Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for New Madrid (USC00236045), Missouri, United States, with 50 years of record.
Key Facts for New Madrid
New Madrid (USC00236045) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 36.59 latitude and -89.53 longitude, 92 m (302 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 2012, 50 years of record.
1,464 records set at New Madrid still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
New Madrid set a daily record high maximum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 29 March 2012.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 36.59 latitude, -89.53 longitude.
Elevation: 92 m (302 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 2012, 50 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 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
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at New Madrid still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at New Madrid by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1963
6
1964
36
1965
25
1966
36
1967
45
1968
22
1969
13
1970
38
1971
28
1972
26
1973
11
1974
25
1975
4
1976
1
1977
38
1978
53
1979
36
1980
67
1981
41
1982
35
1983
48
1984
24
1985
22
1986
44
1987
28
1988
43
1989
57
1990
40
1991
35
1992
21
1993
27
1994
21
1995
24
1996
28
1997
27
1998
42
1999
31
2000
36
2001
18
2002
16
2003
15
2004
28
2005
29
2006
39
2007
45
2008
18
2009
27
2010
16
2011
14
2012
15
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at New Madrid between 23 September 2006 and 23 September 2006. Each dot is a new record.
When New Madrid set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2006-09-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 289.1 mm (11.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 289.1 mm (11.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at New Madrid. The most was 289.1 mm (11.4 in) on 23 September 2006.
Record daily precipitation for each month at New Madrid
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
2 January 1966
Feb
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
14 February 1989
Mar
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
9 March 1964
Apr
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2 April 1979
May
247.9 mm (9.8 in)
15 May 1986
Jun
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
14 June 1997
Jul
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
28 July 1972
Aug
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
30 August 1978
Sep
289.1 mm (11.4 in)
23 September 2006
Oct
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
20 October 1985
Nov
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
19 November 1988
Dec
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
3 December 1978
Period of Record Coverage
1963 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
50 years of record at New Madrid, 1963 to 2012. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1975, 1976, 1996, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 34 complete years at New Madrid, 1964 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.5 C (58.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 12.7 C (54.9 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at New Madrid as warming stripes, 1964 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1964
16.0 C
+1.45 C
1966
14.0 C
-0.52 C
1967
13.8 C
-0.67 C
1968
13.7 C
-0.82 C
1969
14.2 C
-0.35 C
1970
14.4 C
-0.13 C
1971
14.7 C
+0.23 C
1972
14.3 C
-0.16 C
1977
14.6 C
+0.14 C
1978
12.7 C
-1.76 C
1979
12.9 C
-1.65 C
1980
13.9 C
-0.56 C
1981
13.8 C
-0.72 C
1983
13.8 C
-0.69 C
1984
14.0 C
-0.46 C
1985
14.1 C
-0.40 C
1986
15.1 C
+0.62 C
1987
15.6 C
+1.10 C
1988
14.2 C
-0.34 C
1989
13.4 C
-1.12 C
1990
15.1 C
+0.61 C
1991
15.4 C
+0.93 C
1992
14.5 C
+0.03 C
1993
14.3 C
-0.21 C
1994
14.8 C
+0.30 C
1995
14.7 C
+0.19 C
1998
16.3 C
+1.77 C
2000
14.7 C
+0.24 C
2003
14.5 C
-0.05 C
2004
14.9 C
+0.42 C
2005
15.6 C
+1.05 C
2009
14.6 C
+0.10 C
2010
14.9 C
+0.42 C
2011
15.5 C
+0.97 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.23 C (0.04 to 0.43) per decade over 1964 to 2011. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.1 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 34 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at New Madrid
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.23 C (0.04 to 0.43) per decade
0.4 F (0.1 to 0.8) per decade
1964 to 2011
34
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.26 C (0.03 to 0.49) per decade
0.5 F (0.1 to 0.9) per decade
1964 to 2011
34
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.4 F (-0.1 to 0.8) per decade
1964 to 2011
34
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
1963 to 2012
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)
1964
37.5 C (99.5 F)
50
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1982
-14.1 C (6.5 F)
50
Wettest day (Rx1day)
289.1 mm (11.4 in)
2006
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
50
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
302.5 mm (11.9 in)
2006
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
50
Longest dry spell (CDD)
81 days
1999
20 days
50
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at New Madrid, 1963 to 2012. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 C (99.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at New Madrid by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1963
22.8 C (73.0 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1976
18.3 C (64.9 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2006
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2007
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2011
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012
28.3 C (82.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at New Madrid, 1963 to 2012. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -14.1 C (6.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at New Madrid by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1963
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1964
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1965
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1966
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1967
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1972
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1974
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1975
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1976
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1977
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1979
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1980
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1981
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1982
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1985
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1986
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1987
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1988
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1989
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1990
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1991
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1993
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1994
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1995
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1996
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1997
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1998
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1999
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2000
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2001
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2003
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2004
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2005
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2006
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2007
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2008
