Milwaukee WI Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the biggest rainstorms or snowstorms of the year in Milwaukee, Wisconsin along with the date they occurred. The information answers questions like: When was the last time more than five inches of precipitation landed on Milwaukee in a single day? What was the rainiest day of 2019?

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Milwaukee and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means the same amount of moisture also fell on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1871. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 6.81 inches (173.0 millimetres) on August 6, 1986.

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

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Milwaukee
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.08	August 14, 2023	52.8
4.78	September 11, 2022	121.4
1.14	September 13, 2021	29.0
4.79	August 02, 2020	121.7
2.01	July 20, 2019	51.1
2.13	September 20, 2018 +	54.1
1.68	July 12, 2017	42.7
2.09	August 30, 2016	53.1
3.18	April 09, 2015	80.8
1.49	April 13, 2014	37.8
2.11	November 17, 2013	53.6
2.45	May 06, 2012	62.2
1.50	July 27, 2011	38.1
5.61	July 22, 2010	142.5

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Milwaukee each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.25	June 19, 2009	57.2
4.93	June 07, 2008	125.2
1.51	April 03, 2007	38.4
2.76	July 09, 2006	70.1
2.31	September 25, 2005	58.7
1.78	August 03, 2004	45.2
1.06	November 02, 2003	26.9
2.32	August 12, 2002	58.9
1.58	August 16, 2001	40.1
4.42	July 02, 2000	112.3
2.71	June 13, 1999	68.8
3.65	August 05, 1998	92.7
4.23	June 21, 1997	107.4
2.14	June 17, 1996	54.4
2.61	August 16, 1995	66.3
1.19	November 05, 1994	30.2
2.06	April 19, 1993	52.3
1.74	June 17, 1992	44.2
2.33	October 24, 1991	59.2
2.45	August 18, 1990	62.2
2.68	July 19, 1989	68.1
2.40	September 22, 1988	61.0
2.38	August 15, 1987	60.5
6.81	August 06, 1986	173.0
1.82	November 01, 1985	46.2
1.88	October 18, 1984	47.8
2.37	August 17, 1983	60.2
2.24	December 02, 1982	56.9
1.57	April 10, 1981	39.9
1.86	June 05, 1980	47.2
1.84	December 24, 1979	46.7
2.02	May 13, 1978	51.3
2.18	June 05, 1977	55.4
3.01	April 24, 1976	76.5
1.72	April 28, 1975	43.7
1.57	July 10, 1974	39.9
2.78	April 21, 1973	70.6
1.73	September 18, 1972	43.9
1.80	July 08, 1971	45.7
1.44	September 06, 1970	36.6
2.34	June 29, 1969	59.4
2.03	June 26, 1968	51.6
2.02	June 10, 1967	51.3
1.88	August 01, 1966	47.8
1.90	September 09, 1965	48.3
2.43	July 18, 1964	61.7
1.23	July 13, 1963	31.2
1.60	July 02, 1962	40.6
2.52	September 13, 1961	64.0
2.79	August 02, 1960	70.9
2.72	July 18, 1959	69.1
1.77	October 09, 1958	45.0
1.25	June 13, 1957	31.8
2.11	April 27, 1956	53.6
1.88	May 24, 1955	47.8
2.63	June 03, 1954	66.8
2.78	August 01, 1953	70.6
2.70	July 18, 1952	68.6
1.56	July 08, 1951	39.6
3.04	July 19, 1950 +	77.2
2.15	June 14, 1949	54.6
1.56	March 19, 1948	39.6
2.71	September 21, 1947	68.8
0.95	May 04, 1946	24.1
1.82	September 27, 1945	46.2
1.14	April 23, 1944	29.0
1.68	November 06, 1943	42.7
2.14	July 28, 1942	54.4
4.32	September 08, 1941	109.7
4.49	June 22, 1940	114.0
2.40	August 08, 1939	61.0
2.81	January 24, 1938	71.4
1.85	April 21, 1937	47.0
1.53	September 15, 1936	38.9
2.19	July 23, 1935	55.6
1.76	November 19, 1934 +	44.7
2.58	May 19, 1933	65.5
1.52	July 03, 1932	38.6
1.39	November 20, 1931	35.3
1.66	October 07, 1930	42.2
2.14	April 06, 1929	54.4
2.14	November 17, 1928	54.4
1.80	October 06, 1927	45.7
1.64	October 01, 1926	41.7
2.13	September 06, 1925	54.1
2.04	August 04, 1924	51.8
3.40	September 20, 1923	86.4
1.17	August 06, 1922	29.7
1.77	August 26, 1921	45.0
2.79	June 16, 1920	70.9
1.80	October 30, 1919	45.7
1.82	January 06, 1918	46.2
5.40	June 23, 1917	137.2
2.61	September 07, 1916	66.3
1.63	February 01, 1915	41.4
2.31	September 14, 1914	58.7
1.81	February 21, 1913	46.0
2.98	September 15, 1912	75.7
2.27	October 03, 1911	57.7
1.35	July 09, 1910	34.3
1.60	April 18, 1909	40.6
1.84	January 12, 1908	46.7
2.36	July 21, 1907	59.9
1.94	August 22, 1906	49.3
2.24	October 17, 1905	56.9
2.55	June 24, 1904	64.8
1.80	October 07, 1903	45.7
1.44	July 07, 1902	36.6
1.08	December 13, 1901	27.4
2.04	September 03, 1900	51.8
1.57	September 24, 1899	39.9
2.10	August 23, 1898	53.3
2.11	August 01, 1897	53.6
2.28	September 30, 1896	57.9
1.42	June 25, 1895	36.1
1.75	September 07, 1894	44.5
2.36	September 30, 1893	59.9
2.48	August 24, 1892	63.0
2.53	June 03, 1891	64.3
1.25	May 09, 1890	31.8
2.11	September 04, 1889	53.6
1.33	December 26, 1888	33.8
2.98	July 02, 1887	75.7
1.95	August 21, 1886	49.5
2.09	August 06, 1885	53.1
2.03	June 18, 1884	51.6
1.58	July 16, 1883	40.1
2.17	August 03, 1882	55.1
1.79	March 03, 1881	45.5
1.56	June 14, 1880	39.6
1.58	April 10, 1879	40.1
1.76	February 21, 1878	44.7
2.92	April 19, 1877	74.2
2.71	August 29, 1876	68.8
2.70	May 11, 1875	68.6
1.63	April 20, 1874	41.4
2.03	August 31, 1873	51.6
3.74	September 23, 1872	95.0
2.50	January 15, 1871	63.5

Milwaukee - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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