Madison Weather Records (USC00255080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Madison (USC00255080), Nebraska, United States, with 119 years of record.

Key Facts for Madison

Madison (USC00255080) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 41.83 latitude and -97.45 longitude, 482 m (1,580 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 2012, 119 years of record.
1,464 records set at Madison still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Madison set a daily record precipitation of 17.8 mm (0.7 in) on 29 February 2012.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 41.83 latitude, -97.45 longitude.
Elevation: 482 m (1,580 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 2012, 119 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Madison. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Madison, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	47.2 C (117.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Madison still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 47.

Standing records at Madison by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1895	4
1897	1
1898	12
1899	21
1900	12
1901	26
1902	15
1903	13
1904	14
1905	18
1906	13
1907	7
1908	14
1909	15
1910	12
1911	15
1912	16
1913	15
1914	7
1915	14
1916	10
1917	17
1918	21
1919	8
1920	3
1921	12
1922	3
1923	11
1924	17
1925	10
1926	10
1927	14
1928	17
1929	14
1930	17
1931	27
1932	11
1933	14
1934	43
1935	20
1936	47
1937	21
1938	18
1939	32
1940	18
1941	11
1942	6
1943	11
1944	10
1945	13
1946	10
1947	11
1948	7
1949	4
1950	12
1951	12
1952	11
1953	10
1954	14
1955	29
1956	9
1957	9
1958	10
1959	10
1960	13
1961	7
1962	25
1963	14
1964	18
1965	12
1966	10
1967	16
1968	7
1969	6
1970	9
1971	6
1972	14
1973	5
1974	18
1975	11
1976	13
1977	13
1978	10
1979	8
1980	8
1981	11
1982	10
1983	24
1984	5
1985	20
1986	4
1987	12
1988	8
1989	25
1990	10
1991	20
1992	9
1993	8
1994	8
1995	10
1996	7
1997	14
1998	10
1999	9
2000	17
2001	5
2002	15
2003	7
2004	6
2005	9
2006	5
2008	4
2009	7
2010	5
2011	7
2012	2

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records

7 all-time records were set at Madison between 10 June 1933 and 21 March 2006. Each dot is a new record.

When Madison set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1933-06-10	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
1934-07-15	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1936-07-24	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)
1960-06-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1983-11-28	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1998-08-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 151.4 mm (6.0 in)
2006-03-21	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 151.4 mm (6.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Madison. The most was 151.4 mm (6.0 in) on 21 August 1998.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Madison
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 January 1949
Feb	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 February 1971
Mar	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 March 1981
Apr	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 April 2003
May	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	5 May 1960
Jun	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	20 June 1960
Jul	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	19 July 1965
Aug	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	21 August 1998
Sep	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	15 September 2001
Oct	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	16 October 1968
Nov	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	9 November 1919
Dec	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 December 1933

Period of Record Coverage

1895 to 2012

118 years of record at Madison, 1895 to 2012. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1901, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925 and others.

