Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Madison (USC00255080), Nebraska, United States, with 119 years of record.
Key Facts for Madison
Madison (USC00255080) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 41.83 latitude and -97.45 longitude, 482 m (1,580 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 2012, 119 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 set a daily record precipitation of 17.8 mm (0.7 in) on 29 February 2012.
About the Station
Location: Nebraska, United States, 41.83 latitude, -97.45 longitude.
Elevation: 482 m (1,580 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 2012, 119 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 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
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
47.2 C (117.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Madison still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Madison by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
4
1897
1
1898
12
1899
21
1900
12
1901
26
1902
15
1903
13
1904
14
1905
18
1906
13
1907
7
1908
14
1909
15
1910
12
1911
15
1912
16
1913
15
1914
7
1915
14
1916
10
1917
17
1918
21
1919
8
1920
3
1921
12
1922
3
1923
11
1924
17
1925
10
1926
10
1927
14
1928
17
1929
14
1930
17
1931
27
1932
11
1933
14
1934
43
1935
20
1936
47
1937
21
1938
18
1939
32
1940
18
1941
11
1942
6
1943
11
1944
10
1945
13
1946
10
1947
11
1948
7
1949
4
1950
12
1951
12
1952
11
1953
10
1954
14
1955
29
1956
9
1957
9
1958
10
1959
10
1960
13
1961
7
1962
25
1963
14
1964
18
1965
12
1966
10
1967
16
1968
7
1969
6
1970
9
1971
6
1972
14
1973
5
1974
18
1975
11
1976
13
1977
13
1978
10
1979
8
1980
8
1981
11
1982
10
1983
24
1984
5
1985
20
1986
4
1987
12
1988
8
1989
25
1990
10
1991
20
1992
9
1993
8
1994
8
1995
10
1996
7
1997
14
1998
10
1999
9
2000
17
2001
5
2002
15
2003
7
2004
6
2005
9
2006
5
2008
4
2009
7
2010
5
2011
7
2012
2
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Madison between 10 June 1933 and 21 March 2006. Each dot is a new record.
When Madison set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1933-06-10
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
1934-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1936-07-24
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)
1960-06-20
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1983-11-28
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1998-08-21
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 151.4 mm (6.0 in)
2006-03-21
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 151.4 mm (6.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Madison. The most was 151.4 mm (6.0 in) on 21 August 1998.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Madison
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
3 January 1949
Feb
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
19 February 1971
Mar
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
29 March 1981
Apr
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
30 April 2003
May
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
5 May 1960
Jun
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
20 June 1960
Jul
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
19 July 1965
Aug
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
21 August 1998
Sep
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
15 September 2001
Oct
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
16 October 1968
Nov
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
9 November 1919
Dec
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2 December 1933
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
118 years of record at Madison, 1895 to 2012. 15 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1897, 1901, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 93 complete years at Madison, 1898 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.4 C (49.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 7.6 C (45.6 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 12.2 C (53.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.8 C (5.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Madison as warming stripes, 1898 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1898
9.1 C
-0.37 C
1899
8.5 C
-0.89 C
1900
10.1 C
+0.72 C
1902
8.8 C
-0.65 C
1903
8.5 C
-0.89 C
1904
8.4 C
-1.07 C
1905
8.4 C
-1.07 C
1906
9.2 C
-0.20 C
1907
8.7 C
-0.69 C
1908
9.4 C
+0.01 C
1909
8.1 C
-1.32 C
1910
9.6 C
+0.15 C
1911
9.4 C
+0.02 C
1912
8.1 C
-1.28 C
1914
9.3 C
-0.11 C
1915
8.6 C
-0.81 C
1916
8.6 C
-0.85 C
1917
7.6 C
-1.84 C
1918
9.7 C
+0.26 C
1921
10.4 C
+1.02 C
1922
9.4 C
-0.05 C
1931
12.2 C
+2.76 C
1932
9.5 C
+0.04 C
1934
12.0 C
+2.60 C
1935
10.4 C
+1.01 C
1936
9.9 C
+0.50 C
1938
11.1 C
+1.66 C
1939
11.4 C
+2.02 C
1940
9.4 C
-0.02 C
1941
10.6 C
+1.18 C
1942
9.7 C
+0.29 C
1943
10.0 C
+0.62 C
1944
10.0 C
+0.60 C
1945
9.6 C
+0.20 C
1946
11.2 C
+1.79 C
1947
10.2 C
+0.74 C
1948
9.9 C
+0.45 C
1949
9.5 C
+0.10 C
1950
8.4 C
-0.98 C
1951
7.9 C
-1.51 C
1952
9.9 C
+0.46 C
1953
10.8 C
+1.42 C
1954
11.0 C
+1.55 C
1955
9.9 C
+0.45 C
1956
10.1 C
+0.68 C
1957
9.6 C
+0.22 C
1958
9.3 C
-0.17 C
1959
9.4 C
-0.04 C
1960
8.4 C
-1.01 C
1961
9.1 C
-0.32 C
1962
9.4 C
-0.05 C
1964
10.0 C
+0.58 C
1965
9.4 C
-0.05 C
1966
9.3 C
-0.13 C
1967
9.6 C
+0.22 C
1968
9.9 C
+0.51 C
1969
9.0 C
-0.41 C
1970
10.0 C
+0.54 C
1971
10.0 C
+0.59 C
1972
9.3 C
-0.16 C
1973
10.1 C
+0.70 C
1974
9.6 C
+0.21 C
1975
9.7 C
+0.30 C
1976
10.5 C
+1.10 C
1977
11.0 C
+1.57 C
1978
8.8 C
-0.67 C
1979
8.0 C
-1.46 C
1980
9.6 C
+0.18 C
1981
9.4 C
+0.01 C
1983
8.1 C
-1.29 C
1984
8.3 C
-1.13 C
1985
7.9 C
-1.56 C
1986
9.9 C
+0.48 C
1987
10.1 C
+0.72 C
1988
9.2 C
-0.27 C
1989
8.1 C
-1.28 C
1990
9.5 C
+0.10 C
1991
9.7 C
+0.29 C
1993
7.7 C
-1.72 C
1994
9.2 C
-0.21 C
1995
9.1 C
-0.28 C
1996
7.7 C
-1.71 C
1998
10.0 C
+0.62 C
1999
9.8 C
+0.37 C
2000
9.4 C
-0.04 C
2001
9.5 C
+0.05 C
2002
9.3 C
-0.08 C
2003
9.0 C
-0.45 C
2005
9.8 C
+0.37 C
2008
7.9 C
-1.54 C
2009
8.1 C
-1.28 C
2010
8.8 C
-0.60 C
2011
8.9 C
-0.57 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1898 to 2011 is -0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.04 F (-0.15 to 0.07) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 93 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
-0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.04) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.15 to 0.07) per decade
1898 to 2011
93
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.10) per decade
0.04 F (-0.11 to 0.18) per decade
1898 to 2011
93
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.06 C (-0.11 to -0.01) per decade
-0.11 F (-0.21 to -0.01) per decade
1898 to 2011
93
Fall
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 2012
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)
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1936
37.5 C (99.5 F)
118
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1912
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
118
Wettest day (Rx1day)
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1998
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
119
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
195.5 mm (7.7 in)
2010
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
119
Longest dry spell (CDD)
72 days
1966
33 days
119
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Madison, 1894 to 2012. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 C (99.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Madison by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1894
n/a
1895
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1896
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1897
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1898
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1900
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1902
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1903
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1904
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1905
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1906
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1910
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1911
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1912
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1913
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1915
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1917
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1919
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1921
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1924
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1928
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1930
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1933
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1934
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1935
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1937
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1938
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1939
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1940
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1941
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1943
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1947
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1955
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1986
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2000
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2005
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006
29.4 C (84.9 F)
2007
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2008
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
22.8 C (73.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Madison, 1894 to 2012. The record is -36.7 C (-34.1 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -27.8 C (-18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Madison by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1894
n/a
1895
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1896
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1897
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1898
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1899
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1900
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1901
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1902
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1903
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1904
