Milwaukee Weather in 1871

Historical record of Milwaukee, Wisconsin weather for the year 1871 based on NOAA data.

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1871 Milwaukee Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	July 8
Lowest temperature	-14 °F	December 5
Highest daily low	73 °F	July 13
Lowest daily high	-4 °F	December 20
Most daily precipitation	2.5 inches	January 15
Total annual precipitation	32.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Milwaukee in 1871?

The highest temperature recorded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1871 was 96 °F which happened on July 8.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee in 1871

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Jul 8
2	92 °F	Aug 6
3	91 °F	Sep 5
3	91 °F	Jul 15
5	90 °F	Sep 4
6	88 °F	Sep 2
6	88 °F	Jul 13
8	87 °F	Aug 19
8	87 °F	Jul 11
8	87 °F	May 19

What was the coldest temperature in Milwaukee in 1871?

The lowest temperature recorded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1871 was -14 °F which happened on Dec 5.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee in 1871

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-14 °F	December 5
2	-12 °F	December 20
3	-10 °F	December 27
4	-9 °F	December 21
5	-8 °F	December 28
5	-8 °F	December 4
7	-4 °F	December 19
8	-1 °F	February 10
9	2 °F	December 9
9	2 °F	December 1

January 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	38	25	0.00
January 2	38	18	0.00
January 3	22	3	0.00
January 4	32	3	0.00
January 5	35	21	0.08
January 6	21	9	0.00
January 7	20	7	0.17
January 8	23	13	0.00
January 9	27	15	0.00
January 10	43	27	0.00
January 11	54	43	0.01
January 12	60	51	0.00
January 13	54	26	0.02
January 14	28	25	0.00
January 15	27	21	2.50
January 16	29	17	0.00
January 17	17	9	0.00
January 18	26	4	0.00
January 19	32	11	0.00
January 20	30	29	0.00
January 21	29	21	0.00
January 22	21	10	0.00
January 23	21	18	0.00
January 24	22	16	0.42
January 25	22	17	0.00
January 26	25	14	0.00
January 27	23	12	0.00
January 28	32	21	0.00
January 29	33	28	0.00
January 30	35	29	0.05
January 31	33	16	0.30

February 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	37	9	0.00
February 2	34	6	0.00
February 3	41	16	0.00
February 4	32	26	0.00
February 5	26	14	0.00
February 6	27	14	0.00
February 7	32	26	0.00
February 8	34	26	0.06
February 9	27	5	0.00
February 10	10	-1	0.00
February 11	22	3	0.00
February 12	24	16	0.09
February 13	24	10	0.05
February 14	28	9	0.00
February 15	39	26	0.00
February 16	38	26	0.00
February 17	34	20	0.00
February 18	23	10	0.78
February 19	34	21	0.00
February 20	28	22	0.08
February 21	28	27	0.00
February 22	34	25	0.00
February 23	53	33	0.05
February 24	50	35	0.00
February 25	46	29	0.00
February 26	36	21	0.02
February 27	31	16	0.20
February 28	46	21	0.00

March 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	32	23	0.00
March 2	32	27	0.50
March 3	33	26	0.42
March 4	44	26	0.00
March 5	47	31	0.03
March 6	43	29	0.00
March 7	44	35	0.10
March 8	48	41	0.00
March 9	42	32	0.53
March 10	45	34	0.00
March 11	43	32	0.00
March 12	38	29	0.00
March 13	42	27	0.00
March 14	35	33	0.00
March 15	41	34	0.50
March 16	48	33	0.00
March 17	43	30	0.14
March 18	38	32	0.05
March 19	33	32	0.00
March 20	36	31	0.28
March 21	34	28	0.00
March 22	31	26	0.00
March 23	34	28	0.15
March 24	39	29	0.00
March 25	41	30	0.00
March 26	38	32	0.00
March 27	33	29	0.46
March 28	38	29	0.00
March 29	46	31	0.00
March 30	41	36	0.00
March 31	36	30	0.00

