Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Madison Wb City (USC00474966), Wisconsin, United States, with 95 years of record.
Key Facts for Madison Wb City
Madison Wb City (USC00474966) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 43.08 latitude and -89.40 longitude, 297 m (974 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1869 to 1963, 95 years of record.
1,464 records set at Madison Wb City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Madison Wb City set a daily record high maximum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 8 May 1963.
About the Station
Location: Wisconsin, United States, 43.08 latitude, -89.40 longitude.
Elevation: 297 m (974 ft).
Period of record: 1869 to 1963, 95 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 Wb City. 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 Wb City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
14.4 C (57.9 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
17.2 C (63.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.7 C (107.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.7 C (62.1 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 Wb City still stand. 1875 holds the most, with 35.
Standing records at Madison Wb City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1869
17
1870
21
1871
23
1872
18
1873
15
1874
20
1875
35
1876
25
1877
29
1878
13
1879
25
1880
29
1881
12
1882
18
1883
17
1884
21
1885
20
1886
20
1887
27
1888
27
1889
14
1890
13
1891
23
1892
5
1893
10
1894
21
1895
17
1896
19
1897
19
1898
6
1899
15
1900
8
1901
17
1902
11
1903
9
1904
8
1905
13
1906
10
1907
15
1908
7
1909
21
1910
14
1911
19
1912
9
1913
19
1914
15
1915
25
1916
23
1917
19
1918
15
1919
5
1920
13
1921
15
1922
11
1923
15
1924
11
1925
26
1926
5
1927
16
1928
13
1929
15
1930
26
1931
19
1932
13
1933
15
1934
23
1935
9
1936
35
1937
5
1938
11
1939
17
1940
12
1941
10
1942
12
1943
7
1944
11
1945
16
1946
16
1947
17
1948
14
1949
8
1950
18
1951
16
1952
19
1953
22
1954
8
1955
8
1956
5
1957
5
1958
6
1959
9
1960
8
1961
5
1962
18
1963
5
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Madison Wb City between 21 July 1901 and 14 July 1936. Each dot is a new record.
When Madison Wb City set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1901-07-21
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
1906-08-08
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1936-07-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
1936-07-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 126.0 mm (5.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Madison Wb City. The most was 126.0 mm (5.0 in) on 8 August 1906.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Madison Wb City
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1 January 1892
Feb
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
27 February 1948
Mar
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
3 March 1881
Apr
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
10 April 1879
May
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
19 May 1933
Jun
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
21 June 1954
Jul
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
2 July 1960
Aug
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
8 August 1906
Sep
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
18 September 1960
Oct
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
19 October 1937
Nov
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
6 November 1885
Dec
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
27 December 1904
Period of Record Coverage
1869 to 1963
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
95 years of record at Madison Wb City, 1869 to 1963. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1963.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 90 complete years at Madison Wb City, 1869 to 1962. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.9 C (46.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 5.6 C (42.0 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 10.5 C (50.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Madison Wb City as warming stripes, 1869 to 1962
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1869
6.3 C
-1.65 C
1870
8.7 C
+0.80 C
1871
7.9 C
-0.06 C
1872
6.6 C
-1.27 C
1873
6.6 C
-1.32 C
1874
7.9 C
+0.02 C
1875
5.7 C
-2.20 C
1876
7.4 C
-0.51 C
1877
8.7 C
+0.82 C
1878
9.9 C
+1.95 C
1879
8.9 C
+0.98 C
1881
8.6 C
+0.73 C
1882
8.8 C
+0.92 C
1884
6.5 C
-1.46 C
1885
5.7 C
-2.26 C
1886
7.3 C
-0.62 C
1887
7.3 C
-0.65 C
1888
6.3 C
-1.63 C
1889
8.1 C
+0.14 C
1890
7.9 C
+0.01 C
1891
7.8 C
-0.08 C
1892
6.7 C
-1.21 C
1893
6.5 C
-1.39 C
1894
8.8 C
+0.90 C
1895
7.6 C
-0.35 C
1896
8.2 C
+0.31 C
1897
8.0 C
+0.05 C
1898
7.9 C
-0.06 C
1899
7.6 C
-0.30 C
1900
8.3 C
+0.42 C
1901
8.0 C
+0.11 C
1902
7.9 C
+0.00 C
1903
7.4 C
-0.54 C
1904
6.5 C
-1.37 C
1905
7.0 C
-0.95 C
1906
8.1 C
+0.19 C
1907
7.0 C
-0.92 C
1908
8.4 C
+0.48 C
1909
7.5 C
-0.45 C
1910
8.1 C
+0.17 C
1911
8.6 C
+0.69 C
1912
6.6 C
-1.28 C
1913
8.3 C
+0.36 C
1914
8.0 C
+0.10 C
1915
7.6 C
-0.27 C
1916
7.4 C
-0.52 C
1917
5.6 C
-2.36 C
1918
7.9 C
-0.03 C
1919
8.0 C
+0.09 C
1920
7.7 C
-0.25 C
1921
9.7 C
+1.79 C
1922
8.7 C
+0.78 C
1923
8.0 C
+0.10 C
1924
6.5 C
-1.41 C
1925
7.7 C
-0.19 C
1926
7.0 C
-0.93 C
1927
8.0 C
+0.10 C
1928
8.2 C
+0.32 C
1929
6.6 C
-1.29 C
1930
8.5 C
+0.63 C
1931
10.5 C
+2.61 C
1932
8.2 C
+0.25 C
1933
8.9 C
+0.96 C
1934
9.1 C
+1.14 C
1935
7.7 C
-0.18 C
1936
7.7 C
-0.26 C
1937
7.6 C
-0.31 C
1938
9.3 C
+1.34 C
1939
9.5 C
+1.61 C
1940
7.5 C
-0.37 C
1941
9.4 C
+1.45 C
1942
8.3 C
+0.34 C
1943
7.5 C
-0.44 C
1944
8.7 C
+0.76 C
1945
7.6 C
-0.28 C
1946
9.3 C
+1.39 C
1947
8.3 C
+0.34 C
1948
8.6 C
+0.66 C
1949
9.0 C
+1.06 C
1950
7.0 C
-0.94 C
1951
7.0 C
-0.96 C
1952
9.0 C
+1.13 C
1953
9.4 C
+1.47 C
1954
8.9 C
+0.99 C
1955
8.7 C
+0.83 C
1958
7.7 C
-0.21 C
1959
8.0 C
+0.10 C
1960
8.1 C
+0.17 C
1961
8.7 C
+0.81 C
1962
7.9 C
-0.04 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.12 C (0.04 to 0.19) per decade over 1869 to 1962. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 90 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Madison Wb City
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.12 C (0.04 to 0.19) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1869 to 1962
90
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
1869 to 1962
90
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.05 C (-0.03 to 0.13) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1869 to 1962
90
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
1869 to 1963
Yearly extremes at Madison Wb City: 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)
1936
33.9 C (93.0 F)
95
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1887
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
95
Wettest day (Rx1day)
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1906
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
95
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1950
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
95
Longest dry spell (CDD)
49 days
1877
22 days
95
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Madison Wb City, 1869 to 1963. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Madison Wb City by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1869
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1870
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1871
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1872
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1873
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1874
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1875
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1876
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1877
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1878
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1879
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1880
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1881
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1882
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1883
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1884
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1885
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1886
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1887
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1888
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1889
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1890
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1891
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1892
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1893
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1894
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1895
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1896
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1897
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1898
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1899
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1900
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1901
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1902
30.0 C (86.0 F)
1903
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1904
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1905
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1906
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1907
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1908
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1910
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1911
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1913
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1914
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1915
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1916
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1917
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1918
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1919
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1920
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1923
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1924
