Milwaukee Weather in 1878

Historical record of Milwaukee, Wisconsin weather for the year 1878 based on NOAA data.
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1878 Milwaukee Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 95 °F July 17
Lowest temperature -8 °F December 24
Highest daily low 79 °F July 17
Lowest daily high 6 °F December 23
Most daily precipitation 1.8 inches February 21
Total annual precipitation 38.3 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee in 1878
Rank Temperature Date
1 95 °F Jul 17
1 95 °F Jul 16
3 89 °F Jul 15
4 88 °F Aug 8
4 88 °F Aug 5
4 88 °F Jul 20
7 86 °F Sep 1
7 86 °F Jul 31
7 86 °F Jul 18
7 86 °F Jul 14
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee in 1878
Rank Temperature Date
1 -8 °F December 24
1 -8 °F January 7
3 -6 °F January 5
4 -5 °F December 23
5 -1 °F December 28
5 -1 °F January 6
7 0 °F December 20
7 0 °F December 19
7 0 °F January 4
10 2 °F December 25
January 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
31 25 0.04
28 14 0.01
27 13 0.01
27 0 0.06
13 -6 0.01
8 -1 0.00
13 -8 0.01
34 13 0.04
34 24 0.05
35 31 0.15
38 25 0.00
36 27 0.00
35 30 0.00
35 28 0.02
30 19 0.00
32 26 0.00
31 22 0.00
36 29 0.00
46 28 0.00
38 33 0.13
33 30 0.00
33 14 0.00
24 6 0.00
44 24 0.00
37 27 0.18
33 24 0.00
35 20 0.22
24 12 0.04
28 18 0.00
33 26 0.00
33 26 0.83
February 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
35 29 0.10
35 21 0.00
36 15 0.00
36 16 0.00
41 21 0.00
50 33 0.00
47 37 0.00
38 32 0.03
32 24 0.45
26 20 0.05
32 15 0.00
33 23 0.07
34 24 0.00
35 29 0.00
37 29 0.01
41 32 0.35
36 27 0.09
34 24 0.00
39 29 0.00
47 31 0.00
38 36 1.76
36 33 0.15
41 30 0.00
34 29 0.04
34 26 0.00
38 24 0.00
48 27 0.00
52 31 0.00
March 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
41 34 0.00
44 37 0.75
37 32 0.07
43 28 0.00
55 32 0.00
52 38 0.07
55 38 0.00
50 38 0.46
51 42 0.04
51 43 0.32
50 36 0.06
44 35 0.01
40 34 0.34
43 34 0.03
54 34 0.15
50 40 0.02
40 33 0.00
46 34 0.00
52 38 0.00
40 33 0.00
43 34 0.02
50 31 0.00
70 33 0.03
33 22 0.06
43 21 0.00
52 38 0.03
47 35 0.68
40 31 0.12
40 32 0.00
39 33 0.51
46 34 0.12
April 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
52 36 0.00
49 37 0.00
45 39 0.00
54 35 0.00
57 49 0.00
50 35 0.00
47 38 0.01
50 42 0.04
59 43 0.92
55 41 0.00
60 43 0.00
61 43 0.00
52 40 0.00
48 42 1.03
47 39 0.15
50 41 0.00
52 44 0.00
60 47 0.00
69 53 0.03
66 53 0.00
58 44 0.24
58 45 1.55
66 47 0.66
59 47 0.93
56 44 0.15
46 40 0.11
49 45 0.01
59 44 0.00
61 48 0.00
72 53 0.00
May 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
62 46 0.64
65 45 0.50
54 44 0.00
51 41 0.22
57 41 0.00
59 47 0.03
61 50 0.00
66 50 0.26
55 45 0.00
50 41 0.00
48 40 0.00
52 39 0.00
53 39 0.00
52 42 0.00
58 46 0.00
60 51 0.00
54 46 0.00
55 47 0.07
72 48 0.72
67 55 0.32
67 45 0.00
54 44 0.00
65 49 1.13
78 57 0.00
72 59 0.00
65 52 0.00
56 49 0.00
55 48 0.01