Days with data per year at Madison
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1895	5	1%	No
1896	3	1%	No
1897	18	5%	No
1898	352	96%	Yes
1899	359	98%	Yes
1900	364	100%	Yes
1901	324	89%	No
1902	354	97%	Yes
1903	361	99%	Yes
1904	349	95%	Yes
1905	355	97%	Yes
1906	357	98%	Yes
1907	348	95%	Yes
1908	356	97%	Yes
1909	344	94%	Yes
1910	345	95%	Yes
1911	335	92%	Yes
1912	343	94%	Yes
1913	329	90%	Yes
1914	344	94%	Yes
1915	355	97%	Yes
1916	359	98%	Yes
1917	358	98%	Yes
1918	355	97%	Yes
1919	315	86%	No
1920	340	93%	Yes
1921	357	98%	Yes
1922	332	91%	Yes
1923	258	71%	No
1924	320	87%	No
1925	292	80%	No
1926	290	79%	No
1927	333	91%	Yes
1928	315	86%	No
1929	340	93%	Yes
1930	313	86%	No
1931	344	94%	Yes
1932	357	98%	Yes
1933	346	95%	Yes
1934	344	94%	Yes
1935	353	97%	Yes
1936	337	92%	Yes
1937	300	82%	No
1938	363	99%	Yes
1939	358	98%	Yes
1940	364	99%	Yes
1941	358	98%	Yes
1942	359	98%	Yes
1943	359	98%	Yes
1944	362	99%	Yes
1945	362	99%	Yes
1946	353	97%	Yes
1947	350	96%	Yes
1948	363	99%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	360	99%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	351	96%	Yes
1954	362	99%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	359	98%	Yes
1963	351	96%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	364	99%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	362	99%	Yes
1982	358	98%	Yes
1983	358	98%	Yes
1984	362	99%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	364	100%	Yes
1988	360	98%	Yes
1989	359	98%	Yes
1990	357	98%	Yes
1991	359	98%	Yes
1992	331	90%	Yes
1993	352	96%	Yes
1994	362	99%	Yes
1995	354	97%	Yes
1996	352	96%	Yes
1997	337	92%	Yes
1998	356	98%	Yes
1999	358	98%	Yes
2000	350	96%	Yes
2001	349	96%	Yes
2002	356	98%	Yes
2003	344	94%	Yes
2004	341	93%	Yes
2005	353	97%	Yes
2006	110	30%	No
2007	181	50%	No
2008	360	98%	Yes
2009	361	99%	Yes
2010	361	99%	Yes
2011	361	99%	Yes
2012	68	19%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Madison
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 February 2012	Madison, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2012	Madison, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 January 2012	Madison, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2012	Madison, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 January 2012	Madison, US	daily high max (Tie)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	tie	56 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2011	Madison, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2011	Madison, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 2011	Madison, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2011	Madison, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 June 2011	Madison, US	daily low max (Tie)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	tie	108 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 2011	Madison, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2011	Madison, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2011	Madison, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2011	Madison, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2011	Madison, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2011	Madison, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2011	Madison, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2011	Madison, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2011	Madison, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	tie	51 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2011	Madison, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

