Madison 1 NW Weather Records (USC00034528)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Madison 1 NW (USC00034528), Arkansas, United States, with 69 years of record.

Key Facts for Madison 1 NW

Madison 1 NW (USC00034528) is a weather station in Arkansas, United States at 35.03 latitude and -90.73 longitude, 91 m (300 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2016, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at Madison 1 NW still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Madison 1 NW set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 27 October 2015.

About the Station

Location: Arkansas, United States, 35.03 latitude, -90.73 longitude.
Elevation: 91 m (300 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2016, 69 years.
Eligible elements: 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 1 NW. 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 1 NW, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Madison 1 NW still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 178.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Madison 1 NW between 22 July 1980 and 7 January 1988. Each dot is a new record.

When Madison 1 NW set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1980-07-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 265.4 mm (10.4 in)
1988-01-07	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1988-01-07	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 265.4 mm (10.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Madison 1 NW. The most was 265.4 mm (10.4 in) on 22 July 1980.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Madison 1 NW
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	8 January 1978
Feb	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	10 February 1966
Mar	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 March 2002
Apr	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	5 April 1997
May	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	20 May 1990
Jun	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	29 June 2014
Jul	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	22 July 1980
Aug	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	14 August 1982
Sep	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	20 September 1958
Oct	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	10 October 1999
Nov	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	18 November 1957
Dec	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	5 December 2011

Period of Record Coverage

2005 to 2016

12 years of record at Madison 1 NW, 2005 to 2016. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2005, 2014, 2016.

Days with data per year at Madison 1 NW
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2005	295	81%	No
2006	335	92%	Yes
2007	357	98%	Yes
2008	356	97%	Yes
2009	361	99%	Yes
2010	358	98%	Yes
2011	357	98%	Yes
2012	360	98%	Yes
2013	351	96%	Yes
2014	310	85%	No
2015	353	97%	Yes
2016	11	3%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Madison 1 NW
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 2015	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 2015	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2015	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2015	Madison 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 2015	Madison 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2015	Madison 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2015	Madison 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2015	Madison 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2015	Madison 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2015	Madison 1 NW, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	56 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2015	Madison 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2014	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2014	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 2014	Madison 1 NW, US	monthly rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 June 2014	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 2014	Madison 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	66 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2013	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2013	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 2013	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2013	Madison 1 NW, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1948 to 2016

Yearly extremes at Madison 1 NW: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2010	37.2 C (99.0 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2014	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	12
Wettest day (Rx1day)	265.4 mm (10.4 in)	1980	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	287.8 mm (11.3 in)	2014	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	69
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	2004	21 days	69

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Madison 1 NW, 1948 to 2016. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Madison 1 NW by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2009	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2010	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2011	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2012	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2014	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2015	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2016	16.1 C (61.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Madison 1 NW, 1948 to 2016. The record is -16.1 C (3.0 F) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Madison 1 NW by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2006	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2007	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2008	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2009	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2010	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2011	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2012	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2013	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2014	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2015	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2016	-8.9 C (16.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Madison 1 NW, 1948 to 2016. The record is 265.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Madison 1 NW by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1950	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1954	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1955	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1956	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1958	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1959	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1960	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1961	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1962	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1965	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1966	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1967	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1968	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1970	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1971	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1972	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1973	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1974	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1976	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1977	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1978	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1980	265.4 mm (10.4 in)
1981	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1982	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1983	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1984	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1985	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1986	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1987	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1988	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1989	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1990	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1991	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1992	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1993	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1994	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1996	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1997	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1998	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1999	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2000	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2002	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2003	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2004	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
2005	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2006	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2007	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2008	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2009	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2010	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2011	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2012	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2013	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2014	167.6 mm (6.6 in)
2015	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2016	24.1 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Madison 1 NW, 1948 to 2016. The record is 287.8 mm (11.3 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.5 mm (5.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Madison 1 NW by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1949	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1950	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1951	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1952	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1953	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1954	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1955	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1956	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1957	175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1958	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1959	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1960	190.8 mm (7.5 in)
1961	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1962	185.6 mm (7.3 in)
1963	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1964	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1965	160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1966	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1967	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1968	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1969	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1970	195.9 mm (7.7 in)
1971	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1972	139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1973	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
1974	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1975	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1976	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1977	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1978	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1979	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1980	270.5 mm (10.6 in)
1981	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1982	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1983	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1984	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1985	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1986	113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1987	166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1988	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1989	142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1990	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1991	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1992	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1993	143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1994	147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1995	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1996	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1997	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1998	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1999	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
2000	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
2001	196.4 mm (7.7 in)
2002	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
2003	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
2004	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
2005	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2006	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2007	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
2008	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2009	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
2010	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2011	222.3 mm (8.8 in)
2012	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2013	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
2014	287.8 mm (11.3 in)
2015	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
2016	43.6 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Madison 1 NW, 1948 to 2016. The record is 40 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Madison 1 NW by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	18 days
1949	12 days
1950	19 days
1951	26 days
1952	30 days
1953	36 days
1954	25 days
1955	23 days
1956	17 days
1957	16 days
1958	21 days
1959	18 days
1960	17 days
1961	17 days
1962	28 days
1963	33 days
1964	21 days
1965	31 days
1966	28 days
1967	19 days
1968	26 days
1969	21 days
1970	21 days
1971	20 days
1972	23 days
1973	20 days
1974	15 days
1975	25 days
1976	29 days
1977	18 days
1978	28 days
1979	16 days
1980	26 days
1981	36 days
1982	25 days
1983	32 days
1984	13 days
1985	19 days
1986	24 days
1987	27 days
1988	36 days
1989	21 days
1990	19 days
1991	13 days
1992	23 days
1993	20 days
1994	14 days
1995	29 days
1996	14 days
1997	20 days
1998	29 days
1999	21 days
2000	38 days
2001	17 days
2002	21 days
2003	17 days
2004	40 days
2005	32 days
2006	20 days
2007	23 days
2008	22 days
2009	22 days
2010	35 days
2011	16 days
2012	25 days
2013	12 days
2014	19 days
2015	18 days
2016	7 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

61 years, 1948 to 2015

A day with at least 77.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 190.3 mm (7.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Madison 1 NW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
5 years	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
10 years	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	165.8 mm (6.5 in)
100 years	190.3 mm (7.5 in)	Longer than the 61 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, 61 years of values from 1948 to 2015.

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: 265.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1980; 132.6 mm (5.2 in) in 1997; 125.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1999.

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Data for Madison 1 NW standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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).