Milwaukee Weather in 1879

Historical record of Milwaukee, Wisconsin weather for the year 1879 based on NOAA data.
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1879 Milwaukee Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 91 °F August 2
Lowest temperature -20 °F January 3
Highest daily low 73 °F August 2
Lowest daily high -6 °F January 3
Most daily precipitation 1.6 inches April 10
Total annual precipitation 24.9 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee in 1879
Rank Temperature Date
1 91 °F Aug 2
1 91 °F Jul 15
1 91 °F Jul 14
1 91 °F Jul 10
5 90 °F Jul 3
6 89 °F Aug 29
6 89 °F Aug 21
8 88 °F Aug 1
9 86 °F Jul 30
10 85 °F Aug 31
10 85 °F Aug 28
10 85 °F Jul 13
10 85 °F Jul 11
10 85 °F Jul 9
10 85 °F Jun 23
10 85 °F May 29
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee in 1879
Rank Temperature Date
1 -20 °F January 3
2 -19 °F January 2
3 -12 °F December 26
3 -12 °F February 27
5 -11 °F December 18
5 -11 °F February 14
7 -10 °F January 4
8 -9 °F December 25
9 -6 °F February 26
10 -4 °F December 17
10 -4 °F February 13
10 -4 °F January 5
January 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
18 -2 0.00
-2 -19 0.00
-6 -20 0.00
0 -10 0.00
17 -4 0.00
24 1 0.00
30 14 0.00
28 4 0.00
14 -1 0.00
34 7 0.00
35 18 0.00
32 11 0.00
37 19 0.00
33 19 0.00
34 18 0.32
43 24 0.18
35 15 0.00
20 8 0.00
20 -3 0.00
21 7 0.00
40 17 0.00
37 26 0.00
42 21 0.00
45 29 0.00
41 31 0.00
40 32 0.00
46 37 0.00
43 28 0.00
46 33 0.00
44 29 0.00
35 25 0.01
February 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
26 14 0.00
40 13 0.00
35 25 0.00
40 31 0.21
34 22 0.00
39 17 0.00
40 17 0.00
45 28 0.00
38 16 0.00
48 33 0.03
44 19 0.69
22 12 0.01
13 -4 0.00
13 -11 0.00
31 9 0.00
27 13 0.00
28 20 0.00
40 18 0.00
35 25 0.26
26 9 0.00
35 12 0.01
39 29 0.00
30 9 0.00
34 14 0.08
32 20 0.06
20 -6 0.26
21 -12 0.00
38 19 0.01
March 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
42 23 0.00
32 23 0.00
40 15 0.00
45 33 0.00
45 29 0.07
47 35 0.02
42 32 0.00
65 37 0.00
65 51 0.18
68 43 0.00
47 33 0.00
54 36 0.00
45 30 0.02
35 10 0.01
22 8 0.00
22 13 0.00
27 11 0.00
28 14 0.00
36 18 0.00
38 28 0.00
36 26 0.00
35 27 0.25
46 29 0.04
45 35 0.02
45 32 0.00
46 36 0.23
45 35 0.00
58 39 0.08
52 39 0.00
40 34 0.00
45 30 0.00
April 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
41 32 0.00
34 22 0.17
31 13 0.00
40 22 0.00
44 27 0.00
62 35 0.00
45 35 0.00
53 34 0.00
52 40 0.10
47 34 1.58
40 33 0.00
48 31 0.00
46 40 0.12
40 35 0.00
42 33 0.00
40 35 0.00
41 33 0.00
47 31 0.00
48 33 0.00
45 36 0.00
51 36 0.00
63 39 0.00
70 48 0.00
72 48 0.00
73 54 0.03
72 54 0.00
66 48 0.04
68 39 0.00
63 39 0.00
47 36 0.00
May 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
48 33 0.00
54 32 0.00
50 39 0.27
66 44 0.06
61 40 0.00
47 35 0.00
50 33 0.00
59 36 0.00
58 45 0.00
72 49 0.00
80 54 0.33
83 58 0.00
75 54 0.00
59 42 0.38
53 43 0.01
63 41 0.00
65 47 0.00
59 40 0.00
61 44 0.00
80 45 0.00
53 42 0.00
59 46 0.00