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2009
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2010
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2011
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2012
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at New Madrid, 1963 to 2012. The record is 289.1 mm (11.4 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.3 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at New Madrid by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1964
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1965
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1966
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1967
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1968
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1969
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1970
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1971
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1972
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1973
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1974
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1975
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1976
11.9 mm (0.5 in)
1977
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1979
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1980
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1981
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1982
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1983
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1984
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1985
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1986
247.9 mm (9.8 in)
1987
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1988
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1989
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1990
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1991
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1992
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1994
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1995
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1996
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1997
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1998
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1999
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2000
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2001
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2002
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2003
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
2004
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2005
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2006
289.1 mm (11.4 in)
2007
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2008
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2009
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2010
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2011
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
2012
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at New Madrid, 1963 to 2012. The record is 302.5 mm (11.9 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 133.9 mm (5.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at New Madrid by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1964
238.0 mm (9.4 in)
1965
200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1966
195.3 mm (7.7 in)
1967
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1968
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1969
158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1970
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1971
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1972
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1973
218.4 mm (8.6 in)
1974
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1975
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1976
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1977
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1978
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1979
221.3 mm (8.7 in)
1980
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1981
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1982
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1983
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1984
165.5 mm (6.5 in)
1985
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1986
277.9 mm (10.9 in)
1987
143.1 mm (5.6 in)
1988
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1989
197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1990
187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1991
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1992
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1993
150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1994
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1995
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1996
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1997
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1998
161.4 mm (6.4 in)
1999
105.3 mm (4.1 in)
2000
158.2 mm (6.2 in)
2001
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
2002
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
2003
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2004
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
2005
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
2006
302.5 mm (11.9 in)
2007
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
2008
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2009
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
2010
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2011
214.9 mm (8.5 in)
2012
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at New Madrid, 1963 to 2012. The record is 81 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at New Madrid by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963
14 days
1964
48 days
1965
21 days
1966
20 days
1967
28 days
1968
27 days
1969
17 days
1970
15 days
1971
19 days
1972
14 days
1973
15 days
1974
21 days
1975
13 days
1976
20 days
1977
18 days
1978
17 days
1979
17 days
1980
22 days
1981
19 days
1982
20 days
1983
20 days
1984
16 days
1985
17 days
1986
21 days
1987
25 days
1988
36 days
1989
16 days
1990
21 days
1991
13 days
1992
20 days
1993
17 days
1994
13 days
1995
37 days
1996
22 days
1997
15 days
1998
33 days
1999
81 days
2000
23 days
2001
15 days
2002
14 days
2003
13 days
2004
26 days
2005
46 days
2006
25 days
2007
66 days
2008
25 days
2009
17 days
2010
43 days
2011
16 days
2012
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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
34 years with a frost
Across 34 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at New Madrid falls on 30 March and the median first autumn frost on 4 November, which leaves a median of 218 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at New Madrid
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1969 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 March
n/a
1 April
n/a
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
4 November
n/a
4 November
n/a
+0.7 days per decade
Growing days
218 days
n/a
216 days
n/a
+2.4 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
42 years, 1964 to 2010
A day with at least 76.1 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 321.7 mm (12.7 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
76.1 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
137.3 mm (5.4 in)
25 years
191.4 mm (7.5 in)
50 years
247.5 mm (9.7 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
321.7 mm (12.7 in)
Longer than the 42 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, 42 years of values from 1964 to 2010.
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: 289.1 mm (11.4 in) in 2006; 247.9 mm (9.8 in) in 1986; 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1966.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.