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Madison, WI

43.141°N, 89.345°W · station MSNthr · 158 years of record
72°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Madison.
56°SAT10/1763°SUN10/1865°MON10/1969°TUE10/2070°WED10/2171°THU10/2272°FRI10/23

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

#15 / 157
warmest Oct 23 in 157 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

81°F
set in 1963

Coolest Oct 23 ever

29°F
set in 1869
Forecast high 72°F — 15th warmest Oct 23 of 157 years · record 81°F (1963) · warmest since 2022.
1869: 29°F1870: 69°F1871: 72°F1872: 52°F1873: 41°F1874: 67°F1875: 74°F1876: 55°F1877: 63°F1878: 54°F1879: 46°F1880: 41°F1881: 48°F1882: 58°F1883: 46°F1884: 40°F1885: 46°F1886: 55°F1887: 44°F1888: 38°F1889: 47°F1890: 54°F1891: 61°F1892: 52°F1893: 71°F1894: 65°F1895: 45°F1896: 44°F1897: 62°F1898: 53°F1899: 77°F1900: 60°F1901: 78°F1902: 69°F1903: 44°F1904: 43°F1905: 57°F1906: 56°F1907: 52°F1908: 66°F1909: 43°F1910: 60°F1911: 42°F1912: 44°F1913: 49°F1914: 73°F1915: 58°F1916: 48°F1917: 37°F1918: 62°F1919: 64°F1920: 78°F1921: 59°F1922: 47°F1923: 55°F1924: 51°F1925: 45°F1926: 50°F1927: 67°F1928: 56°F1929: 37°F1930: 46°F1931: 63°F1932: 55°F1933: 42°F1934: 64°F1935: 48°F1936: 40°F1937: 35°F1938: 36°F1939: 44°F1940: 71°F1941: 61°F1942: 36°F1943: 48°F1944: 54°F1945: 48°F1946: 72°F1947: 63°F1948: 54°F1949: 55°F1950: 46°F1951: 44°F1952: 67°F1953: 57°F1954: 71°F1955: 62°F1956: 75°F1957: 57°F1958: 59°F1959: 61°F1960: 65°F1961: 57°F1962: 45°F1963: 81°F1964: 49°F1965: 46°F1966: 56°F1967: 73°F1968: 56°F1969: 44°F1970: 60°F1971: 56°F1972: 48°F1973: 76°F1974: 58°F1975: 77°F1976: 46°F1977: 52°F1978: 48°F1979: 40°F1980: 53°F1981: 37°F1982: 55°F1983: 47°F1984: 51°F1985: 59°F1986: 61°F1987: 42°F1988: 51°F1989: 74°F1990: 59°F1991: 77°F1992: 76°F1993: 71°F1994: 58°F1995: 67°F1996: 58°F1997: 43°F1998: 64°F1999: 45°F2000: 70°F2001: 57°F2002: 43°F2003: 57°F2004: 59°F2005: 47°F2006: 38°F2007: 58°F2008: 51°F2009: 48°F2010: 64°F2011: 63°F2012: 61°F2013: 43°F2014: 53°F2015: 61°F2016: 61°F2017: 57°F2018: 53°F2019: 54°F2020: 47°F2021: 53°F2022: 75°F2023: 61°F2024: 68°F2025: 51°F72° forecast253035404550556065707580851870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2372°F
Hottest this date since2022
This-date record81°F
This-date rank#15 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 Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 5 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: 56°F · forecast is +16° 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

Sunrise6:12 AM
Sunset5:13 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight11h 01m · 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 Oct 23 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 63rd most in 158 years. Normal for this point: 10. Record: 40 in 1955.

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