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 -
January 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
January 1
 18 -2 0.00
January 2
 -2 -19 0.00
January 3
 -6 -20 0.00
January 4
 0 -10 0.00
January 5
 17 -4 0.00
January 6
 24 1 0.00
January 7
 30 14 0.00
January 8
 28 4 0.00
January 9
 14 -1 0.00
January 10
 34 7 0.00
January 11
 35 18 0.00
January 12
 32 11 0.00
January 13
 37 19 0.00
January 14
 33 19 0.00
January 15
 34 18 0.32
January 16
 43 24 0.18
January 17
 35 15 0.00
January 18
 20 8 0.00
January 19
 20 -3 0.00
January 20
 21 7 0.00
January 21
 40 17 0.00
January 22
 37 26 0.00
January 23
 42 21 0.00
January 24
 45 29 0.00
January 25
 41 31 0.00
January 26
 40 32 0.00
January 27
 46 37 0.00
January 28
 43 28 0.00
January 29
 46 33 0.00
January 30
 44 29 0.00
January 31
 35 25 0.01
February 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
February 1
 26 14 0.00
February 2
 40 13 0.00
February 3
 35 25 0.00
February 4
 40 31 0.21
February 5
 34 22 0.00
February 6
 39 17 0.00
February 7
 40 17 0.00
February 8
 45 28 0.00
February 9
 38 16 0.00
February 10
 48 33 0.03
February 11
 44 19 0.69
February 12
 22 12 0.01
February 13
 13 -4 0.00
February 14
 13 -11 0.00
February 15
 31 9 0.00
February 16
 27 13 0.00
February 17
 28 20 0.00
February 18
 40 18 0.00
February 19
 35 25 0.26
February 20
 26 9 0.00
February 21
 35 12 0.01
February 22
 39 29 0.00
February 23
 30 9 0.00
February 24
 34 14 0.08
February 25
 32 20 0.06
February 26
 20 -6 0.26
February 27
 21 -12 0.00
February 28
 38 19 0.01
March 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
March 1
 42 23 0.00
March 2
 32 23 0.00
March 3
 40 15 0.00
March 4
 45 33 0.00
March 5
 45 29 0.07
March 6
 47 35 0.02
March 7
 42 32 0.00
March 8
 65 37 0.00
March 9
 65 51 0.18
March 10
 68 43 0.00
March 11
 47 33 0.00
March 12
 54 36 0.00
March 13
 45 30 0.02
March 14
 35 10 0.01
March 15
 22 8 0.00
March 16
 22 13 0.00
March 17
 27 11 0.00
March 18
 28 14 0.00
March 19
 36 18 0.00
March 20
 38 28 0.00
March 21
 36 26 0.00
March 22
 35 27 0.25
March 23
 46 29 0.04
March 24
 45 35 0.02
March 25
 45 32 0.00
March 26
 46 36 0.23
March 27
 45 35 0.00
March 28
 58 39 0.08
March 29
 52 39 0.00
March 30
 40 34 0.00
March 31
 45 30 0.00
April 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
April 1
 41 32 0.00
April 2
 34 22 0.17
April 3
 31 13 0.00
April 4
 40 22 0.00
April 5
 44 27 0.00
April 6
 62 35 0.00
April 7
 45 35 0.00
April 8
 53 34 0.00
April 9
 52 40 0.10
April 10
 47 34 1.58
April 11
 40 33 0.00
April 12
 48 31 0.00
April 13
 46 40 0.12
April 14
 40 35 0.00
April 15
 42 33 0.00
April 16
 40 35 0.00
April 17
 41 33 0.00
April 18
 47 31 0.00
April 19
 48 33 0.00
April 20
 45 36 0.00
April 21
 51 36 0.00
April 22
 63 39 0.00
April 23
 70 48 0.00
April 24
 72 48 0.00
April 25
 73 54 0.03
April 26
 72 54 0.00
April 27
 66 48 0.04
April 28
 68 39 0.00
April 29
 63 39 0.00
April 30
 47 36 0.00
