Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Madera (USC00045233), California, United States, with 96 years of record.
Key Facts for Madera
Madera (USC00045233) is a weather station in California, United States at 36.95 latitude and -120.04 longitude, 82 m (270 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1928 to 2023, 96 years of record.
1,464 records set at Madera still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Madera tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 20.6 C (69.1 F) on 6 September 2020.
About the Station
Location: California, United States, 36.95 latitude, -120.04 longitude.
Elevation: 82 m (270 ft).
Period of record: 1928 to 2023, 96 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Madera. 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 Madera, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.7 C (107.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
46.1 C (115.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.7 C (116.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
45.0 C (113.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Madera still stand. 1961 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Madera by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1928
39
1929
20
1930
15
1931
35
1932
18
1933
16
1934
26
1935
26
1936
35
1937
30
1938
15
1939
27
1940
20
1941
16
1942
9
1943
18
1944
14
1945
24
1946
15
1947
20
1948
19
1949
33
1950
26
1951
22
1952
17
1953
17
1954
12
1955
16
1956
17
1957
12
1958
18
1959
25
1960
28
1961
40
1962
17
1963
32
1964
18
1965
17
1966
8
1967
17
1968
7
1969
7
1970
8
1971
12
1972
23
1973
12
1974
9
1975
26
1976
21
1977
8
1978
13
1979
4
1980
12
1981
20
1982
16
1983
5
1984
14
1985
22
1986
13
1987
22
1988
5
1989
15
1990
17
1991
13
1992
15
1993
3
1994
5
1995
11
1996
14
1997
9
1998
18
1999
13
2000
9
2001
4
2002
2
2003
5
2004
7
2005
1
2006
8
2007
13
2008
8
2009
9
2010
7
2011
11
2012
13
2013
14
2014
11
2015
28
2016
7
2017
32
2018
5
2019
1
2020
8
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Madera between 5 January 1961 and 11 April 2016. Each dot is a new record.
When Madera set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1961-01-05
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 1.1 C (34.0 F)
1961-07-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.7 C (116.1 F)
1962-01-23
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 0.6 C (33.1 F)
1972-12-15
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature 0.0 C (32.0 F)
1978-11-21
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1998-12-23
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -1.1 C (30.0 F)
2005-05-06
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2006-07-23
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
2016-04-11
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 69.6 mm (2.7 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Apr: 69.6 mm (2.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Madera. The most was 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 11 April 2016.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Madera
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2 January 2006
Feb
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
10 February 1978
Mar
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
7 March 2016
Apr
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
11 April 2016
May
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
6 May 2005
Jun
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
7 June 1931
Jul
9.7 mm (0.38 in)
29 July 1958
Aug
4.6 mm (0.18 in)
19 August 1945
Sep
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
19 September 1959
Oct
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
28 October 1987
Nov
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
21 November 1978
Dec
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
20 December 2010
Period of Record Coverage
1928 to 2020
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
93 years of record at Madera, 1928 to 2020. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1963, 1980, 1986 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 67 complete years at Madera, 1928 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.8 C (62.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 15.3 C (59.6 F), and the warmest was 2014, at 18.5 C (65.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Madera as warming stripes, 1928 to 2017
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1928
16.1 C
-0.72 C
1929
16.3 C
-0.49 C
1930
16.0 C
-0.77 C
1931
17.2 C
+0.38 C
1932
16.3 C
-0.47 C
1933
16.1 C
-0.68 C
1934
17.7 C
+0.94 C
1935
16.0 C
-0.73 C
1936
17.0 C
+0.18 C
1937
16.4 C
-0.41 C
1938
16.8 C
+0.04 C
1939
17.5 C
+0.76 C
1940
17.9 C
+1.09 C
1941
17.1 C
+0.32 C
1942
16.7 C
-0.11 C
1943
16.9 C
+0.08 C
1944
16.5 C
-0.29 C
1945
16.5 C
-0.30 C
1946
16.1 C
-0.63 C
1947
16.6 C
-0.19 C
1948
16.1 C
-0.69 C
1949
16.2 C
-0.55 C
1952
17.0 C
+0.27 C
1954
16.9 C
+0.16 C
1955
16.6 C
-0.19 C
1956
16.8 C
+0.06 C
1957
17.0 C
+0.20 C
1958
18.1 C
+1.31 C
1959
18.0 C
+1.21 C
1960
17.5 C
+0.75 C
1961
17.1 C
+0.36 C
1962
16.4 C
-0.38 C
1964
16.3 C
-0.45 C
1967
16.9 C
+0.11 C
1968
16.9 C
+0.09 C
1969
16.9 C
+0.12 C
1970
17.4 C
+0.58 C
1971
16.1 C
-0.72 C
1972
16.6 C
-0.15 C
1973
17.0 C
+0.21 C
1974
17.0 C
+0.18 C
1975
15.3 C
-1.46 C
1976
15.8 C
-0.96 C
1977
16.3 C
-0.47 C
1978
16.3 C
-0.43 C
1979
16.9 C
+0.13 C
1982
15.7 C
-1.04 C
1983
16.7 C
-0.06 C
1984
16.9 C
+0.15 C
1985
15.6 C
-1.20 C
1987
16.9 C
+0.17 C
1988
17.1 C
+0.28 C
1989
16.3 C
-0.43 C
1990
16.6 C
-0.16 C
1991
16.8 C
+0.02 C
1992
17.4 C
+0.64 C
1993
16.7 C
-0.07 C
1994
16.4 C
-0.35 C
1995
17.3 C
+0.51 C
1996
17.5 C
+0.70 C
1998
16.2 C
-0.57 C
1999
16.1 C
-0.64 C
2004
16.7 C
-0.12 C
2014
18.5 C
+1.73 C
2015
17.9 C
+1.17 C
2016
17.7 C
+0.95 C
2017
17.7 C
+0.96 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1928 to 2017 is 0.06 C (-0.01 to 0.12) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.10 F (-0.01 to 0.21) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 67 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Madera
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.06 C (-0.01 to 0.12) per decade
0.10 F (-0.01 to 0.21) per decade
1928 to 2017
67
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade
1928 to 2017
67
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1928 to 2017
67
Rise
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
1928 to 2023
Yearly extremes at Madera: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1961
42.2 C (108.0 F)
93
Coldest night (TNn)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1949
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
93
Wettest day (Rx1day)
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2016
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
94
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1955
48.4 mm (1.9 in)
94
Longest dry spell (CDD)
209 days
1997
136 days
94
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Madera, 1928 to 2023. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.2 C (108.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Madera by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1928
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1929
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1930
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1931
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1932
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1933
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1934
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1935
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1936
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1937
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1938
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1939
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1940
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1941
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1942
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1943
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1945
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1946
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1947
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1948
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1949
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1950
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1951
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1952
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1955
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1956
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1957
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1958
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1959
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1960
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1961
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1962
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1964
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1965
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1967
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1968
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1969
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1971
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1972
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1973
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1974
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1976
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1977
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1979
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1982
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1983
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1990
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1992
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1993
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1994
