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Milwaukee, WI

42.955°N, 87.904°W · station MKEthr · 156 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Milwaukee.
73°TUE7/1476°WED7/1572°THU7/1672°FRI7/1771°SAT7/1868°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#116 / 155
coldest Jul 19 in 155 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

51°F
set in 1947

Mildest Jul 19 ever

79°F
set in 1935

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at Milwaukee. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5165791871: 57°F1872: 59°F1873: 57°F1874: 65°F1875: 52°F1876: 62°F1877: 57°F1878: 69°F1879: 53°F1880: 59°F1881: 63°F1882: 56°F1883: 57°F1884: 58°F1885: 59°F1886: 53°F1887: 57°F1888: 60°F1889: 61°F1890: 60°F1891: 54°F1892: 60°F1893: 58°F1894: 71°F1895: 67°F1896: 62°F1897: 66°F1898: 59°F1899: 63°F1900: 59°F1901: 64°F1902: 58°F1903: 62°F1904: 71°F1905: 70°F1906: 63°F1907: 66°F1908: 59°F1909: 54°F1910: 57°F1911: 64°F1912: 58°F1913: 62°F1914: 59°F1915: 58°F1916: 69°F1917: 61°F1918: 64°F1919: 68°F1920: 58°F1921: 70°F1922: 62°F1923: 63°F1924: 53°F1925: 64°F1926: 69°F1927: 57°F1928: 64°F1929: 55°F1930: 70°F1931: 67°F1932: 71°F1933: 68°F1934: 71°F1935: 79°F1936: 71°F1937: 62°F1938: 62°F1939: 62°F1940: 61°F1941: 55°F1942: 70°F1943: 65°F1944: 66°F1945: 54°F1946: 70°F1947: 51°F1948: 63°F1949: 65°F1950: 56°F1951: 57°F1952: 70°F1953: 66°F1954: 64°F1955: 67°F1956: 55°F1957: 58°F1958: 55°F1959: 61°F1960: 60°F1961: 65°F1962: 56°F1963: 69°F1964: 67°F1965: 58°F1966: 61°F1967: 58°F1968: 69°F1969: 63°F1970: 56°F1971: 54°F1972: 67°F1973: 67°F1974: 65°F1975: 74°F1976: 59°F1977: 75°F1978: 73°F1979: 60°F1980: 61°F1981: 68°F1982: 59°F1983: 70°F1984: 59°F1985: 71°F1986: 73°F1987: 77°F1988: 67°F1989: 63°F1990: 67°F1991: 71°F1992: 61°F1993: 67°F1994: 71°F1995: 64°F1996: 68°F1997: 60°F1998: 70°F1999: 65°F2000: 55°F2001: 67°F2002: 63°F2003: 53°F2004: 61°F2005: 67°F2006: 63°F2007: 61°F2008: 73°F2009: 59°F2010: 66°F2011: 72°F2012: 70°F2013: 79°F2014: 57°F2015: 69°F2016: 68°F2017: 67°F2018: 62°F2019: 73°F2020: 74°F2021: 63°F2022: 74°F2023: 63°F2024: 59°F2025: 65°F68° forecast187120251947

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1968°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#116 of 155
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-26°F (1982)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1871–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan63°F2008-26°F1982
Feb74°F2024-26°F1996
Mar84°F2012-10°F1962
Apr91°F198012°F1875
May95°F201821°F1966
Jun104°F193433°F1945
Jul105°F193440°F1965
Aug103°F198842°F1875
Sep99°F193928°F1942
Oct89°F196315°F1887
Nov77°F1938-14°F1875
Dec68°F2001-22°F1884
All-time105°F1934-26°F1982

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Milwaukee so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 65°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 30°FJan: 17°FFeb: 33°FFeb: 20°FMar: 43°FMar: 28°FApr: 54°FApr: 37°FMay: 66°FMay: 47°FJun: 76°FJun: 58°FJul: 81°FJul: 64°FAug: 79°FAug: 64°FSep: 73°FSep: 56°FOct: 60°FOct: 44°FNov: 47°FNov: 32°FDec: 35°FDec: 22°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:24 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Solar noon11:57 AM
Daylight15h 06m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.95°N, 87.90°W

Nearby Stations

Chicago, IL68 mi SMadison, WI73 mi WRockford, IL80 mi SWMuskegon, MI85 mi EHolland, MI92 mi EGreen Bay, WI106 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Milwaukee, WI — last six weeks of daily low

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.
Milwaukee, WI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1871

Each cell is one day's low at Milwaukee, coloured by temperature — 156 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Milwaukee, WI daily low heat map 1871–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Milwaukee — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
75 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 139th most in 156 years. Normal for this point: 86. Record: 106 in 1888.

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