42.955°N, 87.904°W · station MKEthr · 156 years of record
64°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Milwaukee.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Milwaukee — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#151 / 155
coldest Sep 2 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
43°F
set in 1946
Mildest Sep 2 ever
75°F
set in 1913
Forecast low 74°F — 151st coldest Sep 2 of 155 years · record 43°F (1946) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#154 / 155
coldest Sep 3 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
44°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 3 ever
75°F
set in 1898
Forecast low 73°F — 154th coldest Sep 3 of 155 years · record 44°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#155 / 155
coldest Sep 4 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
41°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 4 ever
71°F
set in 2018
Forecast low 71°F — 155th coldest Sep 4 of 155 years · record 41°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#153 / 155
coldest Sep 5 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
43°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 5 ever
77°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 70°F — 153rd coldest Sep 5 of 155 years · record 43°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#146 / 155
coldest Sep 6 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
41°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
75°F
set in 1922
Forecast low 69°F — 146th coldest Sep 6 of 155 years · record 41°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#127 / 155
coldest Sep 7 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
41°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 7 ever
79°F
set in 1872
Forecast low 66°F — 127th coldest Sep 7 of 155 years · record 41°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#117 / 155
coldest Sep 8 in 155 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
41°F
set in 1883
Mildest Sep 8 ever
73°F
set in 1872
Forecast low 64°F — 117th coldest Sep 8 of 155 years · record 41°F (1883) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Milwaukee in each calendar month, and for the whole 1871–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
63°FJan 7, 2008
-26°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
74°FFeb 27, 2024
-26°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar
84°FMar 21, 2012
-10°FMar 1, 1962
Apr
91°FApr 22, 1980
12°FApr 16, 1875
May
95°FMay 27, 2018
21°FMay 10, 1966
Jun
104°FJun 1, 1934
33°FJun 4, 1945
Jul
105°FJul 24, 1934
40°FJul 1, 1965
Aug
103°FAug 1, 1988
42°FAug 23, 1875
Sep
99°FSep 15, 1939
28°FSep 28, 1942
Oct
89°FOct 6, 1963
15°FOct 25, 1887
Nov
77°FNov 2, 1938
-14°FNov 29, 1875
Dec
68°FDec 5, 2001
-22°FDec 19, 1884
All-time
105°FJul 24, 1934
-26°FJan 17, 1982
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Milwaukee so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
3 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 14, 1995
Coldest high ever
-13°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 28, 1880
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
51°FJan 12, 1871
-13°FJan 15, 1972
Feb
49°FFeb 20, 1930
-11°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
63°FMar 26, 2007
5°FMar 2, 1943
Apr
68°FApr 5, 1929
25°FApr 4, 1874
May
75°FMay 31, 2022
36°FMay 1, 1875
Jun
82°FJun 30, 1931
45°FJun 3, 1945
Jul
84°FJul 14, 1995
57°FJul 2, 1892
Aug
80°FAug 19, 1916
58°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
79°FSep 6, 1872
42°FSep 29, 1899
Oct
70°FOct 15, 1897
26°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
63°FNov 9, 2020
7°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
52°FDec 9, 1946
-13°FDec 28, 1880
All-time
84°FJul 14, 1995
-13°FDec 28, 1880
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
135 days
record run, ended Apr 1 1872
So far in 2026
75 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Milwaukee's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 59°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Milwaukee's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Milwaukee's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.