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1995
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1996
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1997
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1998
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2000
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2002
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2005
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2006
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2007
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2008
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2009
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2011
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2012
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2013
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2014
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2015
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2016
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2017
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2018
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2019
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2020
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2023
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Madera, 1928 to 2023. The record is -9.4 C (15.1 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Madera by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1928
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1929
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1930
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1931
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1932
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1933
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1934
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1935
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1936
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1937
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1938
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1939
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1940
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1941
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1942
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1943
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1944
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1945
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1946
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1947
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1948
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1949
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1950
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1951
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1952
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1953
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1954
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1955
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1956
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1957
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1958
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1959
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1960
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1961
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1962
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1964
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1965
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1966
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1967
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1968
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1969
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1970
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1971
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1972
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1973
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1974
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1975
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1976
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1977
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1978
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1979
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1980
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1981
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1982
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1983
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1984
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1985
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1986
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1987
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1988
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1989
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1990
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1991
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1992
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1993
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1994
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1995
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1996
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1997
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1998
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1999
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2000
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2001
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2002
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2003
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2004
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2005
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2006
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2007
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2008
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2009
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2010
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2011
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2012
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2013
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2014
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2015
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2016
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2017
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2018
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2019
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2020
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2023
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Madera, 1928 to 2023. The record is 69.6 mm (2.7 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.4 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Madera by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1928
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1929
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1930
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1931
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1932
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1933
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1934
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1935
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1936
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1937
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1938
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1939
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1940
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1942
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1943
17.0 mm (0.7 in)
1944
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1945
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1946
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1947
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1948
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1949
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1950
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1951
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1952
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1954
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1955
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1958
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1959
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1961
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1962
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1963
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1964
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1965
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1966
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1968
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1969
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1970
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1971
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1972
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1973
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1974
21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1975
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1976
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977
14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1978
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1979
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1981
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1982
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1984
19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1985
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1986
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1987
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1988
