Milwaukee WI Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in Milwaukee rose above 100 °F? What was the highest temperature in Milwaukee a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Milwaukee and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1871. The highest temperature measured during that time was 105 degrees Fahrenheit (41 Celsius) on July 24, 1934.

Since 1941 the temperature extremes were observed at Mitchell International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Milwaukee.

Highest Milwaukee temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
101	August 23, 2023	38
100	June 21, 2022	38
95	August 28, 2021 +	35
95	July 26, 2020	35
94	July 10, 2019	34
95	June 30, 2018 +	35
95	September 22, 2017	35
94	September 06, 2016 +	34
93	August 14, 2015 +	34
89	July 22, 2014	32
95	September 10, 2013 +	35
103	July 05, 2012	39
98	July 20, 2011	37
92	August 29, 2010	33

Highest temperature recorded at Milwaukee each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
94	June 24, 2009	34
89	September 02, 2008	32
94	July 08, 2007	34
98	July 31, 2006	37
97	July 24, 2005	36
91	June 08, 2004	33
96	August 21, 2003	36
98	July 21, 2002	37
95	August 09, 2001 +	35
89	June 10, 2000	32
99	July 30, 1999	37
95	June 25, 1998	35
92	July 16, 1997	33
95	June 29, 1996	35
103	July 13, 1995	39
100	June 16, 1994	38
95	August 27, 1993 +	35
90	August 25, 1992 +	32
97	July 19, 1991 +	36
98	July 04, 1990	37
95	July 09, 1989	35
103	August 01, 1988	39
101	June 14, 1987	38
94	July 18, 1986	34
98	July 08, 1985	37
95	July 23, 1984	35
99	July 21, 1983	37
93	August 03, 1982	34
91	July 12, 1981	33
98	July 07, 1980	37
94	August 07, 1979	34
91	June 11, 1978	33
96	July 14, 1977	36
99	July 10, 1976	37
92	May 19, 1975	33
94	July 13, 1974 +	34
99	August 27, 1973	37
92	July 21, 1972	33
94	June 28, 1971	34
95	July 02, 1970	35
92	August 30, 1969	33
94	August 23, 1968 +	34
91	July 22, 1967 +	33
97	July 03, 1966	36
95	June 27, 1965	35
95	August 02, 1964 +	35
98	July 01, 1963	37
93	August 19, 1962 +	34
95	June 29, 1961	35
93	September 07, 1960	34
95	August 21, 1959	35
96	August 30, 1958	36
93	July 21, 1957 +	34
95	June 13, 1956 +	35
101	July 26, 1955	38
95	July 12, 1954 +	35
99	June 20, 1953 +	37
95	July 22, 1952	35
90	July 26, 1951	32
90	May 24, 1950	32
96	July 04, 1949 +	36
100	August 24, 1948	38
99	August 04, 1947	37
93	August 16, 1946	34
97	July 24, 1945	36
97	August 10, 1944	36
95	July 13, 1943	35
98	July 17, 1942	37
98	July 29, 1941	37
102	July 25, 1940	39
99	September 15, 1939	37
94	August 02, 1938	34
98	August 16, 1937	37
101	July 09, 1936 +	38
97	July 19, 1935	36
105	July 24, 1934	41
101	June 27, 1933	38
98	July 19, 1932	37
100	June 30, 1931 +	38
100	July 20, 1930	38
93	September 02, 1929	34
94	July 07, 1928	34
94	September 14, 1927 +	34
97	August 28, 1926	36
94	July 03, 1925 +	34
91	August 26, 1924	33
93	July 20, 1923 +	34
97	September 06, 1922	36
96	July 17, 1921	36
97	July 23, 1920	36
97	July 27, 1919 +	36
101	August 06, 1918	38
98	July 31, 1917 +	37
102	July 30, 1916	39
87	September 13, 1915 +	31
93	July 22, 1914	34
96	September 02, 1913	36
94	September 05, 1912	34
99	July 03, 1911	37
96	June 29, 1910	36
95	July 29, 1909	35
95	August 03, 1908	35
92	September 01, 1907	33
92	August 21, 1906	33
94	July 18, 1905	34
94	July 17, 1904	34
91	July 28, 1903 +	33
91	July 13, 1902	33
100	July 20, 1901	38
96	August 05, 1900	36
93	September 02, 1899	34
94	September 02, 1898	34
98	July 03, 1897	37
98	August 05, 1896	37
96	August 09, 1895	36
97	August 08, 1894	36
94	August 10, 1893	34
95	July 27, 1892	35
96	August 09, 1891 +	36
96	August 02, 1890	36
90	August 29, 1889 +	32
91	July 11, 1888	33
100	July 16, 1887	38
98	July 28, 1886	37
93	July 28, 1885	34
90	July 22, 1884	32
90	July 03, 1883	32
88	July 26, 1882	31
94	August 05, 1881 +	34
94	July 13, 1880	34
91	August 02, 1879 +	33
95	July 17, 1878 +	35
88	August 05, 1877	31
93	August 23, 1876	34
90	September 01, 1875 +	32
98	August 11, 1874	37
95	August 24, 1873 +	35
94	September 06, 1872 +	34
96	July 08, 1871	36

Milwaukee - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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