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Milwaukee, WI

42.955°N, 87.904°W · station MKEthr · 156 years of record
64°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Milwaukee.
74°WED9/273°THU9/371°FRI9/470°SAT9/569°SUN9/666°MON9/764°TUE9/8

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

#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.
1871: 53°F1872: 73°F1873: 50°F1874: 70°F1875: 62°F1876: 58°F1877: 49°F1878: 69°F1879: 46°F1880: 52°F1881: 61°F1882: 61°F1883: 41°F1884: 61°F1885: 56°F1886: 58°F1887: 48°F1888: 60°F1889: 57°F1890: 54°F1891: 47°F1892: 55°F1893: 58°F1894: 68°F1895: 54°F1896: 50°F1897: 71°F1898: 53°F1899: 62°F1900: 58°F1901: 58°F1902: 53°F1903: 66°F1904: 59°F1905: 59°F1906: 69°F1907: 56°F1908: 56°F1909: 60°F1910: 58°F1911: 58°F1912: 68°F1913: 61°F1914: 53°F1915: 64°F1916: 61°F1917: 55°F1918: 58°F1919: 72°F1920: 58°F1921: 67°F1922: 68°F1923: 54°F1924: 54°F1925: 63°F1926: 62°F1927: 67°F1928: 57°F1929: 63°F1930: 62°F1931: 66°F1932: 52°F1933: 71°F1934: 58°F1935: 56°F1936: 70°F1937: 65°F1938: 60°F1939: 60°F1940: 68°F1941: 59°F1942: 63°F1943: 49°F1944: 46°F1945: 65°F1946: 64°F1947: 70°F1948: 63°F1949: 47°F1950: 55°F1951: 46°F1952: 58°F1953: 52°F1954: 54°F1955: 53°F1956: 41°F1957: 43°F1958: 49°F1959: 70°F1960: 72°F1961: 63°F1962: 54°F1963: 58°F1964: 61°F1965: 58°F1966: 45°F1967: 53°F1968: 44°F1969: 52°F1970: 55°F1971: 64°F1972: 63°F1973: 57°F1974: 57°F1975: 49°F1976: 66°F1977: 54°F1978: 65°F1979: 52°F1980: 58°F1981: 52°F1982: 46°F1983: 54°F1984: 62°F1985: 65°F1986: 45°F1987: 61°F1988: 50°F1989: 68°F1990: 65°F1991: 68°F1992: 64°F1993: 55°F1994: 62°F1995: 51°F1996: 68°F1997: 56°F1998: 53°F1999: 58°F2000: 60°F2001: 66°F2002: 62°F2003: 66°F2004: 56°F2005: 66°F2006: 63°F2007: 58°F2008: 57°F2009: 57°F2010: 52°F2011: 55°F2012: 57°F2013: 67°F2014: 58°F2015: 67°F2016: 71°F2017: 55°F2018: 61°F2019: 60°F2020: 60°F2021: 62°F2022: 65°F2023: 58°F2024: 48°F2025: 47°F64° forecast4045505560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 864°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record41°F
This-date rank#117 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°FJan 7, 2008-26°FJan 17, 1982
Feb74°FFeb 27, 2024-26°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar84°FMar 21, 2012-10°FMar 1, 1962
Apr91°FApr 22, 198012°FApr 16, 1875
May95°FMay 27, 201821°FMay 10, 1966
Jun104°FJun 1, 193433°FJun 4, 1945
Jul105°FJul 24, 193440°FJul 1, 1965
Aug103°FAug 1, 198842°FAug 23, 1875
Sep99°FSep 15, 193928°FSep 28, 1942
Oct89°FOct 6, 196315°FOct 25, 1887
Nov77°FNov 2, 1938-14°FNov 29, 1875
Dec68°FDec 5, 2001-22°FDec 19, 1884
All-time105°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan51°FJan 12, 1871-13°FJan 15, 1972
Feb49°FFeb 20, 1930-11°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar63°FMar 26, 20075°FMar 2, 1943
Apr68°FApr 5, 192925°FApr 4, 1874
May75°FMay 31, 202236°FMay 1, 1875
Jun82°FJun 30, 193145°FJun 3, 1945
Jul84°FJul 14, 199557°FJul 2, 1892
Aug80°FAug 19, 191658°FAug 30, 1915
Sep79°FSep 6, 187242°FSep 29, 1899
Oct70°FOct 15, 189726°FOct 30, 1917
Nov63°FNov 9, 20207°FNov 24, 1950
Dec52°FDec 9, 1946-13°FDec 28, 1880
All-time84°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.
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

Sunrise5:16 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight13h 11m · losing 19 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 Sep 8 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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