May 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
May 1
 48 33 0.00
May 2
 54 32 0.00
May 3
 50 39 0.27
May 4
 66 44 0.06
May 5
 61 40 0.00
May 6
 47 35 0.00
May 7
 50 33 0.00
May 8
 59 36 0.00
May 9
 58 45 0.00
May 10
 72 49 0.00
May 11
 80 54 0.33
May 12
 83 58 0.00
May 13
 75 54 0.00
May 14
 59 42 0.38
May 15
 53 43 0.01
May 16
 63 41 0.00
May 17
 65 47 0.00
May 18
 59 40 0.00
May 19
 61 44 0.00
May 20
 80 45 0.00
May 21
 53 42 0.00
May 22
 59 46 0.00
May 23
 62 48 0.00
May 24
 81 54 0.00
May 25
 73 44 0.80
May 26
 50 41 0.06
May 27
 64 45 0.00
May 28
 63 52 0.00
May 29
 85 53 0.00
May 30
 81 65 0.00
May 31
 72 43 0.38
June 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
June 1
 47 41 0.25
June 2
 56 40 0.00
June 3
 64 48 0.00
June 4
 79 54 0.01
June 5
 70 49 0.00
June 6
 57 44 0.00
June 7
 52 42 0.00
June 8
 68 47 0.00
June 9
 73 60 0.00
June 10
 81 66 0.01
June 11
 77 64 0.00
June 12
 69 55 0.00
June 13
 64 54 0.00
June 14
 82 53 0.76
June 15
 75 54 0.93
June 16
 56 46 0.00
June 17
 60 43 0.00
June 18
 63 47 0.00
June 19
 68 48 0.00
June 20
 72 56 0.00
June 21
 74 64 0.39
June 22
 82 64 0.00
June 23
 85 68 0.00
June 24
 74 65 0.00
June 25
 73 63 0.17
June 26
 80 62 0.00
June 27
 74 60 0.09
June 28
 72 58 0.05
June 29
 68 55 0.00
June 30
 71 55 0.00
July 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
July 1
 75 61 0.00
July 2
 82 67 0.00
July 3
 90 70 1.07
July 4
 73 60 0.00
July 5
 71 57 0.00
July 6
 75 63 0.95
July 7
 80 63 0.92
July 8
 83 67 0.00
July 9
 85 66 0.01
July 10
 91 73 0.22
July 11
 85 68 0.02
July 12
 80 65 0.00
July 13
 85 68 0.23
July 14
 91 70 0.00
July 15
 91 72 0.00
July 16
 79 68 0.00
July 17
 69 59 0.00
July 18
 65 57 0.00
July 19
 76 53 0.00
July 20
 80 64 0.00
July 21
 82 68 0.00
July 22
 78 71 0.00
July 23
 73 64 0.01
July 24
 68 61 0.01
July 25
 81 60 0.00
July 26
 79 64 0.00
July 27
 82 61 0.00
July 28
 82 65 0.15
July 29
 76 60 0.00
July 30
 86 59 0.00
July 31
 83 66 0.00
August 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
August 1
 88 68 0.00
August 2
 91 73 0.00
August 3
 78 65 0.00
August 4
 81 65 0.06
August 5
 81 67 0.00
August 6
 76 63 0.00
August 7
 76 63 0.00
August 8
 70 52 0.00
August 9
 72 51 0.00
August 10
 80 59 0.00
August 11
 77 63 0.22
August 12
 80 57 1.30
August 13
 74 59 0.29
August 14
 65 59 0.00
August 15
 65 58 0.00
August 16
 64 55 0.00
August 17
 69 49 0.00
August 18
 71 51 0.00
August 19
 73 61 0.00
August 20
 80 65 0.00
August 21
 89 72 0.00
August 22
 83 72 0.00
August 23
 73 63 0.00
August 24
 67 60 0.00
August 25
 67 58 0.00
August 26
 69 55 0.00
August 27
 75 60 0.00
August 28
 85 65 0.00
August 29
 89 69 0.00
August 30
 84 68 0.00
August 31
 85 66 0.00
September 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
September 1
 74 65 0.02
September 2
 70 64 0.07
September 3
 71 61 0.10
September 4
 69 55 0.00
September 5
 72 48 0.04
September 6
 69 53 0.01
September 7
 61 51 0.25
September 8
 56 46 0.00
