Milwaukee Weather in 1881

Historical record of Milwaukee, Wisconsin weather for the year 1881 based on NOAA data.
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1881 Milwaukee Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 94 °F August 5
Lowest temperature -19 °F January 14
Highest daily low 78 °F August 30
Lowest daily high 3 °F January 14
Most daily precipitation 1.8 inches March 3
Most daily snow 17.9 inches March 3
Total annual precipitation 39.1 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee in 1881
Rank Temperature Date
1 94 °F Aug 5
1 94 °F Aug 4
3 92 °F Sep 5
3 92 °F Jul 8
3 92 °F Jul 5
6 91 °F Sep 6
6 91 °F Jun 28
8 89 °F Aug 12
8 89 °F Jul 4
10 88 °F Jun 16
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee in 1881
Rank Temperature Date
1 -19 °F January 14
2 -15 °F January 10
3 -8 °F January 13
4 -5 °F January 8
5 -3 °F January 9
5 -3 °F January 7
7 -1 °F January 28
8 0 °F January 27
9 1 °F February 17
9 1 °F January 15
January 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
25 5 0.00 n/a
30 22 0.00 n/a
25 16 0.03 n/a
30 6 0.00 n/a
30 22 0.00 n/a
25 17 0.04 n/a
17 -3 0.00 n/a
7 -5 0.00 n/a
7 -3 0.05 n/a
15 -15 0.00 n/a
26 12 0.00 n/a
36 21 0.00 n/a
37 -8 0.40 n/a
3 -19 0.00 n/a
19 1 0.13 n/a
15 5 0.06 n/a
23 3 0.00 n/a
30 8 0.00 n/a
33 8 0.00 n/a
34 18 0.00 n/a
30 23 0.10 n/a
30 23 0.71 n/a
24 17 0.09 n/a
20 12 0.00 n/a
18 11 0.00 n/a
12 3 0.00 n/a
10 0 0.00 n/a
15 -1 0.00 n/a
35 15 0.02 n/a
35 18 0.08 n/a
23 19 0.15 n/a
February 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
19 9 0.71 7.1
20 9 0.02 0.2
17 10 0.13 1.3
25 13 0.00 0.0
28 12 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.00 0.0
38 31 0.38 3.7
45 36 0.04 0.0
41 31 0.26 0.0
37 30 0.20 0.0
32 25 0.08 0.8
28 16 0.72 7.2
17 7 0.00 0.0
20 2 0.00 0.0
31 18 0.07 0.7
30 11 0.01 0.1
23 1 0.01 0.1
24 14 0.04 0.4
32 6 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.00 0.0
34 12 0.00 0.0
37 19 0.00 0.0
19 4 0.00 0.0
20 2 0.52 5.2
28 4 0.00 0.0
47 28 1.01 0.0
45 20 1.00 4.0
20 15 0.19 1.9
March 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
22 3 0.00 0.0
26 22 0.11 1.1
25 18 1.79 17.9
28 16 0.76 7.6
31 23 0.19 1.9
40 24 0.00 0.0
40 20 0.00 0.0
38 30 0.02 0.0
37 27 0.00 0.0
37 24 0.00 0.0
35 27 0.00 0.0
31 22 0.93 9.3
31 21 0.03 0.3
40 24 0.00 0.0
44 33 0.00 0.0
42 30 0.02 0.0
44 30 0.00 0.0
46 26 0.00 0.0
35 30 1.00 10.0
32 26 0.42 4.2
39 25 0.00 0.0
36 20 0.00 0.0
38 26 0.00 0.0
38 26 0.00 0.0
