Milwaukee Weather in 1978

Historical record of Milwaukee, Wisconsin weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Milwaukee Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 91 °F June 11
Lowest temperature -8 °F December 10
Highest daily low 73 °F July 19
Lowest daily high 3 °F January 9
Most daily precipitation 2.0 inches May 13
Most daily snow 11.1 inches December 31
Total annual precipitation 40.7 inches -
Total annual snow 77.0 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Milwaukee in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 91 °F Jun 11
2 90 °F Sep 10
2 90 °F Sep 7
4 89 °F Jun 26
5 88 °F Sep 19
5 88 °F Sep 11
5 88 °F Aug 15
5 88 °F Jul 22
5 88 °F May 27
10 87 °F Aug 8
Lowest Temperatures in Milwaukee in 1978
Rank Temperature Date
1 -8 °F December 10
2 -6 °F January 10
3 -5 °F January 9
4 -4 °F January 11
4 -4 °F January 2
6 -2 °F February 4
6 -2 °F January 30
8 0 °F March 5
8 0 °F February 19
8 0 °F January 29
8 0 °F January 22
January 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
31 1 0.50 4.7
13 -4 0.01 0.1
15 2 0.00 0.0
30 9 0.00 0.0
33 18 0.00 0.0
35 30 0.00 0.0
35 33 0.00 0.0
34 3 0.01 0.1
3 -5 0.00 0.0
4 -6 0.00 0.0
15 -4 0.00 0.0
16 3 0.10 1.7
27 15 0.25 3.9
26 12 0.02 0.5
17 7 0.00 0.0
22 4 0.00 0.0
23 20 0.00 0.0
26 16 0.00 0.0
25 18 0.06 1.7
24 16 0.03 0.6
23 8 0.01 0.1
19 0 0.00 0.0
30 14 0.00 0.0
29 22 0.04 0.4
30 11 0.23 3.5
28 12 0.76 8.3
12 8 0.00 0.0
15 7 0.00 0.0
13 0 0.00 0.0
12 -2 0.01 0.1
14 5 0.00 0.0
February 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
14 5 0.11 1.0
12 3 0.01 0.1
20 6 0.04 1.9
20 -2 0.04 0.9
19 6 0.02 0.4
16 4 0.10 2.8
21 12 0.10 4.0
26 18 0.00 0.0
27 13 0.01 0.1
25 4 0.00 0.0
27 13 0.00 0.0
29 14 0.00 0.0
29 14 0.00 0.0
25 15 0.00 0.1
18 11 0.00 0.1
15 3 0.00 0.0
17 3 0.00 0.0
23 4 0.00 0.0
21 0 0.00 0.0
22 7 0.02 0.5
23 13 0.00 0.0
24 2 0.00 0.0
29 13 0.02 0.2
34 23 0.00 0.0
34 22 0.04 0.6
26 14 0.00 0.0
25 9 0.03 0.5
25 20 0.01 0.1
March 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
23 9 0.03 0.8
25 3 0.05 0.7
23 15 0.07 0.8
17 5 0.00 0.0
20 0 0.00 0.0
27 19 0.00 0.0
29 25 0.00 0.0
29 16 0.00 0.0
35 9 0.00 0.0
39 26 0.04 0.1
37 29 0.27 0.4
36 27 0.00 0.0
34 30 0.08 0.0
37 33 0.22 0.1
35 31 0.01 0.1
33 25 0.00 0.0
31 19 0.00 0.0
38 16 0.00 0.0
43 26 0.00 0.0
41 26 0.00 0.0
44 36 0.00 0.0
46 34 0.03 0.0
43 27 0.00 0.0
28 24 0.00 0.0
32 27 0.26 1.8
33 30 0.01 0.0
45 33 0.00 0.0
52 37 0.01 0.0
42 28 0.00 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
77 36 0.00 0.0
April 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
64 31 0.00 0.0
34 31 0.24 0.0
48 34 0.43 0.0
50 36 0.00 0.0
48 31 0.17 0.0
51 39 1.30 0.0
64 39 0.00 0.0
39 34 0.02 0.0
42 35 0.13 0.0
58 40 0.58 0.0
52 32 0.00 0.0
66 31 0.00 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
56 31 0.00 0.0
48 31 0.00 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
43 31 0.00 0.0
42 38 0.90 0.0
43 38 0.09 0.0
41 35 0.01 0.0
44 32 0.00 0.0
48 27 0.00 0.0
43 37 0.54 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
59 37 0.00 0.0
60 40 0.00 0.0
66 35 0.00 0.0
62 37 0.00 0.0
42 33 0.00 0.0
May 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
47 30 0.00 0.0
51 34 0.00 0.0
55 30 0.00 0.0
47 40 0.06 0.0
44 38 0.11 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
51 38 0.40 0.0
69 43 0.05 0.0
57 48 0.02 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
68 51 0.00 0.0
71 43 1.52 0.0
44 41 2.02 0.0
47 42 0.26 0.0
54 46 0.00 0.0
56 47 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.00 0.0
78 56 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.00 0.0
77 42 0.04 0.0
49 39 0.00 0.0
60 37 0.00 0.0
59 47 0.00 0.0
69 48 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
81 61 0.17 0.0
79 61 0.01 0.0
77 54 0.00 0.0
June 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 51 0.02 0.0
70 55 0.00 0.0
67 44 0.00 0.0
80 49 0.01 0.0
63 47 0.00 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
79 47 0.66 0.0
59 48 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.00 0.0
83 44 0.00 0.0
91 63 0.06 0.0
74 44 0.08 0.0
58 44 0.00 0.0
