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Madera, CA

36.985°N, 120.111°W · station MAEthr · 99 years of record
89°F
forecast high · Oct 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Madera.
89°SAT10/1789°SUN10/1878°MON10/1970°TUE10/2069°WED10/2171°THU10/2270°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Madera — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#10 / 95
warmest Oct 17 in 95 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 17 ever

99°F
set in 1961

Coolest Oct 17 ever

57°F
set in 1971
Forecast high 89°F — 10th warmest Oct 17 of 95 years · record 99°F (1961) · warmest since 2020.
1928: 79°F1929: 88°F1930: 84°F1931: 76°F1932: 79°F1933: 88°F1934: 63°F1935: 75°F1936: 81°F1937: 81°F1938: 69°F1939: 81°F1940: 88°F1941: 88°F1942: 85°F1943: 76°F1944: 85°F1945: 85°F1946: 70°F1947: 79°F1948: 76°F1949: 91°F1951: 70°F1952: 76°F1953: 80°F1954: 83°F1955: 87°F1956: 86°F1957: 77°F1958: 93°F1959: 94°F1960: 84°F1961: 99°F1962: 73°F1964: 88°F1965: 71°F1966: 77°F1967: 91°F1968: 67°F1969: 68°F1970: 82°F1971: 57°F1972: 73°F1973: 85°F1974: 93°F1975: 82°F1976: 85°F1977: 89°F1978: 80°F1979: 82°F1980: 68°F1981: 75°F1982: 77°F1983: 79°F1984: 69°F1985: 82°F1986: 71°F1987: 84°F1988: 79°F1989: 85°F1990: 82°F1991: 91°F1992: 78°F1993: 73°F1994: 74°F1995: 79°F1996: 72°F1997: 92°F1998: 76°F1999: 84°F2001: 80°F2002: 73°F2003: 84°F2004: 77°F2005: 79°F2006: 73°F2007: 70°F2008: 83°F2009: 79°F2010: 71°F2011: 82°F2012: 85°F2013: 83°F2014: 76°F2015: 81°F2016: 80°F2017: 79°F2018: 86°F2019: 74°F2020: 90°F2021: 83°F2022: 80°F2023: 85°F2024: 80°F2025: 74°F89° forecast55606570758085909510019301940196019701980199020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 1789°F
Hottest this date since2020
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#10 of 95
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record116°F (1961)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1928–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Madera in each calendar month, and for the whole 1928–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°FJan 29, 202415°FJan 10, 1949
Feb83°FFeb 18, 193021°FFeb 13, 1949
Mar91°FMar 15, 201524°FMar 3, 1951
Apr99°FApr 20, 193429°FApr 3, 1945
May107°FMay 31, 195033°FMay 2, 1959
Jun115°FJun 25, 195738°FJun 26, 1933
Jul116°FJul 13, 196142°FJul 1, 1963
Aug113°FAug 14, 193341°FAug 23, 1960
Sep115°FSep 3, 195534°FSep 30, 1950
Oct105°FOct 3, 202424°FOct 19, 1949
Nov92°FNov 1, 194922°FNov 25, 1931
Dec76°FDec 8, 200616°FDec 12, 1932
All-time116°FJul 13, 196115°FJan 10, 1949

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Madera so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (91°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 23, 2006

Coldest high ever

30°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1998
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 13, 198033°FJan 23, 1962
Feb62°FFeb 26, 193139°FFeb 1, 1972
Mar60°FMar 11, 199646°FMar 17, 2002
Apr64°FApr 27, 198749°FApr 7, 1999
May70°FMay 25, 199154°FMay 13, 1998
Jun78°FJun 17, 196164°FJun 2, 1967
Jul83°FJul 23, 200675°FJul 9, 1936
Aug78°FAug 16, 195870°FAug 16, 1976
Sep79°FSep 4, 201761°FSep 1, 1964
Oct67°FOct 14, 200953°FOct 29, 1996
Nov61°FNov 1, 200844°FNov 27, 2001
Dec60°FDec 24, 196430°FDec 22, 1998
All-time83°FJul 23, 200630°FDec 22, 1998

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

85 days
record run, ended Sep 8 1967

So far in 2026

102 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Madera's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 80°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 56°FJan: 38°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 40°FMar: 68°FMar: 43°FApr: 74°FApr: 46°FMay: 83°FMay: 52°FJun: 91°FJun: 58°FJul: 97°FJul: 62°FAug: 96°FAug: 61°FSep: 91°FSep: 57°FOct: 80°FOct: 49°FNov: 66°FNov: 41°FDec: 56°FDec: 37°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:09 AM
Sunset5:23 PM
Solar noon11:46 AM
Daylight11h 14m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.98°N, 120.11°W

Nearby Stations

Fresno, CA25 mi SEMerced, CA30 mi NWHanford, CA53 mi SEStockton, CA87 mi NWBishop, CA100 mi ESan Jose, CA103 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Madera's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Madera, CA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Madera's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Madera, CA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1928

Each cell is one day's high at Madera, coloured by temperature — 99 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Madera, CA daily high heat map 1928–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Madera — counted through Oct 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
102 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 60th most in 99 years. Normal for this point: 104. Record: 135 in 1960.

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