62 48 0.00
81 54 0.00
73 44 0.80
50 41 0.06
64 45 0.00
63 52 0.00
85 53 0.00
81 65 0.00
72 43 0.38
June 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
47 41 0.25
56 40 0.00
64 48 0.00
79 54 0.01
70 49 0.00
57 44 0.00
52 42 0.00
68 47 0.00
73 60 0.00
81 66 0.01
77 64 0.00
69 55 0.00
64 54 0.00
82 53 0.76
75 54 0.93
56 46 0.00
60 43 0.00
63 47 0.00
68 48 0.00
72 56 0.00
74 64 0.39
82 64 0.00
85 68 0.00
74 65 0.00
73 63 0.17
80 62 0.00
74 60 0.09
72 58 0.05
68 55 0.00
71 55 0.00
July 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
75 61 0.00
82 67 0.00
90 70 1.07
73 60 0.00
71 57 0.00
75 63 0.95
80 63 0.92
83 67 0.00
85 66 0.01
91 73 0.22
85 68 0.02
80 65 0.00
85 68 0.23
91 70 0.00
91 72 0.00
79 68 0.00
69 59 0.00
65 57 0.00
76 53 0.00
80 64 0.00
82 68 0.00
78 71 0.00
73 64 0.01
68 61 0.01
81 60 0.00
79 64 0.00
82 61 0.00
82 65 0.15
76 60 0.00
86 59 0.00
83 66 0.00
August 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
88 68 0.00
91 73 0.00
78 65 0.00
81 65 0.06
81 67 0.00
76 63 0.00
76 63 0.00
70 52 0.00
72 51 0.00
80 59 0.00
77 63 0.22
80 57 1.30
74 59 0.29
65 59 0.00
65 58 0.00
64 55 0.00
69 49 0.00
71 51 0.00
73 61 0.00
80 65 0.00
89 72 0.00
83 72 0.00
73 63 0.00
67 60 0.00
67 58 0.00
69 55 0.00
75 60 0.00
85 65 0.00
89 69 0.00
84 68 0.00
85 66 0.00
September 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
74 65 0.02
70 64 0.07
71 61 0.10
69 55 0.00
72 48 0.04
69 53 0.01
61 51 0.25
56 46 0.00
59 43 0.00
63 42 0.00
69 54 0.10
70 59 0.15
59 46 0.14
58 48 0.00
70 51 0.00
60 48 0.15
69 46 0.00
59 48 0.08
59 41 0.00
61 40 0.00
61 42 0.00
70 53 0.04
62 48 0.00
52 35 0.00
62 37 0.00
64 44 0.00
69 58 0.84
79 64 0.00
75 66 0.01
81 65 0.00
October 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
74 65 0.00
75 64 0.51
71 55 0.00
71 53 0.00
81 64 0.00
75 62 0.00
72 63 0.05
67 61 0.35
68 59 0.00
77 63 0.00
63 58 0.00
65 57 0.00
67 55 0.00
68 56 0.02
68 63 0.00
68 61 0.00
68 51 1.05
52 45 0.00
52 39 0.00
58 39 0.00
61 42 0.00
68 44 0.00
44 37 0.00
46 30 0.00
52 34 0.00
57 37 0.00
62 42 0.03
52 42 0.00
51 42 0.00
43 31 0.00
36 25 0.00
November 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
35 17 0.00
30 24 0.01
26 16 0.01
32 9 0.00
40 32 0.00
53 36 0.00
56 44 0.06
64 50 0.01
61 39 0.00
48 34 0.25
67 44 0.78
58 44 0.85
56 45 0.00
52 45 0.00
54 41 0.00
45 31 0.00
42 36 0.00
40 32 0.00
43 22 0.00
22 13 0.00
28 12 0.00
39 22 0.00
36 23 0.00
42 20 0.00
39 28 0.00
42 29 0.31
56 39 0.51
39 28 0.87
28 18 0.00
34 16 0.00
December 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
43 31 0.00
42 33 0.00
34 24 0.00
41 28 0.00
52 39 0.04
52 32 0.03
32 24 0.00
33 23 0.00
55 32 0.59
57 19 0.20
19 10 0.00
17 7 0.00
28 15 0.00
35 25 0.00
32 10 0.00
23 9 0.49
12 -4 0.00
10 -11 0.02
26 10 0.03
17 10 0.06
31 10 0.10
32 9 0.02
33 3 0.09
34 10 0.01
10 -9 0.02
9 -12 0.00
35 9 0.00
37 20 0.00
38 20 0.00
30 12 0.01
37 21 0.05
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location