57 50 0.02 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
79 56 1.18 0.0
79 62 1.48 0.0
77 59 0.01 0.0
73 54 0.00 0.0
81 58 0.45 0.0
71 55 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.00 0.0
63 54 0.13 0.0
75 56 0.00 0.0
81 63 0.23 0.0
89 67 0.07 0.0
84 70 0.00 0.0
84 68 0.00 0.0
83 68 0.00 0.0
74 65 0.12 0.0
July 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 60 1.69 0.0
61 57 1.31 0.0
72 57 0.00 0.0
75 57 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
86 67 0.18 0.0
85 69 0.00 0.0
74 62 0.00 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
68 55 0.00 0.0
69 51 0.00 0.0
74 53 0.08 0.0
83 65 0.00 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
78 60 0.00 0.0
72 58 0.00 0.0
80 61 0.20 0.0
84 70 0.00 0.0
85 73 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.70 0.0
67 59 0.21 0.0
88 62 0.38 0.0
71 61 0.00 0.0
75 57 0.00 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
82 69 0.24 0.0
77 60 0.00 0.0
74 57 0.01 0.0
77 58 0.00 0.0
66 56 0.00 0.0
78 56 0.98 0.0
August 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
73 59 0.00 0.0
81 65 0.01 0.0
73 56 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
75 55 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.96 0.0
76 63 0.00 0.0
73 61 0.00 0.0
79 64 0.00 0.0
79 62 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.25 0.0
82 65 0.00 0.0
83 61 0.00 0.0
85 69 1.27 0.0
76 58 0.37 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
77 56 0.00 0.0
83 62 0.11 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
85 61 0.27 0.0
68 61 0.00 0.0
72 63 0.00 0.0
77 65 0.17 0.0
78 69 0.02 0.0
78 62 0.00 0.0
73 58 0.00 0.0
73 59 0.00 0.0
September 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
81 57 0.00 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
74 57 0.00 0.0
79 53 0.00 0.0
84 57 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
90 63 0.00 0.0
84 65 0.00 0.0
78 64 0.00 0.0
90 65 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.74 0.0
71 61 1.52 0.0
68 60 1.73 0.0
77 58 0.20 0.0
79 54 0.00 0.0
67 59 0.01 0.0
68 61 1.15 0.0
79 62 0.33 0.0
88 63 0.00 0.0
75 60 0.97 0.0
64 53 0.02 0.0
62 47 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.00 0.0
76 51 0.00 0.0
61 49 0.00 0.0
73 49 0.00 0.0
61 51 0.00 0.0
60 42 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
63 57 0.14 0.0
October 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
63 48 0.00 0.0
70 45 0.28 0.0
65 48 0.00 0.0
56 46 0.04 0.0
59 51 0.60 0.0
53 45 0.00 0.0
50 37 0.00 0.0
55 33 0.00 0.0
67 40 0.15 0.0
61 51 0.00 0.0
62 54 0.00 0.0
59 47 0.00 0.0
55 39 0.00 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
44 32 0.40 0.0
50 36 0.47 0.0
54 31 0.00 0.0
55 43 0.00 0.0
62 39 0.00 0.0
67 36 0.00 0.0
78 49 0.00 0.0
65 50 0.16 0.0
50 33 0.00 0.0
55 32 0.00 0.0
57 47 0.12 0.0
52 43 0.00 0.0
62 38 0.00 0.0
50 38 0.00 0.0
51 38 0.00 0.0
68 41 0.00 0.0
52 34 0.00 0.0
November 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
54 28 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
73 42 0.00 0.0
61 42 0.00 0.0
73 41 0.03 0.0
51 40 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
55 35 0.00 0.0
58 42 0.00 0.0
57 38 0.00 0.0
47 40 0.00 0.0
43 39 0.05 0.0
60 41 0.38 0.0
41 26 0.00 0.0
38 25 0.00 0.0
43 24 0.01 0.0
52 38 0.69 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
33 25 0.00 0.0
28 24 0.06 0.7
26 23 0.00 0.0
38 24 0.05 0.0
40 32 0.39 0.0
34 28 0.00 0.0
35 25 0.00 0.0
35 30 0.16 1.2
33 31 0.24 2.5
31 18 0.03 0.5
36 17 0.04 0.4
21 11 0.00 0.0
December 1978 Milwaukee Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
26 18 0.09 1.1
31 13 0.28 3.4
38 22 0.31 0.8
29 12 0.00 0.0
34 27 0.01 0.1
31 15 0.00 0.0
30 14 0.24 3.0
18 10 0.00 0.0
11 1 0.00 0.0
10 -8 0.00 0.0
32 10 0.01 0.1
38 27 0.00 0.0
34 18 0.00 0.0
34 18 0.00 0.0
37 28 0.00 0.0
36 26 0.03 0.3
33 20 0.00 0.0
35 25 0.00 0.0
33 30 0.03 0.1
34 29 0.07 0.0
29 19 0.01 0.0
33 23 0.00 0.0
37 23 0.00 0.0
35 20 0.10 0.4
20 11 0.01 0.2
19 10 0.01 0.1
18 9 0.00 0.0
31 16 0.13 1.4
34 28 0.37 2.9
34 20 0.21 2.9
24 20 1.01 11.1
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location