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Madison, WI

43.141°N, 89.345°W · station MSNthr · 158 years of record
89°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Madison.
89°TUE9/189°WED9/287°THU9/388°FRI9/487°SAT9/584°SUN9/678°MON9/7

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.
1869: 61°F1870: 72°F1871: 71°F1872: 70°F1873: 73°F1874: 83°F1875: 81°F1876: 82°F1877: 68°F1878: 85°F1879: 77°F1880: 83°F1881: 82°F1882: 62°F1883: 77°F1884: 71°F1885: 61°F1886: 64°F1887: 79°F1888: 79°F1889: 90°F1890: 76°F1891: 76°F1892: 61°F1893: 71°F1894: 90°F1895: 71°F1896: 70°F1897: 75°F1898: 86°F1899: 84°F1900: 82°F1901: 75°F1902: 71°F1903: 73°F1904: 77°F1905: 84°F1906: 78°F1907: 87°F1908: 89°F1909: 64°F1910: 68°F1911: 88°F1912: 88°F1913: 92°F1914: 79°F1915: 77°F1916: 79°F1917: 75°F1918: 82°F1919: 78°F1920: 73°F1921: 85°F1922: 93°F1923: 74°F1924: 77°F1925: 84°F1926: 75°F1927: 85°F1928: 67°F1929: 83°F1930: 85°F1931: 76°F1932: 83°F1933: 84°F1934: 79°F1935: 66°F1936: 78°F1937: 88°F1938: 65°F1939: 85°F1940: 70°F1941: 76°F1942: 88°F1943: 80°F1944: 71°F1945: 75°F1946: 67°F1947: 81°F1948: 82°F1949: 68°F1950: 77°F1951: 63°F1952: 84°F1953: 99°F1954: 81°F1955: 79°F1956: 80°F1957: 90°F1958: 72°F1959: 78°F1960: 90°F1961: 87°F1962: 79°F1963: 78°F1964: 77°F1965: 69°F1966: 84°F1967: 74°F1968: 72°F1969: 73°F1970: 73°F1971: 87°F1972: 84°F1973: 90°F1974: 65°F1975: 84°F1976: 91°F1977: 73°F1978: 85°F1979: 84°F1980: 76°F1981: 72°F1982: 77°F1983: 81°F1984: 81°F1985: 79°F1986: 81°F1987: 77°F1988: 84°F1989: 77°F1990: 87°F1991: 77°F1992: 73°F1993: 75°F1994: 71°F1995: 78°F1996: 81°F1997: 82°F1998: 79°F1999: 82°F2000: 91°F2001: 70°F2002: 84°F2003: 76°F2004: 77°F2005: 83°F2006: 76°F2007: 79°F2008: 88°F2009: 73°F2010: 77°F2011: 92°F2012: 92°F2013: 84°F2014: 78°F2015: 88°F2016: 77°F2017: 69°F2018: 79°F2019: 77°F2020: 74°F2021: 77°F2022: 85°F2023: 82°F2024: 83°F2025: 76°F89° forecast60657075808590951001870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 189°F
Hottest this date since2012
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#13 of 157
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1869–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan58°FJan 6, 1880-37°FJan 30, 1951
Feb70°FFeb 27, 2024-29°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar83°FMar 21, 2012-29°FMar 1, 1962
Apr94°FApr 22, 19800°FApr 7, 1982
May101°FMay 31, 193419°FMay 1, 1978
Jun101°FJun 20, 198831°FJun 10, 1972
Jul107°FJul 14, 193636°FJul 6, 1965
Aug102°FAug 16, 198835°FAug 29, 1965
Sep99°FSep 1, 195325°FSep 29, 1949
Oct90°FOct 6, 196312°FOct 25, 1887
Nov77°FNov 1, 1933-14°FNov 28, 1887
Dec68°FDec 15, 2021-28°FDec 24, 1872
All-time107°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan45°FJan 26, 1944-15°FJan 4, 1884
Feb47°FFeb 20, 1930-15°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar61°FMar 19, 20120°FMar 4, 1869
Apr66°FApr 5, 192920°FApr 16, 1875
May74°FMay 28, 187134°FMay 1, 1909
Jun81°FJun 25, 187045°FJun 1, 1946
Jul83°FJul 6, 187460°FJul 4, 1967
Aug80°FAug 6, 191856°FAug 19, 1897
Sep77°FSep 7, 193940°FSep 26, 1942
Oct70°FOct 3, 200523°FOct 30, 1917
Nov60°FNov 3, 19383°FNov 28, 1872
Dec54°FDec 2, 1982-18°FDec 23, 1872
All-time83°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.
Jan: 27°FJan: 12°FFeb: 32°FFeb: 15°FMar: 44°FMar: 25°FApr: 57°FApr: 36°FMay: 69°FMay: 47°FJun: 79°FJun: 57°FJul: 82°FJul: 62°FAug: 80°FAug: 59°FSep: 73°FSep: 51°FOct: 60°FOct: 40°FNov: 45°FNov: 29°FDec: 33°FDec: 18°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:21 AM
Sunset6:33 PM
Solar noon11:57 AM
Daylight13h 11m · losing 20 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.14°N, 89.34°W

Nearby Stations

Rockford, IL66 mi SMilwaukee, WI73 mi EDubuque, IA86 mi SWLa Crosse, WI108 mi WChicago, IL108 mi SEGreen Bay, WI110 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Madison, WI — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Madison, WI — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1869

Each cell is one day's high at Madison, coloured by temperature — 158 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Madison, WI daily high heat map 1869–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Madison — counted through Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
10 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 58th most in 158 years. Normal for this point: 9. Record: 37 in 2012.

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