Wisconsin State Climatology Office

MILWAUKEE CLIMATE NORMALS: A COMPARISON

Source: Climatography of the United States No. 81

Current  Normals 1971-2000

--- JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL

 

MAX TEMP (F) 28.0 32.5 42.6 53.9 66.0 76.3 81.1 79.1 71.9 60.2 45.7 33.1 55.9
MIN TEMP (F) 13.4 18.3 27.3 36.4 46.2 56.3 62.9 62.1 54.1 42.6 31.0 19.4 39.2
AVG TEMP (F) 20.7 25.4 34.9 45.2 56.1 66.3 72.0 70.6 63.0 51.4 38.4 26.2 47.5
HEAT DEG DAYS 1384 1124 948 611 318 86 13 18 134 443 808 1200 7087
COOL DEG DAYS 0 0 0 5 27 114 222 180 63 5 0 0 616
PRECIP (in) 1.85 1.65 2.59 3.78 3.06 3.56 3.58 4.03 3.30 2.49 2.70 2.22 34.81

1921-1950 normals
MILWAUKEE AIRPORT
-- JAN FEB MAR APR. MAY JUN JULY AUG. SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
MAX TEMP (F) 29.2 31.8 40.8 52.8 63.9 75.1 81.2 79.2 71.8 60.3 44.7 32.7 55.3
MIN TEMP (F) 14.5 16.6 25.7 35.8 44.7 54.7 61.4 60.5 53.3 42.4 29.9 18.7 38.2
AVG TEMP (F) 21.9 24.2 33.3 44.3 54.3 64.9 71.3 69.9 62.6 51.4 37.3 25.7 46.8
HEAT DEG DAYS 1336 1142 983 621 351 109 20 32 134 428 831 1218 7205
PRECIP (in) 1.58 1.27 2.19 2.39 2.98 3.22 2.43 2.62 3.33 1.97 2.11 1.48 27.57

CITY OFFICE
-- JAN FEB MAR APR. MAY JUN JULY AUG. SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
MAX TEMP (F) 30.0 32.1 40.9 52.3 63.3 74.1 80.1 78.2 71.0 59.9 45.0 33.2 55.0
MIN TEMP (F) 16.0 18.0 27.0 37.2 46.2 56.6 64.4 63.6 56.5 45.3 32.0 20.3 40.3
AVG TEMP (F) 23.0 25.1 34.0 44.8 54.8 65.4 72.3 70.9 63.8 52.6 38.5 26.8 47.7
HEAT DEG DAYS 1302 1117 961 606 335 100 11 24 112 397 795 1184 6944
PRECIP (in) 1.75 1.42 2.37 2.61 2.92 3.25 2.37 2.90 3.36 2.07 2.28 1.57 28.87

1931-1960 normals
-- JAN. FEB MAR APR. MAY JUN JULY AUG. SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
MAX TEMP (F) 28.3 30.2 38.8 53.1 63.9 73.9 78.9 77.7 70.7 60.1 44.1 32.0 54.3
MIN TEMP (F) 12.8 14.6 23.2 34.1 42.9 52.6 58.4 57.8 49.9 39.9 27.5 17.1 35.9
AVG TEMP (F) 20.6 22.4 31.0 43.6 53.4 63.3 68.7 67.8 60.3 50.0 35.8 24.6 45.1
HEAT DEG DAYS 1376 1193 1054 642 372 135 43 47 174 471 876 1252 7635
PRECIP (in) 1.83 1.40 2.31 2.53 3.16 3.64 2.95 3.06 2.72 2.10 2.18 1.63 29.51
1941-1970 normals
-- JAN FEB MAR APR. MAY JUN JULY AUG. SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
MAX TEMP (F) 27.3 30.3 39.4 54.6 65.0 75.3 80.4 79.7 71.5 61.4 44.4 31.5 55.1
MIN TEMP (F) 11.4 14.6 23.4 34.7 43.3 53.6 59.3 58.7 50.7 40.6 28.5 16.8 36.3
AVG TEMP (F) 19.4 22.9 31.4 44.7 54.2 64.5 69.9 69.2 61.1 51.0 36.5 24.2 45.7
HEAT DEG DAYS 1414 1190 1042 609 348 90 15 36 140 440 855 1265 7444
COOL DEG DAYS 0 0 0 0 13 75 167 166 23 6 0 0 450
PRECIP (in) 1.63 1.13 2.24 2.76 2.88 3.58 3.41 2.68 3.02 1.98 2.01 1.75 29.07
1951-1980 normals
-- JAN FEB MAR APR. MAY JUN JULY AUG. SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
MAX TEMP (F) 26.0 30.1 39.2 53.5 64.8 75.0 79.8 78.4 71.2 59.9 44.7 32.0 54.6
MIN TEMP (F) 11.3 15.8 24.9 35.6 44.7 54.7 61.1 60.2 52.5 41.9 29.9 18.2 37.6
AVG TEMP (F) 18.7 23.0 32.1 44.6 54.8 64.9 70.5 69.3 61.9 50.9 37.3 25.1 46.1
HEAT DEG DAYS 1435 1176 1020 612 334 84 11 25 117 444 831 1237 7326
COOL DEG DAYS 0 0 0 0 18 81 182 158 24 7 0 0 470
PRECIP (in) 1.64 1.33 2.58 3.37 2.66 3.59 3.54 3.09 2.88 2.25 1.98 2.03 30.94
1961-1990 normals
-- JAN. FEB MAR APR. MAY JUN JULY AUG. SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
MAX TEMP (F) 26.1 30.1 40.4 52.9 64.3 74.9 79.9 77.8 70.6 58.7 44.7 31.2 54.3
MIN TEMP (F) 11.6 15.9 26.2 35.8 44.8 55.0 62.0 60.8 52.8 41.8 30.7 17.5 37.9
AVG TEMP (F) 18.9 23.0 33.3 44.4 54.6 65.0 70.9 69.3 61.7 50.3 37.7 24.4 46.1
HEAT DEG DAYS 1429 1176 983 618 338 82 14 27 123 456 819 1259 7324
COOL DEG DAYS 0 0 0 0 16 82 197 160 24 0 0 0 479
PRECIP (in) 1.60 1.45 2.67 3.50 2.84 3.24 3.47 3.53 3.38 2.41 2.51 2.33 32.93

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