43.141°N, 89.345°W · station MSNthr · 158 years of record
89°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 2012
forecast high · Sep 1
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Madison.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Madison — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#13 / 157
warmest Sep 1 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
99°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 1 ever
61°F
set in 1869
Forecast high 89°F — 13th warmest Sep 1 of 157 years · record 99°F (1953) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#11 / 157
warmest Sep 2 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
98°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 2 ever
62°F
set in 1924
Forecast high 89°F — 11th warmest Sep 2 of 157 years · record 98°F (1953) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#14 / 157
warmest Sep 3 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
94°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 3 ever
59°F
set in 1870
Forecast high 87°F — 14th warmest Sep 3 of 157 years · record 94°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#14 / 157
warmest Sep 4 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
94°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 4 ever
60°F
set in 1905
Forecast high 88°F — 14th warmest Sep 4 of 157 years · record 94°F (1925) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#11 / 157
warmest Sep 5 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
93°F
set in 1922
Coolest Sep 5 ever
59°F
set in 1873
Forecast high 87°F — 11th warmest Sep 5 of 157 years · record 93°F (1922) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#38 / 157
warmest Sep 6 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
97°F
set in 1922
Coolest Sep 6 ever
57°F
set in 1876
Forecast high 84°F — 38th warmest Sep 6 of 157 years · record 97°F (1922) · warmest since 2016.
Ranks
#62 / 157
warmest Sep 7 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
97°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 7 ever
56°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 78°F — 62nd warmest Sep 7 of 157 years · record 97°F (1939) · warmest since 2022.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Madison in each calendar month, and for the whole 1869–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
58°FJan 6, 1880
-37°FJan 30, 1951
Feb
70°FFeb 27, 2024
-29°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar
83°FMar 21, 2012
-29°FMar 1, 1962
Apr
94°FApr 22, 1980
0°FApr 7, 1982
May
101°FMay 31, 1934
19°FMay 1, 1978
Jun
101°FJun 20, 1988
31°FJun 10, 1972
Jul
107°FJul 14, 1936
36°FJul 6, 1965
Aug
102°FAug 16, 1988
35°FAug 29, 1965
Sep
99°FSep 1, 1953
25°FSep 29, 1949
Oct
90°FOct 6, 1963
12°FOct 25, 1887
Nov
77°FNov 1, 1933
-14°FNov 28, 1887
Dec
68°FDec 15, 2021
-28°FDec 24, 1872
All-time
107°FJul 14, 1936
-37°FJan 30, 1951
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Madison so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year
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 6, 1874
Coldest high ever
-18°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 23, 1872
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
45°FJan 26, 1944
-15°FJan 4, 1884
Feb
47°FFeb 20, 1930
-15°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
61°FMar 19, 2012
0°FMar 4, 1869
Apr
66°FApr 5, 1929
20°FApr 16, 1875
May
74°FMay 28, 1871
34°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
81°FJun 25, 1870
45°FJun 1, 1946
Jul
83°FJul 6, 1874
60°FJul 4, 1967
Aug
80°FAug 6, 1918
56°FAug 19, 1897
Sep
77°FSep 7, 1939
40°FSep 26, 1942
Oct
70°FOct 3, 2005
23°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
60°FNov 3, 1938
3°FNov 28, 1872
Dec
54°FDec 2, 1982
-18°FDec 23, 1872
All-time
83°FJul 6, 1874
-18°FDec 23, 1872
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
15 days
record run, ended Jul 27 1901
So far in 2026
10 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Madison's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 79°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Madison'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Madison's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.