Madison Weather Records (USC00014976)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Madison (USC00014976), Alabama, United States, with 81 years of record.

Key Facts for Madison

Madison (USC00014976) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 34.70 latitude and -86.75 longitude, 177 m (581 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1974, 81 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 tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 22.8 C (73.0 F) on 31 December 1974.

About the Station

Location: Alabama, United States, 34.70 latitude, -86.75 longitude.
Elevation: 177 m (581 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1974, 81 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	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.2 C (108.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.9 C (111.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.2 C (108.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.2 C (108.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Madison still stand. 1927 holds the most, with 37.

Standing records at Madison by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1894	17
1895	23
1896	17
1897	20
1898	22
1899	26
1900	14
1901	29
1902	36
1903	20
1904	20
1905	20
1906	21
1907	16
1908	11
1909	23
1910	19
1911	33
1912	21
1913	16
1914	30
1915	20
1916	9
1917	18
1918	18
1919	14
1920	29
1921	23
1922	15
1923	15
1924	14
1925	33
1926	18
1927	37
1928	15
1929	19
1930	32
1931	28
1932	23
1933	22
1934	16
1935	17
1936	25
1937	24
1938	11
1939	12
1940	27
1941	12
1942	15
1943	21
1944	11
1945	12
1946	13
1947	13
1948	11
1949	8
1950	23
1951	29
1952	22
1953	9
1954	21
1955	19
1956	16
1957	14
1958	17
1959	9
1960	12
1961	16
1962	11
1963	14
1964	12
1965	11
1966	9
1967	30
1968	14
1969	5
1970	6
1971	5
1972	14
1973	7
1974	15

All-Time Record Progression

13 new records

13 all-time records were set at Madison between 5 September 1925 and 16 March 1973. Each dot is a new record.

When Madison set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1925-09-05	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
1925-09-07	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
1928-10-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1929-09-13	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1930-07-28	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1930-07-29	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1948-01-24	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 16.5 cm (6.5 in)
1958-02-15	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1960-02-13	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
1962-01-11	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1964-01-01	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
1966-01-29	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
1973-03-16	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 197.1 mm (7.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 197.1 mm (7.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Madison. The most was 197.1 mm (7.8 in) on 16 March 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Madison
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	5 January 1949
Feb	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	3 February 1956
Mar	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	16 March 1973
Apr	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	7 April 1918
May	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	18 May 1969
Jun	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	15 June 1949
Jul	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	26 July 1910
Aug	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 August 1945
Sep	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	13 September 1929
Oct	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	17 October 1928
Nov	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	28 November 1973
Dec	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	18 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1894 to 1974

81 years of record at Madison, 1894 to 1974. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1912, 1916, 1917, 1962, 1970, 1971, 1972.

Days with data per year at Madison
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1894	334	92%	Yes
1895	365	100%	Yes
1896	362	99%	Yes
1897	364	100%	Yes
1898	362	99%	Yes
1899	346	95%	Yes
1900	364	100%	Yes
1901	363	99%	Yes
1902	350	96%	Yes
1903	358	98%	Yes
1904	354	97%	Yes
1905	358	98%	Yes
1906	361	99%	Yes
1907	332	91%	Yes
1908	366	100%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	364	100%	Yes
1911	364	100%	Yes
1912	200	55%	No
1913	356	98%	Yes
1914	362	99%	Yes
1915	364	100%	Yes
1916	120	33%	No
1917	285	78%	No
1918	349	96%	Yes
1919	364	100%	Yes
1920	335	92%	Yes
1921	346	95%	Yes
1922	365	100%	Yes
1923	365	100%	Yes
1924	334	91%	Yes
1925	365	100%	Yes
1926	354	97%	Yes
1927	365	100%	Yes
1928	364	99%	Yes
1929	335	92%	Yes
1930	365	100%	Yes
1931	365	100%	Yes
1932	333	91%	Yes
1933	364	100%	Yes
1934	364	100%	Yes
1935	365	100%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	365	100%	Yes
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	362	99%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	362	99%	Yes
1942	363	99%	Yes
1943	365	100%	Yes
1944	366	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	365	100%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	334	92%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	363	99%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	361	99%	Yes
1958	363	99%	Yes
1959	359	98%	Yes
1960	361	99%	Yes
1961	362	99%	Yes
1962	300	82%	No
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	362	99%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	360	99%	Yes
1970	31	8%	No
1971	177	48%	No
1972	297	81%	No
1973	331	91%	Yes
1974	353	97%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Madison
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1974	Madison, US	daily high max (Tie)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	tie	51 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1974	Madison, US	daily low max (Tie)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	tie	64 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1974	Madison, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 1974	Madison, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 1974	Madison, US	daily high max (Tie)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	tie	39 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1974	Madison, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 1974	Madison, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 1974	Madison, US	daily low max (Tie)	17.8 C (64.0 F)	tie	16 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1974	Madison, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1974	Madison, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 1974	Madison, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 1974	Madison, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1974	Madison, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	45 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1974	Madison, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	tie	71 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1974	Madison, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1974	Madison, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1974	Madison, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 1974	Madison, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1974	Madison, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1974	Madison, US	daily high max (Tie)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	tie	68 years	7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