37 27 0.00 0.0
33 23 0.00 0.0
42 22 0.00 0.0
38 33 0.00 0.0
32 23 0.00 0.0
35 25 0.00 0.0
34 17 0.03 0.3
April 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
26 15 0.03 0.3
38 18 0.00 0.6
33 13 0.07 0.0
30 17 0.00 0.0
27 14 0.00 0.0
35 20 0.00 0.0
35 27 0.00 0.0
40 32 0.00 0.0
49 31 0.00 0.0
42 32 0.00 0.0
39 29 0.05 0.0
32 29 0.02 0.0
41 27 0.00 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
45 33 0.04 0.0
56 35 0.00 0.0
49 38 0.18 0.0
42 37 0.02 0.0
48 36 0.00 0.0
48 38 0.00 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
65 37 0.00 0.0
67 47 0.00 0.0
62 52 0.05 0.0
66 57 0.21 0.0
65 47 0.10 0.0
65 54 0.01 0.0
57 47 0.00 0.0
55 40 0.00 0.0
52 42 0.00 0.0
May 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
66 41 0.01 n/a
56 35 0.00 n/a
45 35 0.00 n/a
53 39 0.00 n/a
52 42 0.01 n/a
60 40 0.00 n/a
63 53 0.00 n/a
76 57 0.36 n/a
65 44 1.38 n/a
79 46 0.04 n/a
85 68 0.00 n/a
80 57 0.00 n/a
61 47 0.21 n/a
72 50 0.54 n/a
65 50 0.00 n/a
58 50 0.00 n/a
65 47 0.00 n/a
61 48 0.00 n/a
65 49 0.00 n/a
67 52 0.00 n/a
65 51 0.00 n/a
60 52 0.00 n/a
68 50 0.00 n/a
72 52 0.00 n/a
70 55 0.00 n/a
76 56 0.00 n/a
86 62 0.00 n/a
87 63 0.00 n/a
85 67 0.00 n/a
72 51 0.00 n/a
63 51 0.00 n/a
June 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
65 49 0.01 n/a
65 48 0.27 n/a
60 48 0.01 n/a
65 46 0.00 n/a
59 49 0.32 n/a
53 44 0.26 n/a
53 45 0.11 n/a
57 45 0.19 n/a
61 47 0.00 n/a
62 48 0.00 n/a
65 53 0.00 n/a
80 54 1.07 n/a
77 54 0.17 n/a
81 61 0.00 n/a
70 50 0.00 n/a
88 54 0.00 n/a
82 63 0.00 n/a
80 63 0.25 n/a
73 62 0.00 n/a
70 52 0.05 n/a
57 46 0.00 n/a
56 46 0.00 n/a
56 47 0.00 n/a
63 47 0.01 n/a
62 53 0.45 n/a
57 48 0.38 n/a
85 56 0.02 n/a
91 69 0.00 n/a
81 64 0.20 n/a
68 59 0.00 n/a
July 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
69 55 0.00 n/a
80 55 0.00 n/a
87 64 0.00 n/a
89 67 0.00 n/a
92 68 0.00 n/a
77 65 0.00 n/a
85 63 0.70 n/a
92 65 0.00 n/a
83 68 0.00 n/a
70 60 1.32 n/a
70 60 0.09 n/a
87 62 0.04 n/a
81 72 0.00 n/a
78 67 0.00 n/a
82 65 0.00 n/a
79 72 0.54 n/a
75 64 0.01 n/a
82 59 0.00 n/a
84 63 0.00 n/a
77 66 0.48 n/a
70 63 1.20 n/a
75 62 0.81 n/a
75 62 0.00 n/a
82 65 0.15 n/a
74 60 0.00 n/a
75 56 0.00 n/a
77 58 0.00 n/a
77 58 0.00 n/a
77 61 0.00 n/a
77 62 0.00 n/a
81 63 0.00 n/a
August 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 66 0.00 n/a
85 70 0.00 n/a
87 71 0.00 n/a
94 69 0.00 n/a
94 74 0.00 n/a
79 66 0.44 n/a
68 57 0.00 n/a
80 52 0.00 n/a
85 73 0.00 n/a
79 67 0.00 n/a