54 46 1.06
56 46 0.00
65 50 0.00
June 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
66 56 0.32
73 57 1.23
74 60 0.00
63 55 0.00
64 53 0.00
70 54 1.15
59 47 0.34
52 47 0.53
62 48 0.00
59 50 0.11
68 45 0.00
61 49 0.00
65 53 0.00
67 56 0.00
81 60 0.07
69 58 0.00
62 55 0.00
69 56 0.00
74 56 0.00
75 55 0.13
61 51 0.29
66 48 0.00
71 47 0.00
75 61 0.00
83 65 0.01
77 65 0.00
74 61 0.00
77 63 0.00
76 67 0.70
82 67 0.00
July 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
74 60 0.65
69 56 0.00
68 58 0.00
74 61 0.00
80 63 0.00
75 66 0.00
81 68 0.00
84 70 0.27
80 66 0.48
78 63 0.17
73 64 0.94
76 66 0.41
81 67 0.00
86 71 0.00
89 76 0.00
95 77 0.00
95 79 0.00
86 66 0.00
80 69 0.00
88 72 0.00
79 65 0.00
74 60 0.00
76 58 0.00
80 60 0.00
75 71 0.01
74 66 0.01
74 61 0.00
77 62 0.00
76 69 0.00
75 68 0.00
86 68 0.00
August 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
84 71 0.00
83 66 0.00
85 66 0.00
83 68 0.02
88 68 0.00
80 65 0.00
85 65 0.00
88 69 0.00
81 66 0.00
82 64 0.00
77 60 0.00
77 61 0.00
83 60 0.30
82 61 0.22
76 63 0.01
74 56 0.00
73 57 0.00
73 68 0.00
79 69 0.00
74 67 0.00
76 63 0.00
78 62 0.00
84 69 0.07
80 68 0.02
72 58 0.00
75 56 0.00
80 60 0.00
73 63 0.00
73 60 0.00
76 56 0.00
76 60 0.00
September 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
86 62 0.00
78 66 0.02
72 60 0.00
73 57 0.00
84 62 0.00
84 68 0.00
81 69 0.00
79 69 0.00
77 62 0.42
65 51 0.00
61 43 0.00
59 46 0.05
57 47 0.00
71 47 0.00
70 51 0.00
81 62 0.00
82 66 0.00
71 60 0.00
83 64 1.43
67 46 0.03
57 42 0.00
70 50 0.00
65 54 0.31
61 50 0.01
71 51 1.35
55 44 0.00
56 44 0.00
60 52 0.00
65 56 0.40
81 60 0.01
October 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
77 62 0.67
74 54 0.00
67 53 0.00
64 48 0.00
60 48 0.00
63 42 0.00
61 50 0.02
70 53 0.48
66 46 0.00
62 45 0.00
61 45 0.08
66 44 0.00
67 50 0.02
73 52 0.08
70 51 0.94
73 50 1.25
50 39 0.00
46 35 0.00
48 32 0.00
68 42 0.00
64 42 0.05
43 33 0.02
51 32 0.00
45 38 0.00
49 41 0.05
42 34 0.01
35 25 0.10
40 22 0.00
51 38 0.00
48 32 0.36
38 22 0.00
November 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
52 31 0.00
46 36 0.00
50 31 0.00
45 37 0.00
50 38 0.06
53 36 0.04
43 26 0.00
43 33 0.00
53 32 0.00
52 41 0.00
48 41 0.14
53 34 0.00
48 32 0.00
47 31 0.00
50 37 0.00
51 42 0.29
51 44 0.00
50 41 0.00
51 38 0.00
49 36 0.36
43 35 0.07
45 33 0.00
44 30 0.00
43 36 0.00
37 31 0.05
43 25 0.00
39 28 0.00
41 29 0.00
41 29 0.00
40 27 0.00
December 1878 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
41 38 0.00
43 29 0.00
44 33 0.22
35 30 0.04
35 29 0.00
33 23 0.00
31 17 0.00
38 28 0.08
36 31 0.05
34 28 0.00
33 21 0.00
29 17 0.00
31 18 0.06
32 25 0.48
27 20 0.00
28 16 0.00
33 13 0.02
22 8 0.00
16 0 0.00
29 0 0.01
26 22 0.09
22 6 0.03
6 -5 0.00
8 -8 0.00
16 2 0.00
14 3 0.00
18 7 0.00
20 -1 0.00
31 10 0.00
23 3 0.00
32 4 0.00
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location