62 complete years, 1895 to 1974

One stripe for each of 62 complete years at Madison, 1895 to 1974. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.3 C (61.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 14.8 C (58.6 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 17.7 C (63.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Madison as warming stripes, 1895 to 1974
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1895	15.3 C	-0.99 C
1896	16.3 C	+0.01 C
1897	15.8 C	-0.47 C
1898	15.2 C	-1.03 C
1900	16.5 C	+0.25 C
1901	15.1 C	-1.16 C
1902	16.8 C	+0.52 C
1903	16.6 C	+0.29 C
1904	16.6 C	+0.36 C
1905	16.3 C	+0.05 C
1906	17.2 C	+0.90 C
1908	16.7 C	+0.46 C
1909	16.3 C	0.00 C
1910	15.5 C	-0.77 C
1911	16.8 C	+0.52 C
1913	16.3 C	-0.02 C
1914	16.2 C	-0.04 C
1915	16.4 C	+0.17 C
1919	16.3 C	+0.07 C
1922	17.6 C	+1.36 C
1923	16.6 C	+0.30 C
1925	17.5 C	+1.24 C
1926	16.4 C	+0.08 C
1927	17.5 C	+1.26 C
1928	15.9 C	-0.37 C
1930	16.4 C	+0.17 C
1931	17.0 C	+0.71 C
1933	17.7 C	+1.38 C
1934	16.7 C	+0.41 C
1935	16.8 C	+0.55 C
1936	16.7 C	+0.41 C
1937	16.4 C	+0.17 C
1938	17.2 C	+0.96 C
1939	16.7 C	+0.43 C
1940	14.8 C	-1.44 C
1941	16.5 C	+0.25 C
1942	16.1 C	-0.14 C
1943	16.2 C	-0.08 C
1944	16.1 C	-0.14 C
1945	16.3 C	+0.07 C
1946	16.7 C	+0.44 C
1947	15.9 C	-0.35 C
1948	15.9 C	-0.36 C
1949	16.5 C	+0.21 C
1952	16.5 C	+0.18 C
1953	16.7 C	+0.44 C
1954	16.7 C	+0.46 C
1955	16.3 C	-0.01 C
1956	16.6 C	+0.28 C
1957	16.6 C	+0.29 C
1958	14.8 C	-1.50 C
1959	16.0 C	-0.26 C
1960	14.8 C	-1.50 C
1961	15.2 C	-1.04 C
1963	15.6 C	-0.66 C
1964	16.3 C	-0.01 C
1965	16.3 C	+0.05 C
1966	15.6 C	-0.72 C
1967	15.7 C	-0.56 C
1968	15.3 C	-1.02 C
1969	15.3 C	-0.93 C
1974	16.4 C	+0.10 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1895 to 1974 is -0.06 C (-0.13 to 0.01) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.11 F (-0.24 to 0.03) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 62 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	-0.06 C (-0.13 to 0.01) per decade	-0.11 F (-0.24 to 0.03) per decade	1895 to 1974	62	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.08 C (-0.17 to 0.00) per decade	-0.15 F (-0.30 to 0.00) per decade	1895 to 1974	62	Fall
Mean daily minimum	-0.04 C (-0.12 to 0.04) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade	1895 to 1974	62	Not clearly different from zero

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 1974

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)	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1930	38.3 C (100.9 F)	81
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1895	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	81
Wettest day (Rx1day)	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	1973	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	256.4 mm (10.1 in)	1906	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	81
Longest dry spell (CDD)	48 days	1897	20 days	81