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1925
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1926
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1927
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1928
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1929
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1930
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1931
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1932
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1933
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1934
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1939
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1944
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1950
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1951
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1952
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1953
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1958
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1959
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1960
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1961
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1963
30.6 C (87.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Madison Wb City, 1869 to 1963. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1887, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.1 C (-15.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Madison Wb City by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1869
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1870
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1871
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1872
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1873
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1874
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1875
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1876
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1877
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1878
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1879
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1880
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1881
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1882
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1883
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1884
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1885
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1886
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1887
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1888
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1889
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1890
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1891
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1892
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1893
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1894
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1895
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1896
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1897
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1898
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1899
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1900
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1901
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1902
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1903
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1904
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1905
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1906
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1907
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1908
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1909
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1910
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1911
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1912
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1913
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1914
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1915
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1916
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1917
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1918
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1919
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1920
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1921
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1922
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1923
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1924
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1925
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1926
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1927
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1928
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1929
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1930
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1931
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1932
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1934
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1935
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1936
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1937
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1938
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1939
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1940
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1941
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1942
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1943
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1944
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1946
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1947
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1948
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1949
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1950
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1951
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1952
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1953
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1954
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1955
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1956
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1959
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1960
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Madison Wb City, 1869 to 1963. The record is 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1906, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Madison Wb City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1869
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1870
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1871
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1872
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1873
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1874
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1875
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1876
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1877
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1878
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1879
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1880
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1881
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1882
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1883
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1884
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1885
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1886
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1887
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1888
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1889
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1890
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1891
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1892
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1893
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1894
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1895
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1896
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1897
27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1898
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1899
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1900
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1901
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1902
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1903
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1904
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1906
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1907
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1908
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1909
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1910
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1912
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1913
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1914
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1915
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1916
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1918
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1919
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1920
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1921
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1922
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1923
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1924
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1925
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1926
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1927
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1928
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1929
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1930