93 complete years, 1898 to 2011

One stripe for each of 93 complete years at Madison, 1898 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.4 C (49.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 7.6 C (45.6 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 12.2 C (53.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Madison as warming stripes, 1898 to 2011
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1898	9.1 C	-0.37 C
1899	8.5 C	-0.89 C
1900	10.1 C	+0.72 C
1902	8.8 C	-0.65 C
1903	8.5 C	-0.89 C
1904	8.4 C	-1.07 C
1905	8.4 C	-1.07 C
1906	9.2 C	-0.20 C
1907	8.7 C	-0.69 C
1908	9.4 C	+0.01 C
1909	8.1 C	-1.32 C
1910	9.6 C	+0.15 C
1911	9.4 C	+0.02 C
1912	8.1 C	-1.28 C
1914	9.3 C	-0.11 C
1915	8.6 C	-0.81 C
1916	8.6 C	-0.85 C
1917	7.6 C	-1.84 C
1918	9.7 C	+0.26 C
1921	10.4 C	+1.02 C
1922	9.4 C	-0.05 C
1931	12.2 C	+2.76 C
1932	9.5 C	+0.04 C
1934	12.0 C	+2.60 C
1935	10.4 C	+1.01 C
1936	9.9 C	+0.50 C
1938	11.1 C	+1.66 C
1939	11.4 C	+2.02 C
1940	9.4 C	-0.02 C
1941	10.6 C	+1.18 C
1942	9.7 C	+0.29 C
1943	10.0 C	+0.62 C
1944	10.0 C	+0.60 C
1945	9.6 C	+0.20 C
1946	11.2 C	+1.79 C
1947	10.2 C	+0.74 C
1948	9.9 C	+0.45 C
1949	9.5 C	+0.10 C
1950	8.4 C	-0.98 C
1951	7.9 C	-1.51 C
1952	9.9 C	+0.46 C
1953	10.8 C	+1.42 C
1954	11.0 C	+1.55 C
1955	9.9 C	+0.45 C
1956	10.1 C	+0.68 C
1957	9.6 C	+0.22 C
1958	9.3 C	-0.17 C
1959	9.4 C	-0.04 C
1960	8.4 C	-1.01 C
1961	9.1 C	-0.32 C
1962	9.4 C	-0.05 C
1964	10.0 C	+0.58 C
1965	9.4 C	-0.05 C
1966	9.3 C	-0.13 C
1967	9.6 C	+0.22 C
1968	9.9 C	+0.51 C
1969	9.0 C	-0.41 C
1970	10.0 C	+0.54 C
1971	10.0 C	+0.59 C
1972	9.3 C	-0.16 C
1973	10.1 C	+0.70 C
1974	9.6 C	+0.21 C
1975	9.7 C	+0.30 C
1976	10.5 C	+1.10 C
1977	11.0 C	+1.57 C
1978	8.8 C	-0.67 C
1979	8.0 C	-1.46 C
1980	9.6 C	+0.18 C
1981	9.4 C	+0.01 C
1983	8.1 C	-1.29 C
1984	8.3 C	-1.13 C
1985	7.9 C	-1.56 C
1986	9.9 C	+0.48 C
1987	10.1 C	+0.72 C
1988	9.2 C	-0.27 C
1989	8.1 C	-1.28 C
1990	9.5 C	+0.10 C
1991	9.7 C	+0.29 C
1993	7.7 C	-1.72 C
1994	9.2 C	-0.21 C
1995	9.1 C	-0.28 C
1996	7.7 C	-1.71 C
1998	10.0 C	+0.62 C
1999	9.8 C	+0.37 C
2000	9.4 C	-0.04 C
2001	9.5 C	+0.05 C
2002	9.3 C	-0.08 C
2003	9.0 C	-0.45 C
2005	9.8 C	+0.37 C
2008	7.9 C	-1.54 C
2009	8.1 C	-1.28 C
2010	8.8 C	-0.60 C
2011	8.9 C	-0.57 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1898 to 2011 is -0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.04 F (-0.15 to 0.07) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 93 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Madison
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.04) per decade	-0.04 F (-0.15 to 0.07) per decade	1898 to 2011	93	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.10) per decade	0.04 F (-0.11 to 0.18) per decade	1898 to 2011	93	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	-0.06 C (-0.11 to -0.01) per decade	-0.11 F (-0.21 to -0.01) per decade	1898 to 2011	93	Fall