September 9
 59 43 0.00
September 10
 63 42 0.00
September 11
 69 54 0.10
September 12
 70 59 0.15
September 13
 59 46 0.14
September 14
 58 48 0.00
September 15
 70 51 0.00
September 16
 60 48 0.15
September 17
 69 46 0.00
September 18
 59 48 0.08
September 19
 59 41 0.00
September 20
 61 40 0.00
September 21
 61 42 0.00
September 22
 70 53 0.04
September 23
 62 48 0.00
September 24
 52 35 0.00
September 25
 62 37 0.00
September 26
 64 44 0.00
September 27
 69 58 0.84
September 28
 79 64 0.00
September 29
 75 66 0.01
September 30
 81 65 0.00
October 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
October 1
 74 65 0.00
October 2
 75 64 0.51
October 3
 71 55 0.00
October 4
 71 53 0.00
October 5
 81 64 0.00
October 6
 75 62 0.00
October 7
 72 63 0.05
October 8
 67 61 0.35
October 9
 68 59 0.00
October 10
 77 63 0.00
October 11
 63 58 0.00
October 12
 65 57 0.00
October 13
 67 55 0.00
October 14
 68 56 0.02
October 15
 68 63 0.00
October 16
 68 61 0.00
October 17
 68 51 1.05
October 18
 52 45 0.00
October 19
 52 39 0.00
October 20
 58 39 0.00
October 21
 61 42 0.00
October 22
 68 44 0.00
October 23
 44 37 0.00
October 24
 46 30 0.00
October 25
 52 34 0.00
October 26
 57 37 0.00
October 27
 62 42 0.03
October 28
 52 42 0.00
October 29
 51 42 0.00
October 30
 43 31 0.00
October 31
 36 25 0.00
November 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
November 1
 35 17 0.00
November 2
 30 24 0.01
November 3
 26 16 0.01
November 4
 32 9 0.00
November 5
 40 32 0.00
November 6
 53 36 0.00
November 7
 56 44 0.06
November 8
 64 50 0.01
November 9
 61 39 0.00
November 10
 48 34 0.25
November 11
 67 44 0.78
November 12
 58 44 0.85
November 13
 56 45 0.00
November 14
 52 45 0.00
November 15
 54 41 0.00
November 16
 45 31 0.00
November 17
 42 36 0.00
November 18
 40 32 0.00
November 19
 43 22 0.00
November 20
 22 13 0.00
November 21
 28 12 0.00
November 22
 39 22 0.00
November 23
 36 23 0.00
November 24
 42 20 0.00
November 25
 39 28 0.00
November 26
 42 29 0.31
November 27
 56 39 0.51
November 28
 39 28 0.87
November 29
 28 18 0.00
November 30
 34 16 0.00
December 1879 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches)
December 1
 43 31 0.00
December 2
 42 33 0.00
December 3
 34 24 0.00
December 4
 41 28 0.00
December 5
 52 39 0.04
December 6
 52 32 0.03
December 7
 32 24 0.00
December 8
 33 23 0.00
December 9
 55 32 0.59
December 10
 57 19 0.20
December 11
 19 10 0.00
December 12
 17 7 0.00
December 13
 28 15 0.00
December 14
 35 25 0.00
December 15
 32 10 0.00
December 16
 23 9 0.49
December 17
 12 -4 0.00
December 18
 10 -11 0.02
December 19
 26 10 0.03
December 20
 17 10 0.06
December 21
 31 10 0.10
December 22
 32 9 0.02
December 23
 33 3 0.09
December 24
 34 10 0.01
December 25
 10 -9 0.02
December 26
 9 -12 0.00
December 27
 35 9 0.00
December 28
 37 20 0.00
December 29
 38 20 0.00
December 30
 30 12 0.01
December 31
 37 21 0.05
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