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Madison, 1894 to 1974. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Madison by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1894	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1895	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1896	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1897	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1898	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1899	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1900	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1902	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1903	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1904	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1905	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1906	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1909	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1912	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1913	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1915	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1916	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1917	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1918	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1921	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1922	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1925	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1926	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1927	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1928	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1929	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1931	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1932	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1935	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1936	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1937	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1938	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1943	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1944	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1952	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1953	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1958	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1963	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Madison, 1894 to 1974. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Madison by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1894	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1895	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1896	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1897	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1898	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1899	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1900	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1901	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1902	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1903	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1904	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1905	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1906	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1907	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1908	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1909	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1910	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1911	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1912	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1913	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1914	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1915	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1916	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1917	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1918	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1919	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1920	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1921	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1922	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1923	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1924	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1925	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1926	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1927	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1928	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1929	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1930	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1931	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1932	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1933	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1934	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1935	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1936	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1937	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1938	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1939	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1940	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1941	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1943	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1944	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1946	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1947	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1948	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1949	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1950	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1951	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1952	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1953	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1955	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1956	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1958	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1959	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1960	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1962	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1964	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1965	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1967	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1969	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1970	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1972	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1974	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Madison, 1894 to 1974. The record is 197.1 mm (7.8 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.4 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Madison by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1895	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1896	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1897	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1898	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1899	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1900	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1901	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1902	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1903	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1904	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1905	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1906	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1907	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1908	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1909	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1910	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1911	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1912	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1913	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1914	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1915	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1916	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1917	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1918	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1919	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1920	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1921	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1923	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1924	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1925	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1926	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1927	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1929	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1930	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1931	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1933	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1934	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1935	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1936	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1937	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1938	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1939	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1940	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1941	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1942	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1943	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1945	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1946	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1947	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1948	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1949	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1950	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1951	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1952	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1953	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1957	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1958	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1959	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1960	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1961	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1962	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1963	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1964	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1965	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1966	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1967	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1968	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1969	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1970	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1971	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1973	197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1974	88.9 mm (3.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Madison, 1894 to 1974. The record is 256.4 mm (10.1 in) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.6 mm (4.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Madison by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1895	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1896	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1897	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1898	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1899	161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1900	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1901	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1902	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1903	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1904	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1905	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1906	256.4 mm (10.1 in)
1907	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1908	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1909	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1910	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1911	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1912	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1913	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1914	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1915	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1916	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1917	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1918	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1919	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1920	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1921	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1922	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1923	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1924	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1925	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1926	217.4 mm (8.6 in)
1927	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1928	149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1929	175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1930	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1931	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1932	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1933	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1934	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1935	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1936	155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1937	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1938	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1939	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1940	158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1941	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1942	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1943	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1944	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1945	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1946	145.9 mm (5.7 in)
1947	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1948	152.8 mm (6.0 in)
1949	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
1950	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1951	175.6 mm (6.9 in)
1952	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1953	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1955	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1956	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1957	182.3 mm (7.2 in)
1958	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1959	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1960	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1961	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1962	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1963	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1964	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1965	150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1966	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1967	176.2 mm (6.9 in)
1968	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1969	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1970	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1971	158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1972	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1973	227.8 mm (9.0 in)
1974	120.1 mm (4.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Madison, 1894 to 1974. The record is 48 days in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Madison by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894	25 days
1895	19 days
1896	27 days
1897	48 days
1898	15 days
1899	28 days
1900	20 days
1901	20 days
1902	23 days
1903	18 days
1904	28 days
1905	16 days
1906	26 days
1907	15 days
1908	24 days
1909	18 days
1910	25 days
1911	21 days
1912	14 days
1913	25 days
1914	23 days
1915	19 days
1916	37 days
1917	22 days
1918	31 days
1919	21 days
1920	39 days
1921	22 days
1922	14 days
1923	33 days
1924	46 days
1925	25 days
1926	14 days
1927	20 days
1928	29 days
1929	26 days
1930	36 days
1931	23 days
1932	14 days
1933	19 days
1934	13 days
1935	33 days
1936	18 days
1937	11 days
1938	20 days
1939	16 days
1940	24 days
1941	21 days
1942	17 days
1943	24 days
1944	32 days
1945	15 days
1946	20 days
1947	15 days
1948	16 days
1949	10 days
1950	14 days
1951	24 days
1952	30 days
1953	31 days
1954	22 days
1955	31 days
1956	24 days
1957	20 days
1958	27 days
1959	14 days
1960	18 days
1961	31 days
1962	17 days
1963	19 days
1964	17 days
1965	21 days
1966	12 days
1967	23 days
1968	16 days
1969	17 days
1970	6 days
1971	11 days
1972	11 days
1973	14 days
1974	17 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

62 years with a frost

Across 62 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Madison falls on 7 April and the median first autumn frost on 28 October, which leaves a median of 206 days between them.

In 1938 to 1974 the median growing season was 206 days. The two periods have the same number of growing days.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Madison
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1895 to 1935)	Recent period (1938 to 1974)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	7 April	4 April	7 April	3 days later	+0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost	28 October	28 October	30 October	2 days later	+0.5 days per decade
Growing days	206 days	206 days	206 days	no change	+0.4 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

74 years, 1894 to 1974

A day with at least 76.0 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 190.8 mm (7.5 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	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
25 years	144.4 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
100 years	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	Longer than the 74 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 74 years of values from 1894 to 1974.

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: 197.1 mm (7.8 in) in 1973; 151.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1929; 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1963.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Madison, at 1963. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1963 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Madison, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1963	+0.6	+1.1	likely	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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).