 1893
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location