April 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	56	30	0.00
April 2	77	41	0.00
April 3	60	43	0.21
April 4	63	37	0.01
April 5	42	37	0.00
April 6	50	38	0.00
April 7	83	50	0.00
April 8	77	53	0.00
April 9	55	37	0.00
April 10	44	31	0.07
April 11	37	34	1.70
April 12	55	37	0.01
April 13	48	38	0.02
April 14	41	35	0.00
April 15	40	33	0.00
April 16	38	34	0.00
April 17	43	35	0.36
April 18	52	40	0.22
April 19	58	46	0.53
April 20	46	38	0.02
April 21	40	34	0.14
April 22	51	34	0.25
April 23	62	42	0.00
April 24	61	45	0.00
April 25	55	40	0.00
April 26	49	40	0.00
April 27	62	46	0.18
April 28	47	42	0.00
April 29	50	41	0.05
April 30	51	41	0.00

May 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	50	41	0.00
May 2	46	42	0.00
May 3	46	38	1.10
May 4	38	33	0.75
May 5	42	34	0.56
May 6	54	42	0.03
May 7	46	40	0.00
May 8	49	40	0.00
May 9	44	40	0.00
May 10	55	43	0.00
May 11	68	46	0.00
May 12	79	49	0.00
May 13	51	44	0.00
May 14	58	43	0.00
May 15	59	43	0.00
May 16	71	43	0.00
May 17	45	41	0.27
May 18	61	42	0.00
May 19	87	53	0.00
May 20	84	64	0.00
May 21	73	61	0.38
May 22	69	48	0.00
May 23	55	48	0.00
May 24	70	48	0.00
May 25	72	64	0.07
May 26	72	64	0.08
May 27	69	62	0.00
May 28	76	64	0.00
May 29	73	63	0.00
May 30	72	63	0.00
May 31	75	66	0.00

June 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	79	67	0.00
June 2	81	68	0.06
June 3	79	70	0.00
June 4	80	70	0.16
June 5	80	68	0.01
June 6	79	67	0.00
June 7	74	61	0.16
June 8	61	51	0.03
June 9	64	51	0.00
June 10	74	61	0.31
June 11	70	57	0.00
June 12	74	57	0.05
June 13	68	60	0.00
June 14	73	52	0.00
June 15	64	52	0.00
June 16	63	52	0.00
June 17	59	54	0.30
June 18	70	56	0.07
June 19	76	60	0.00
June 20	70	57	0.64
June 21	64	57	0.00
June 22	74	57	0.05
June 23	62	55	0.31
June 24	58	54	1.02
June 25	64	56	0.00
June 26	76	62	0.00
June 27	80	68	0.00
June 28	68	51	0.00
June 29	61	51	0.00
June 30	70	51	0.00

July 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	83	59	0.00
July 2	83	66	0.00
July 3	72	58	0.00
July 4	78	59	1.06
July 5	86	67	0.00
July 6	80	68	0.25
July 7	78	66	0.00
July 8	96	66	0.00
July 9	82	59	0.00
July 10	66	59	0.00
July 11	87	60	0.00
July 12	83	72	0.00
July 13	88	73	0.00
July 14	75	63	0.08
July 15	91	63	0.00
July 16	74	62	0.00
July 17	82	62	0.00
July 18	82	63	0.00
July 19	66	57	0.08
July 20	74	56	0.00
July 21	69	56	0.02
July 22	69	55	0.00
July 23	74	55	0.00
July 24	74	60	0.00
July 25	75	68	0.00
July 26	86	69	0.00
July 27	70	60	0.00
July 28	69	60	0.00
July 29	75	60	0.00
July 30	73	64	0.00
July 31	80	64	0.18

August 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	77	67	0.00
August 2	85	69	0.00
August 3	85	72	0.13
August 4	82	70	0.01
August 5	80	68	0.00
August 6	92	69	0.00
August 7	80	65	0.00
August 8	81	65	0.74
August 9	80	65	0.00
August 10	80	67	0.00
August 11	71	63	0.72
August 12	69	63	0.00
August 13	76	65	0.00
August 14	84	69	0.00
August 15	82	70	0.55
August 16	78	63	0.22
August 17	77	62	0.00
August 18	69	62	0.00
August 19	87	64	0.00
August 20	72	63	0.00
August 21	74	62	0.00
August 22	76	65	0.00
August 23	76	64	0.00
August 24	75	62	0.00
August 25	68	59	0.00
August 26	69	58	0.15
August 27	66	58	0.00
August 28	68	63	0.00
August 29	73	61	0.91
August 30	66	52	0.25
August 31	67	52	0.02

