Madison Weather Records (USC00405560)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Madison (USC00405560), Tennessee, United States, with 49 years of record.

Key Facts for Madison

Madison (USC00405560) is a weather station in Tennessee, United States at 36.27 latitude and -86.68 longitude, 152 m (500 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 1946, 49 years of record.
1,460 records set at Madison still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Tennessee, United States, 36.27 latitude, -86.68 longitude.
Elevation: 152 m (500 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 1946, 49 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

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. 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	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	46.1 C (115.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,460 standing records

1,460 records at Madison still stand. 1899 holds the most, with 576.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 146.1 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Madison. The most was 146.1 mm (5.8 in) on 30 May 1926.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Madison
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	7 January 1946
Feb	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	17 February 1944
Mar	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	19 March 1943
Apr	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 April 1932
May	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	30 May 1926
Jun	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	29 June 1928
Jul	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 July 1898
Aug	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	9 August 1898
Sep	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	3 September 1933
Oct	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	31 October 1929
Nov	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 November 1925
Dec	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	21 December 1926

Period of Record Coverage

1898 to 1946

12 years of record at Madison, 1898 to 1946. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1900, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935 and others.

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Extremes by Year

1898 to 1946

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)	46.1 C (115.0 F)	1930	26.7 C (80.0 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1899	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16
Wettest day (Rx1day)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	1926	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	235.5 mm (9.3 in)	1926	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	27
Longest dry spell (CDD)	39 days	1923	19 days	27

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Madison, 1898 to 1946. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 26.7 C (80.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Madison by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1898	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1899	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1900	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1927	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1928	2.2 C (36.0 F)
1929	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1930	46.1 C (115.0 F)
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1936	38.3 C (100.9 F)
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	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1946	28.9 C (84.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Madison, 1898 to 1946. The record is -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.3 C (8.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Madison by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1898	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1899	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1900	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1927	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1928	n/a
1929	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1930	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1931	n/a
1932	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1933	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1934	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1935	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1936	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1937	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1946	3.3 C (37.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Madison, 1898 to 1946. The record is 146.1 mm (5.8 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.6 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Madison by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1899	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1900	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1923	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1924	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1927	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1928	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1929	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1930	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1934	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1935	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1936	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1937	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1939	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1941	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1942	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1943	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1944	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1945	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1946	142.5 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Madison, 1898 to 1946. The record is 235.5 mm (9.3 in) in 1926, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.6 mm (4.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Madison by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1899	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1900	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1923	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1924	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1925	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1926	235.5 mm (9.3 in)
1927	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1928	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1929	230.1 mm (9.1 in)
1930	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1931	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1932	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1933	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1934	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1935	175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1936	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1937	178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1938	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1939	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1940	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1941	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1942	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1943	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1944	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1945	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1946	214.7 mm (8.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Madison, 1898 to 1946. The record is 39 days in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Madison by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	21 days
1899	37 days
1900	12 days
1923	39 days
1924	32 days
1925	22 days
1926	13 days
1927	18 days
1928	19 days
1929	22 days
1930	21 days
1931	20 days
1932	18 days
1933	15 days
1934	10 days
1935	17 days
1936	39 days
1937	14 days
1938	19 days
1939	19 days
1940	13 days
1941	22 days
1942	17 days
1943	23 days
1944	31 days
1945	15 days
1946	10 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.

Download the Data

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