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1894 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Madison: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	47.2 C (117.0 F)	1936	37.5 C (99.5 F)	118
Coldest night (TNn)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	1912	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	118
Wettest day (Rx1day)	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	1998	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	195.5 mm (7.7 in)	2010	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	119
Longest dry spell (CDD)	72 days	1966	33 days	119

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Madison, 1894 to 2012. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 C (99.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Madison by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1894	n/a
1895	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1896	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1897	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1898	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1900	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1902	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1903	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1904	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1905	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1906	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1910	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1911	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1912	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1913	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1915	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1917	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1919	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1921	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1924	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1928	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1930	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1931	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1933	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1934	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1935	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936	47.2 C (117.0 F)
1937	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1938	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1939	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1940	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1941	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1943	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1944	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1947	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1955	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1981	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006	29.4 C (84.9 F)
2007	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012	22.8 C (73.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Madison, 1894 to 2012. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Madison by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1894	n/a
1895	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1896	10.6 C (51.1 F)
1897	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1898	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1899	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1900	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1901	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1902	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1903	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1904	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1905	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1906	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1907	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1908	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1909	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1910	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1911	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1912	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1913	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1914	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1915	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1916	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1917	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1918	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1919	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1920	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1921	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1922	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1923	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1924	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1925	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1926	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1927	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1928	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1929	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1930	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1931	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1932	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1933	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1934	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1935	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1936	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1937	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1938	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1939	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1940	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1941	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1942	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1944	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1945	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1946	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1947	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1948	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1949	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1950	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1951	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1952	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1953	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1954	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1955	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1956	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1957	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1958	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1959	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1960	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1961	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1962	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1963	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1964	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1965	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1966	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1967	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1968	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1969	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1970	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1971	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1972	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1973	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1974	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1976	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1977	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1978	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1979	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1980	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1981	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1982	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1983	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1984	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1985	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1987	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1990	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1991	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1992	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1993	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1994	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1995	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1996	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1997	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1999	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2000	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2001	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2002	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2004	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2005	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2006	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2007	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2008	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2009	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2010	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2011	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2012	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Madison, 1894 to 2012. The record is 151.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.4 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Madison by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1895	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1897	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1898	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1899	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1901	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1903	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1904	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1905	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1906	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1907	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1908	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1909	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1911	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1912	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1914	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1916	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1917	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1918	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1919	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1920	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1921	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1923	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1924	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1931	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1932	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1935	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1937	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1940	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1941	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1943	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1945	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1947	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1948	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1951	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1952	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1955	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1957	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1960	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1961	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1962	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1964	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1966	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1968	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1969	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1970	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1972	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1973	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1976	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1977	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1980	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1981	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1983	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1985	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1986	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1990	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1992	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1993	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1994	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1996	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1997	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1998	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1999	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2000	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2001	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2002	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2004	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2005	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2006	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2007	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2008	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2009	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2010	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2011	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2012	17.8 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Madison, 1894 to 2012. The record is 195.5 mm (7.7 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.3 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Madison by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1895	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1896	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1897	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1898	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1899	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1900	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1901	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1902	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1903	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1904	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1905	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1906	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1907	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1908	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1909	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1910	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1911	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1912	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1913	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1914	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1915	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1916	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1917	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1918	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1919	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1921	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922	159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1923	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1924	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1925	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1926	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1927	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1928	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1929	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1930	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1931	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1932	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1934	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1935	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1936	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1937	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1938	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1939	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1940	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1941	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1943	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1944	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1945	57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1946	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1947	115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1948	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1949	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1951	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1952	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1953	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1954	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1956	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1958	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1959	122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1960	161.1 mm (6.3 in)
1961	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1962	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1963	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1964	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1965	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1966	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1967	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1968	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1969	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1970	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1972	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1973	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1974	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1975	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1976	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1977	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1978	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1979	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1980	119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1981	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1983	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1984	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1985	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1986	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1987	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1988	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1989	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1990	148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1991	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1992	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1993	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1994	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1995	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1996	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1997	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1998	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1999	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
2000	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
2001	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
2002	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2003	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
2004	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
2005	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2006	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2007	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
2008	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
2009	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
2010	195.5 mm (7.7 in)
2011	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2012	24.9 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Madison, 1894 to 2012. The record is 72 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Madison by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894	37 days
1895	35 days
1896	25 days
1897	29 days
1898	26 days
1899	25 days
1900	29 days
1901	32 days
1902	28 days
1903	33 days
1904	36 days
1905	30 days
1906	31 days
1907	47 days
1908	48 days
1909	24 days
1910	53 days
1911	33 days
1912	31 days
1913	45 days
1914	60 days
1915	32 days
1916	38 days
1917	26 days
1918	22 days
1919	28 days
1920	31 days
1921	35 days
1922	47 days
1923	47 days
1924	49 days
1925	39 days
1926	21 days
1927	33 days
1928	36 days
1929	23 days
1930	30 days
1931	34 days
1932	35 days
1933	36 days
1934	28 days
1935	24 days
1936	33 days
1937	30 days
1938	32 days
1939	28 days
1940	27 days
1941	22 days
1942	30 days
1943	53 days
1944	32 days
1945	37 days
1946	41 days
1947	23 days
1948	21 days
1949	51 days
1950	26 days
1951	22 days
1952	57 days
1953	42 days
1954	34 days
1955	39 days
1956	39 days
1957	41 days
1958	63 days
1959	44 days
1960	29 days
1961	31 days
1962	47 days
1963	24 days
1964	31 days
1965	23 days
1966	72 days
1967	51 days
1968	43 days
1969	19 days
1970	26 days
1971	33 days
1972	43 days
1973	27 days
1974	47 days
1975	25 days
1976	47 days
1977	48 days
1978	31 days
1979	35 days
1980	30 days
1981	30 days
1982	25 days
1983	17 days
1984	46 days
1985	24 days
1986	34 days
1987	39 days
1988	45 days
1989	39 days
1990	24 days
1991	33 days
1992	37 days
1993	28 days
1994	45 days
1995	34 days
1996	54 days
1997	47 days
1998	48 days
1999	45 days
2000	23 days
2001	30 days
2002	35 days
2003	30 days
2004	25 days
2005	31 days
2006	17 days
2007	42 days
2008	19 days
2009	25 days
2010	32 days
2011	35 days
2012	22 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

93 years with a frost

Across 93 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Madison falls on 4 May and the median first autumn frost on 30 September, which leaves a median of 151 days between them.

In 1976 to 2011 the median growing season was 154 days. The two periods have the same number of growing days.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Madison
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1898 to 1941)	Recent period (1976 to 2011)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	4 May	4 May	3 May	1 day earlier	-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost	30 September	5 October	29 September	6 days earlier	-0.6 days per decade
Growing days	151 days	154 days	154 days	no change	-0.1 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

115 years, 1895 to 2011

A day with at least 58.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 152.3 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Madison: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	94.4 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	133.3 mm (5.2 in)
100 years	152.3 mm (6.0 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 115 years of values from 1895 to 2011.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 151.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1998; 147.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1960; 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1999.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).