September 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	72	52	0.00
September 2	88	64	0.00
September 3	74	62	0.06
September 4	90	62	0.00
September 5	91	67	0.00
September 6	73	55	0.09
September 7	62	53	0.00
September 8	70	53	0.00
September 9	70	55	0.00
September 10	64	52	0.00
September 11	64	50	0.00
September 12	66	53	0.00
September 13	64	57	0.00
September 14	59	53	0.00
September 15	62	49	0.03
September 16	61	50	0.00
September 17	59	49	0.12
September 18	84	53	0.00
September 19	55	47	0.06
September 20	53	44	0.00
September 21	58	44	0.00
September 22	75	48	0.00
September 23	84	58	0.00
September 24	72	54	0.00
September 25	56	45	0.00
September 26	53	45	0.05
September 27	53	43	0.00
September 28	51	38	0.16
September 29	65	36	0.00
September 30	71	43	0.00

October 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	75	51	0.00
October 2	71	53	0.00
October 3	78	49	0.00
October 4	77	51	0.00
October 5	71	48	0.00
October 6	51	40	0.11
October 7	66	43	0.00
October 8	83	53	0.00
October 9	81	61	0.00
October 10	64	46	0.09
October 11	62	37	0.00
October 12	68	48	0.00
October 13	59	53	0.00
October 14	64	51	0.08
October 15	64	40	1.35
October 16	53	42	0.00
October 17	56	42	0.01
October 18	49	36	0.00
October 19	72	43	0.00
October 20	47	44	0.00
October 21	75	47	0.00
October 22	76	54	0.00
October 23	62	47	0.00
October 24	50	45	0.00
October 25	56	47	0.00
October 26	56	47	0.28
October 27	47	31	0.00
October 28	48	26	0.00
October 29	47	38	0.00
October 30	46	39	0.00
October 31	45	35	1.45

November 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	47	33	0.00
November 2	46	34	0.00
November 3	59	38	0.00
November 4	51	44	0.00
November 5	44	42	0.00
November 6	42	37	0.00
November 7	45	35	0.18
November 8	44	38	0.00
November 9	44	39	0.00
November 10	42	33	1.15
November 11	44	30	0.00
November 12	43	39	0.00
November 13	45	42	0.00
November 14	43	28	0.60
November 15	28	24	0.00
November 16	34	24	0.00
November 17	40	28	0.00
November 18	39	37	0.00
November 19	39	30	0.00
November 20	31	28	0.40
November 21	28	23	0.00
November 22	23	9	0.00
November 23	19	7	0.00
November 24	23	13	0.09
November 25	35	10	0.00
November 26	35	24	0.00
November 27	24	16	0.00
November 28	26	19	0.07
November 29	32	15	0.05
November 30	22	10	0.00

December 1871 Milwaukee Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	18	2	0.00
December 2	34	9	0.00
December 3	34	20	0.00
December 4	20	-8	0.23
December 5	3	-14	0.00
December 6	37	3	0.00
December 7	37	12	0.02
December 8	18	4	0.00
December 9	14	2	0.00
December 10	33	11	0.00
December 11	39	31	0.00
December 12	37	28	0.00
December 13	30	14	0.00
December 14	23	8	0.00
December 15	27	14	0.00
December 16	34	19	0.03
December 17	19	12	0.00
December 18	17	8	0.02
December 19	8	-4	0.05
December 20	-4	-12	0.00
December 21	15	-9	0.00
December 22	32	15	0.00
December 23	36	14	1.41
December 24	35	14	0.00
December 25	25	9	0.00
December 26	10	3	0.02
December 27	3	-10	0.06
December 28	16	-8	0.00
December 29	31	15	0.00
December 30	38	31	0.00
December 31	38	21	0.09

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1939–2023	Milwaukee Mitchell Airport	location
1871–1938	Milwaukee WB	location