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1905
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1906
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1907
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1908
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1909
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1910
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1911
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1912
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1913
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1914
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1915
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1916
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1917
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1918
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1919
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1920
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1921
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1922
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1923
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1924
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1925
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1926
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1927
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1928
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1929
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1930
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1931
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1932
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1933
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1934
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1935
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1936
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1937
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1938
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1939
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1940
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1941
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1942
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1943
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1944
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1945
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1946
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1947
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1948
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1949
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1950
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1951
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1952
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1953
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1954
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1955
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1956
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1957
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1958
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1959
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1960
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1961
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1962
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1963
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1964
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1965
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1966
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1967
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1968
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1969
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1970
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1971
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1972
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1973
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1974
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1976
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1977
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1978
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1979
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1980
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1981
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1982
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1983
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1984
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1985
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1986
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1987
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1990
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1991
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1992
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1993
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1994
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1995
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1996
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1997
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1999
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2000
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2001
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2002
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2004
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2005
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2006
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2007
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2008
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2009
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2010
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2011
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2012
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Madison, 1894 to 2012. The record is 151.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.4 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Madison by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1895
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1897
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1898
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1899
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1901
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1903
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1904
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1905
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1906
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1907
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1908
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1909
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1910
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1911
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1912
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1914
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1915
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1916
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1917
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1918
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1919
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1920
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1921
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1922
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1923
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1924
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1927
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1928
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1931
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1932
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1934
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1935
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1936
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1937
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1939
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1940
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1941
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1943
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1945
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1947
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1948
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1951
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1952
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1955
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1956
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1957
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1958
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1960
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1961
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1962
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1963
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1964
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1966
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1968
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1969
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1970
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1972
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1973
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974
27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1975
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1976
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1977
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1980
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1981
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1983
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1985
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1986
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1988
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1990
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1992
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1993
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1994
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1996
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1997
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1998
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1999