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1933
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1934
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1935
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1936
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1937
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1940
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1941
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1942
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1943
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1944
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1945
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1946
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1947
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1948
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1951
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1954
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1955
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1956
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1957
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1958
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1959
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1960
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1961
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1962
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1963
16.8 mm (0.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Madison Wb City, 1869 to 1963. The record is 211.6 mm (8.3 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.4 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Madison Wb City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1869
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1870
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1871
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1872
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1873
99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1874
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1875
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1876
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1877
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1878
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1879
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1880
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1881
145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1882
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1883
111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1884
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1885
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1886
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1887
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1888
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1889
36.2 mm (1.4 in)
1890
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1891
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1892
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1893
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1894
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1895
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1896
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1897
43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1898
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1899
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1900
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1901
78.6 mm (3.1 in)
1902
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1903
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1904
74.3 mm (2.9 in)
1905
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1906
153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1907
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1908
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1909
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1910
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1911
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1912
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1913
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1914
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1915
189.9 mm (7.5 in)
1916
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1917
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1918
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1919
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1920
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1921
90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1922
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1923
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1924
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1925
51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1926
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1927
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1928
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1929
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1930
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1931
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1932
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1933
120.8 mm (4.8 in)
1934
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1935
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1936
67.4 mm (2.7 in)
1937
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1938
135.2 mm (5.3 in)
1939
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1940
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1941
175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1942
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1943
61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1944
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1945
39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1946
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1947
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1949
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1950
211.6 mm (8.3 in)
1951
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1952
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1953
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1954
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1955
79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1956
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1957
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1958
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1959
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1960
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1961
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1962
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Madison Wb City, 1869 to 1963. The record is 49 days in 1877, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Madison Wb City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1869
25 days
1870
25 days
1871
15 days
1872
22 days
1873
26 days
1874
26 days
1875
15 days
1876
30 days
1877
49 days
1878
15 days
1879
22 days
1880
17 days
1881
15 days
1882
22 days
1883
11 days
1884
11 days
1885
26 days
1886
24 days
1887
16 days
1888
34 days
1889
32 days
1890
26 days
1891
29 days
1892
18 days
1893
32 days
1894
23 days
1895
33 days
1896
12 days
1897
24 days
1898
15 days
1899
49 days
1900
18 days
1901
20 days
1902
23 days
1903
27 days
1904
41 days
1905
22 days
1906
21 days
1907
15 days
1908
26 days
1909
17 days
1910
28 days
1911
27 days
1912
20 days
1913
25 days
1914
19 days
1915
23 days
1916
21 days
1917
22 days
1918
22 days
1919
28 days
1920
26 days
1921
17 days
1922
18 days
1923
21 days
1924
33 days
1925
23 days
1926
18 days
1927
20 days
1928
18 days
1929
15 days
1930
35 days
1931
17 days
1932
23 days
1933
21 days
1934
35 days
1935
15 days
1936
22 days
1937
16 days
1938
18 days
1939
22 days
1940
22 days
1941
22 days
1942
28 days
1943
26 days
1944
27 days
1945
22 days
1946
19 days
1947
26 days
1948
18 days
1949
21 days
1950
31 days
1951
14 days
1952
29 days
1953
23 days
1954
23 days
1955
38 days
1956
25 days
1957
30 days
1958
34 days
1959
25 days
1960
20 days
1961
23 days
1962
17 days
1963
16 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
90 years with a frost
Across 90 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Madison Wb City falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 23 October, which leaves a median of 183 days between them.
In 1931 to 1962 the median growing season was 185 days. That is 3 days more than in 1869 to 1900.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Madison Wb City
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1869 to 1900)
Recent period (1931 to 1962)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 April
20 April
22 April
2 days later
+0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
23 October
20 October
27 October
7 days later
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
183 days
182 days
185 days
3 days more
+0.5 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
93 years, 1869 to 1962
A day with at least 54.0 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 126.5 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Madison Wb City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
25 years
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
50 years
113.9 mm (4.5 in)
100 years
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
Longer than the 93 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, 93 years of values from 1869 to 1962.
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: 126.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1906; 123.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1960; 109.7 mm (4.3 in) in 1881.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Madison Wb City, at 1922. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1922 ran 0.1 C (0.2 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Madison Wb City, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1922
+0.1
+0.2
possible
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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.