85 66 0.00 n/a
89 73 0.00 n/a
74 61 0.00 n/a
65 57 0.00 n/a
70 59 0.00 n/a
72 61 0.00 n/a
78 67 0.00 n/a
76 67 0.04 n/a
67 63 0.00 n/a
67 60 0.00 n/a
70 57 0.00 n/a
71 57 0.00 n/a
79 56 0.00 n/a
77 64 0.00 n/a
79 62 0.00 n/a
79 68 0.12 n/a
79 69 0.19 n/a
79 68 0.00 n/a
81 70 0.00 n/a
87 78 0.00 n/a
85 73 0.01 n/a
September 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 67 0.21 n/a
74 66 0.14 n/a
73 63 0.00 n/a
85 67 0.28 n/a
92 72 0.00 n/a
91 68 0.00 n/a
83 53 0.00 n/a
70 61 0.18 n/a
68 54 0.00 n/a
72 52 0.66 n/a
69 46 0.00 n/a
73 59 0.00 n/a
66 53 0.00 n/a
68 55 0.00 n/a
65 58 0.70 n/a
63 52 0.01 n/a
61 50 0.00 n/a
67 49 0.00 n/a
73 52 0.00 n/a
59 50 0.00 n/a
83 52 0.35 n/a
70 58 0.13 n/a
67 57 0.23 n/a
82 59 0.08 n/a
79 61 0.00 n/a
73 56 0.62 n/a
74 60 0.12 n/a
61 50 0.00 n/a
78 56 0.00 n/a
77 58 0.57 n/a
October 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
60 52 0.00 n/a
62 54 0.07 n/a
65 52 0.07 n/a
53 48 0.06 n/a
57 39 0.00 n/a
53 45 0.11 n/a
75 52 0.01 n/a
71 60 1.01 n/a
63 50 0.00 n/a
53 43 0.00 n/a
62 48 0.26 n/a
75 58 0.20 n/a
58 42 0.05 n/a
54 45 0.53 n/a
71 43 0.14 n/a
50 39 0.64 n/a
57 44 1.61 n/a
49 37 0.01 n/a
57 38 0.14 n/a
48 36 0.02 n/a
58 42 0.00 n/a
58 49 0.18 n/a
50 46 0.02 n/a
52 43 0.32 n/a
59 44 0.00 n/a
50 45 0.00 n/a
57 44 0.00 n/a
57 51 0.53 n/a
61 53 0.06 n/a
57 43 0.00 n/a
54 43 0.00 n/a
November 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
57 42 0.00 n/a
55 39 0.27 n/a
39 32 0.02 n/a
41 29 0.02 n/a
45 35 0.18 n/a
59 38 0.00 n/a
53 48 0.03 n/a
57 40 0.02 n/a
47 33 0.00 n/a
40 30 0.00 n/a
44 36 0.44 n/a
44 39 0.09 n/a
45 35 0.00 n/a
42 22 0.00 n/a
35 18 0.00 n/a
54 34 0.01 n/a
59 32 0.14 n/a
37 26 0.03 n/a
29 12 0.24 n/a
30 10 0.00 n/a
36 26 0.00 n/a
39 20 0.00 n/a
39 12 0.00 n/a
20 7 0.00 n/a
36 17 0.00 n/a
39 29 0.00 n/a
42 35 0.00 n/a
51 36 0.00 n/a
55 44 0.00 n/a
50 31 0.20 n/a
December 1881 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
42 27 0.00 n/a
46 31 0.00 n/a
43 33 0.10 n/a
41 33 0.00 n/a
40 31 0.00 n/a
46 36 0.01 n/a
37 25 0.00 n/a
41 29 0.02 n/a
36 19 0.00 n/a
41 18 0.00 n/a
37 31 0.06 n/a
44 34 0.07 n/a
42 37 0.56 n/a
38 21 0.00 n/a
34 18 0.00 n/a
45 13 0.00 n/a
45 37 0.00 n/a
45 31 0.00 n/a
48 38 0.00 n/a
49 37 0.04 n/a
43 35 0.38 n/a
42 34 0.01 n/a
36 30 0.00 n/a
44 32 0.00 n/a
47 35 0.00 n/a
47 34 0.00 n/a
42 35 0.00 n/a
46 35 0.02 n/a
37 16 0.00 n/a
23 13 0.00 n/a
18 8 0.00 n/a
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location