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1989
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1990
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1991
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1992
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1993
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1994
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1995
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1996
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1997
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1998
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1999
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
2000
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
2001
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2002
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2003
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2004
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2005
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2006
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2007
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2008
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2009
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
2010
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2011
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2012
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2013
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
2014
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2015
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2016
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2017
21.3 mm (0.8 in)
2018
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2019
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2020
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2023
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Madera, 1928 to 2023. The record is 95.2 mm (3.7 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.4 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Madera by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1928
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1929
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1930
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1931
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1932
37.4 mm (1.5 in)
1933
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1934
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1935
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1938
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939
22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1940
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1941
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1943
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1944
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1945
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1947
28.8 mm (1.1 in)
1948
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1949
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1950
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1951
33.9 mm (1.3 in)
1952
52.2 mm (2.1 in)
1953
40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1954
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1956
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957
30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1958
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1959
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1960
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1962
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1963
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1966
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1967
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968
41.3 mm (1.6 in)
1969
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1972
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1973
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1974
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1976
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1977
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1978
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1979
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1980
61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1981
40.5 mm (1.6 in)
1982
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1984
32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1985
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1986
44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1987
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1989
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1990
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1991
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1992
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1993
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1994
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1995
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1996
53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1997
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1998
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1999
33.8 mm (1.3 in)
2000
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2001
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2002
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
2003
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2004
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2005
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2006
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2007
30.9 mm (1.2 in)
2008
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2009
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2010
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2011
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2012
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
2013
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
2014
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2015
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
2016
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2017
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2018
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2019
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2020
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2023
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Madera, 1928 to 2023. The record is 209 days in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 136 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Madera by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1928
178 days
1929
94 days
1930
135 days
1931
65 days
1932
191 days
1933
145 days
1934
109 days
1935
153 days
1936
141 days
1937
196 days
1938
149 days
1939
101 days
1940
181 days
1941
171 days
1942
161 days
1943
176 days
1944
88 days
1945
75 days
1946
59 days
1947
108 days
1948
127 days
1949
172 days
1950
137 days
1951
177 days
1952
136 days
1953
133 days
1954
155 days
1955
149 days
1956
149 days
1957
123 days
1958
67 days
1959
138 days
1960
160 days
1961
105 days
1962
149 days
1963
120 days
1964
81 days
1965
79 days
1966
60 days
1967
105 days
1968
151 days
1969
97 days
1970
116 days
1971
166 days
1972
145 days
1973
176 days
1974
160 days
1975
114 days
1976
93 days
1977
171 days
1978
131 days
1979
164 days
1980
55 days
1981
190 days
1982
77 days
1983
146 days
1984
153 days
1985
54 days
1986
142 days
1987
83 days
1988
168 days
1989
129 days
1990
174 days
1991
162 days
1992
102 days
1993
126 days
1994
109 days
1995
177 days
1996
119 days
1997
209 days
1998
93 days
1999
157 days
2000
83 days
2001
189 days
2002
68 days
2003
112 days
2004
206 days
2005
76 days
2006
157 days
2007
142 days
2008
158 days
2009
175 days
2010
125 days
2011
71 days
2012
61 days
2013
108 days
2014
133 days
2015
140 days
2016
118 days
2017
111 days
2018
144 days
2019
138 days
2020
90 days
2023
62 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
66 years with a frost
Across 66 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Madera falls on 2 March and the median first autumn frost on 20 November, which leaves a median of 270 days between them.
In 1971 to 2017 the median growing season was 273 days. That is 12 days more than in 1928 to 1961.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Madera
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1928 to 1961)
Recent period (1971 to 2017)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
2 March
4 March
27 February
5 days earlier
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 November
16 November
21 November
5 days later
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
270 days
261 days
273 days
12 days more
+2.8 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
82 years, 1928 to 2017
A day with at least 29.0 mm (1.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 57.0 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Madera: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
5 years
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
10 years
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
25 years
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
50 years
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
100 years
57.0 mm (2.2 in)
Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1928 to 2017.
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: 60.2 mm (2.4 in) in 2010; 55.9 mm (2.2 in) in 2006; 50.3 mm (2.0 in) in 1978.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Madera, at 1954 and 1975. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1954 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1975 ran 0.5 C (0.9 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Madera, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1954
+0.4
+0.7
likely
5
1975
-0.5
-0.9
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.