National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Let's take a look at the Thanksgiving Day temperature and precipitation statistics, and the most recent Thanksgiving Days for Milwaukee and Madison.

Milwaukee:

Normal Temperatures:

High:  40°

Low:   26°

Warmest/Coldest Temperatures:

High: 65° (1914)

Low:  -4° (1950)

Precipitation Statistics:

Percentage of Thanksgiving Days with...

Measurable (0.01" or more) precipitation: 40%

At least a trace of snowfall: 39%

Measurable snowfall (0.1" or more): 19%

1" or more of snowfall: 8%

 

Past 15 Thanksgiving Days (Milwaukee):

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip (Inches)	Snowfall (Inches)
2008	42	18	0.00	0.0
2007	32	25	0.01	0.1
2006	52	31	0	0.0
2005	34	13	T	0.1
2004	39	23	0.00	0.0
2003	43	33	0.01	0.0
2002	37	19	0.00	0.0
2001	55	34	0.00	0.0
2000	34	21	0.00	0.0
1999	47	28	0.00	0.0
1998	59	36	0.00	0.0
1997	43	28	0.17	0.0
1996	36	21	T	0.0
1995	30	17	0.00	0.0
1994	47	30	0.00	0.0

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Madison:

Normal Temperatures:

High:  37°

Low:   23°

Warmest/Coldest Temperatures:

High: 64° (1914)

Low:  -5° (1950/1872)

Precipitation Statistics:

Percentage of Thanksgiving Days with...

Measurable (0.01" or more) precipitation: 35%

At least a trace of snowfall: 37%

Measurable snowfall (0.1" or more): 18%

1" or more of snowfall: 9%

 

Past 15 Thanksgiving Days (Madison):

Year	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip (Inches)	Snowfall (Inches)
2008	43	17	0.00	0.0
2007	30	21	T	T
2006	58	29	0.00	0.0
2005	34	12	0.00	0.0
2004	39	17	0.00	0.0
2003	46	30	T	0.0
2002	37	19	0.00	0.0
2001	53	36	0.00	0.0
2000	33	17	0.00	0.0
1999	46	27	0.00	0.0
1998	59	31	0.00	0.0
1997	43	28	0.06	0.0
1996	32	17	T	T
1995	29	11	0.00	0.0
1994	47	28	0.00	0.0

 

 

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