New Madrid Weather Records (USC00236040)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for New Madrid (USC00236040), Missouri, United States, with 73 years of record.

Key Facts for New Madrid

New Madrid (USC00236040) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 36.58 latitude and -89.52 longitude, 92 m (302 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1965, 73 years of record.
1,464 records set at New Madrid still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
New Madrid set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 12 September 1965.

About the Station

Location: Missouri, United States, 36.58 latitude, -89.52 longitude.
Elevation: 92 m (302 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1965, 73 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 New Madrid. 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 New Madrid, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at New Madrid still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 266.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at New Madrid between 19 July 1924 and 19 July 1924. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 181.4 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Madrid. The most was 181.4 mm (7.1 in) on 19 July 1924.

Record daily precipitation for each month at New Madrid
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	11 January 1913
Feb	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	23 February 1909
Mar	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	11 March 1935
Apr	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	4 April 1957
May	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	15 May 1923
Jun	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	14 June 1925
Jul	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	19 July 1924
Aug	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	20 August 1915
Sep	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	2 September 1936
Oct	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	6 October 1910
Nov	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	24 November 1900
Dec	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	14 December 1901

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1901

9 years of record at New Madrid, 1893 to 1901. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1901.

Latest Records

Latest records at New Madrid
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 September 1965	New Madrid, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1965	New Madrid, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1965	New Madrid, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1965	New Madrid, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1964	New Madrid, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 1964	New Madrid, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 1964	New Madrid, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 July 1964	New Madrid, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1964	New Madrid, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 1963	New Madrid, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 1963	New Madrid, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1963	New Madrid, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1963	New Madrid, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	New Madrid, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 1962	New Madrid, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1962	New Madrid, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 1962	New Madrid, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 July 1962	New Madrid, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1962	New Madrid, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	13 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1962	New Madrid, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 1965

Yearly extremes at New Madrid: 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)	1897	37.8 C (100.0 F)	9
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1899	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	9
Wettest day (Rx1day)	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	1924	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	73
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	340.6 mm (13.4 in)	1910	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	73
Longest dry spell (CDD)	48 days	1963	21 days	73

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at New Madrid, 1893 to 1965. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at New Madrid by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1894	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1895	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1896	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1897	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1898	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1899	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
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

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at New Madrid, 1893 to 1965. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at New Madrid by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1894	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1895	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1896	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1897	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1898	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1899	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1900	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1901	12.2 C (54.0 F)
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
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

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at New Madrid, 1893 to 1965. The record is 181.4 mm (7.1 in) in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.8 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Madrid by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1894	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1895	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1896	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1897	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1898	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1899	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1900	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1901	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1902	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1903	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1904	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1905	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1906	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1907	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1908	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1910	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1911	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1912	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1913	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1914	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1915	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1916	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1917	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1918	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1919	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1920	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1921	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1922	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1923	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1924	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1925	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1926	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1927	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1928	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1929	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1930	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1931	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1932	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1933	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1934	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1935	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1936	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1937	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1938	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1939	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1940	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1941	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1942	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1943	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1944	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1946	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1947	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1948	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1949	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1950	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1951	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1953	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1954	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1955	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1957	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1958	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1959	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1960	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1961	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1962	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1963	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1964	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965	72.4 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at New Madrid, 1893 to 1965. The record is 340.6 mm (13.4 in) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.1 mm (5.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Madrid by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1894	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1895	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1896	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1897	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1898	208.6 mm (8.2 in)
1899	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1900	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1901	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1902	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1903	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1904	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1905	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1906	221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1907	240.0 mm (9.4 in)
1908	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1909	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1910	340.6 mm (13.4 in)
1911	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1912	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1913	200.4 mm (7.9 in)
1914	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1915	236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1916	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1917	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1918	146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1919	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1920	98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1921	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1922	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1923	141.3 mm (5.6 in)
1924	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1925	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1926	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1927	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1928	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1929	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1930	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1931	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1932	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1933	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1934	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1935	201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1936	257.6 mm (10.1 in)
1937	208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1938	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1939	153.8 mm (6.1 in)
1940	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1941	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1942	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1943	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1944	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1945	243.4 mm (9.6 in)
1946	136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1947	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1948	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1950	165.8 mm (6.5 in)
1951	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1952	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1953	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1954	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1955	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1956	148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1957	193.1 mm (7.6 in)
1958	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1959	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1960	104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1961	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1962	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1963	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1964	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1965	187.7 mm (7.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at New Madrid, 1893 to 1965. The record is 48 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Madrid by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	30 days
1894	18 days
1895	23 days
1896	15 days
1897	15 days
1898	12 days
1899	16 days
1900	27 days
1901	21 days
1902	22 days
1903	25 days
1904	30 days
1905	26 days
1906	15 days
1907	23 days
1908	42 days
1909	19 days
1910	21 days
1911	35 days
1912	28 days
1913	19 days
1914	24 days
1915	19 days
1916	18 days
1917	14 days
1918	27 days
1919	21 days
1920	25 days
1921	21 days
1922	20 days
1923	16 days
1924	32 days
1925	27 days
1926	17 days
1927	20 days
1928	17 days
1929	18 days
1930	22 days
1931	16 days
1932	18 days
1933	15 days
1934	30 days
1935	24 days
1936	34 days
1937	16 days
1938	34 days
1939	33 days
1940	16 days
1941	15 days
1942	17 days
1943	25 days
1944	26 days
1945	23 days
1946	18 days
1947	19 days
1948	29 days
1949	20 days
1950	13 days
1951	27 days
1952	29 days
1953	38 days
1954	33 days
1955	21 days
1956	18 days
1957	22 days
1958	17 days
1959	15 days
1960	17 days
1961	18 days
1962	12 days
1963	48 days
1964	41 days
1965	24 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

64 years, 1894 to 1964

A day with at least 79.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 162.6 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at New Madrid: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
5 years	102.0 mm (4.0 in)
10 years	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
50 years	149.0 mm (5.9 in)
100 years	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1894 to 1964.

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: 158.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1910; 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1936; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 1913.

Download the Data

Data for New Madrid standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for New Madrid threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	153	42%	No
1894	363	99%	Yes
1895	363	99%	Yes
1896	359	98%	Yes
1897	310	85%	No
1898	333	91%	Yes
1899	241	66%	No
1900	276	76%	No
1901	89	24%	No