43.141°N, 89.345°W · station MSNthr · 158 years of record
72°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2022
forecast high · Oct 23
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
#94 / 157
warmest Oct 17 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
81°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 17 ever
36°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 56°F — 94th warmest Oct 17 of 157 years · record 81°F (1910) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#52 / 157
warmest Oct 18 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
82°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 18 ever
35°F
set in 1880
Forecast high 63°F — 52nd warmest Oct 18 of 157 years · record 82°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#36 / 157
warmest Oct 19 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
80°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 19 ever
32°F
set in 1880
Forecast high 65°F — 36th warmest Oct 19 of 157 years · record 80°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#28 / 157
warmest Oct 20 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
82°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 20 ever
32°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 69°F — 28th warmest Oct 20 of 157 years · record 82°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#23 / 157
warmest Oct 21 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
84°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 21 ever
38°F
set in 1883
Forecast high 70°F — 23rd warmest Oct 21 of 157 years · record 84°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#19 / 157
warmest Oct 22 in 157 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
81°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 22 ever
35°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 71°F — 19th warmest Oct 22 of 157 years · record 81°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
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.
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 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
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: 56°F · forecast is +16° 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.