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2000
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
2001
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2002
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2003
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2004
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2005
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2006
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
2007
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2008
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2009
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2010
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2011
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2012
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Madison, 1894 to 2012. The record is 195.5 mm (7.7 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.3 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Madison by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1895
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1896
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1897
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1898
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1899
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1900
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1901
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1902
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1903
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1904
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1905
108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1906
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1907
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1908
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1909
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1910
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1911
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1912
54.3 mm (2.1 in)
1913
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1914
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1915
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1916
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1917
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1918
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1919
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1921
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1923
110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1924
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1925
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1926
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1927
69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1928
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1929
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1930
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1931
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1932
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1933
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1934
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1935
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1936
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1937
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1938
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1939
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1940
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1941
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1943
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1944
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1945
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1946
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1947
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1948
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1949
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1950
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1951
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1952
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1953
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1954
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1956
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1958
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1959
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1960
161.1 mm (6.3 in)
1961
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1962
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1963
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1964
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1965
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1966
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1967
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1968
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1969
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1970
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1972
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1973
113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1974
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1975
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1976
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1977
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1978
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1979
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1980
119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1981
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1982
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1983
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1984
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1985
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1986
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1987
136.5 mm (5.4 in)
1988
54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1989
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1990
148.7 mm (5.9 in)
1991
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1992
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1993
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1994
140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1995
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1996
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1997
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1998
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1999
184.2 mm (7.3 in)
2000
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
2001
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
2002
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2003
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
2004
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
2005
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2006
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2007
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
2008
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
2009
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
2010
195.5 mm (7.7 in)
2011
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2012
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Madison, 1894 to 2012. The record is 72 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Madison by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894
37 days
1895
35 days
1896
25 days
1897
29 days
1898
26 days
1899
25 days
1900
29 days
1901
32 days
1902
28 days
1903
33 days
1904
36 days
1905
30 days
1906
31 days
1907
47 days
1908
48 days
1909
24 days
1910
53 days
1911
33 days
1912
31 days
1913
45 days
1914
60 days
1915
32 days
1916
38 days
1917
26 days
1918
22 days
1919
28 days
1920
31 days
1921
35 days
1922
47 days
1923
47 days
1924
49 days
1925
39 days
1926
21 days
1927
33 days
1928
36 days
1929
23 days
1930
30 days
1931
34 days
1932
35 days
1933
36 days
1934
28 days
1935
24 days
1936
33 days
1937
30 days
1938
32 days
1939
28 days
1940
27 days
1941
22 days
1942
30 days
1943
53 days
1944
32 days
1945
37 days
1946
41 days
1947
23 days
1948
21 days
1949
51 days
1950
26 days
1951
22 days
1952
57 days
1953
42 days
1954
34 days
1955
39 days
1956
39 days
1957
41 days
1958
63 days
1959
44 days
1960
29 days
1961
31 days
1962
47 days
1963
24 days
1964
31 days
1965
23 days
1966
72 days
1967
51 days
1968
43 days
1969
19 days
1970
26 days
1971
33 days
1972
43 days
1973
27 days
1974
47 days
1975
25 days
1976
47 days
1977
48 days
1978
31 days
1979
35 days
1980
30 days
1981
30 days
1982
25 days
1983
17 days
1984
46 days
1985
24 days
1986
34 days
1987
39 days
1988
45 days
1989
39 days
1990
24 days
1991
33 days
1992
37 days
1993
28 days
1994
45 days
1995
34 days
1996
54 days
1997
47 days
1998
48 days
1999
45 days
2000
23 days
2001
30 days
2002
35 days
2003
30 days
2004
25 days
2005
31 days
2006
17 days
2007
42 days
2008
19 days
2009
25 days
2010
32 days
2011
35 days
2012
22 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
93 years with a frost
Across 93 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Madison falls on 4 May and the median first autumn frost on 30 September, which leaves a median of 151 days between them.
In 1976 to 2011 the median growing season was 154 days. The two periods have the same number of growing days.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Madison
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1898 to 1941)
Recent period (1976 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 May
4 May
3 May
1 day earlier
-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
30 September
5 October
29 September
6 days earlier
-0.6 days per decade
Growing days
151 days
154 days
154 days
no change
-0.1 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
115 years, 1895 to 2011
A day with at least 58.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 152.3 mm (6.0 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
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
10 years
94.4 mm (3.7 in)
25 years
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
50 years
133.3 mm (5.2 in)
100 years
152.3 mm (6.0 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 115 years of values from 1895 to 2011.
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: 151.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1998; 147.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1960; 140.0 mm (5.5 in) in 1999.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.