Top Ten Monthly Extremes for Madison, WisconsinWarmest, Coldest, Wettest, Driest, Snowiest, Least Snowiest |
| * Prior to 1896, temperatures were recorded 3 times dailey, at 7am, 2pm, and 7pm so absolute maximum and absolute minimum values are absent from climatological calculations. During winter, this would likely skew monthly averages to be milder than actual. * |
January
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest | Snowiest | Least Snowiest |
33.5 1880* 30.8 1933 28.6 1990 27.6 1989 27.4 1944 26.6 1934 26.2 1939 26.1 1931 25.9 1932,14 25.5 1992 |
1.2 1912 3.7 1977,1875 5.4 1963 5.6 1918 6.3 1885 6.4 1929,1888 6.9 1979 7.3 1893 8.0 1982 8.3 1884,1883 |
3.64 1874 3.59 1898 3.35 1870 3.33 1886 3.31 1937,29 3.09 1887 3.07 1916 2.82 1910 2.81 1938 2.80 1906 |
0.10 1903 0.14 1981 0.16 1899 0.17 1902 0.19 1961 0.22 1921 0.26 1919 0.30 1904 0.36 1984 0.40 1972,28,1878 |
31.8 1929 28.6 1898 28.2 1910 27.5 1995 26.9 1979 25.8 1943 24.5 1918 22.5 1994,1886 21.9 1971 19.9 1985 |
T 1903 1.4 1964 1.5 1922 1.7 1928,02 1.9 1973 2.0 1933 2.1 1961 2.5 1950 2.6 1989,55 2.7 1894 |
February
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest | Snowiest | Least Snowiest |
34.0 1882* 33.5 1998 32.9 1954 32.4 1878* 31.7 1877* 31.4 1931 30.8 1999 30.5 1987 30.2 1984 30.0 1930 |
3.1 1875 5.9 1936 7.5 1885 10.4 1904 11.1 1917 11.4 1905 11.7 1979 11.8 1899 12.1 1914 12.4 1978 |
5.42 1881 4.34 1887 3.90 1922 3.40 1911 2.85 1938 2.80 1875 2.77 1953 2.76 1994 2.72 1986 2.59 1971 |
0.06 1995 0.08 1958 0.12 1947 0.16 1970 0.17 1982 0.18 1969 0.24 1978 0.26 1964,1895 0.30 1877 0.32 1921,1896 |
37.0 1994 21.9 1898 20.9 1975 20.0 1887 18.6 1890 17.9 1936 17.0 1892 16.1 1962,12 15.6 1884 14.6 1959 |
0.3 1987 0.4 1961 0.5 1902 0.7 1995 0.8 1984 1.1 1958,57 1.2 1947 1.3 1996 1.4 1932 1.6 1927 |
March
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest | Snowiest | Least Snowiest |
45.2 1945 44.6 1910 44.1 1878 43.2 1946 41.6 1973 40.8 1938 40.7 2000 39.8 1977 39.2 1968 38.4 1894 |
18.4 1960 21.9 1888 22.8 1899 23.4 1912,1877 23.7 1872 24.4 1932 24.6 1906 24.7 1923 24.8 1885 25.0 1965 |
5.46 1998 5.04 1973 4.75 1976 4.73 1882 4.67 1886 4.34 1881 4.24 1991 4.18 1990 4.14 1923 4.07 1920 |
0.14 1910 0.27 1895 0.28 1978 0.32 1883 0.33 1981 0.38 1958 0.46 1994 0.47 1911,99 0.59 1968 0.60 1902 |
28.4 1923 27.1 1886 25.4 1959 23.1 1891 21.6 1993 21.0 1931 20.1 1971 19.4 1965 18.8 1972 18.7 1924 |
T 1921,02 0.1 1990,08 0.4 1945,11,10 0.5 1968 0.6 1994 0.9 1942,1889 1.0 1895 1.1 1988,73 1.7 1981 1.8 1898 |
April
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest | Snowiest |
54.0 1915 53.1 1955 52.4 1878 52.2 1985 52.0 1942,41 51.9 1977 51.8 1896 51.6 1948 51.5 1925 50.6 1921 |
37.6 1907 37.7 1874 39.6 1950 40.2 1904 40.4 1920 40.5 1909 40.6 1961 41.0 1975,1881 41.3 1972 41.4 1936,28 |
7.19 1909 7.11 1973 6.91 1999 5.48 1880 5.33 1993 5.16 1921 4.91 1896 4.89 1991,47 4.80 1976 4.56 1910 |
T 1877 0.19 1870 0.45 1901 0.90 1946,06 0.92 1915 0.95 1936 0.96 1887 1.04 1932 1.06 1895 1.08 1934 |
17.4 1973 13.0 1921 10.3 1982 9.7 1994 8.5 1993 8.4 1910 7.4 1928 7.3 1979,36 7.1 1980,97 6.4 1923 |
May
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest | Snowiest |
66.6 1881 65.8 1880 65.7 1934 65.4 1896 65.2 1977 64.8 1887 64.6 1870 64.0 1936 63.6 1991,22 63.4 1911 |
49.0 1907 50.2 1967 50.3 1966 51.2 1924 51.3 1997 51.8 1915,1888 51.9 1983 52.0 1917 52.5 1935,1892 52.6 1947 |
9.64 2000 9.35 1933 7.55 1883 6.98 1892 6.85 1927 6.63 1913 6.57 1912 6.40 1905 6.31 1896 6.26 1960 |
0.38 1925 0.51 1897 0.64 1981 0.79 1936 0.82 1934 0.92 1988 0.98 1971 1.02 1953,1877 1.09 1870 1.12 1992 |
Top 5 5.0 1935 3.0 1990 2.7 1945 0.8 1940 0.7 1966 |
June
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest |
76.0 1933 73.1 1934 72.9 1873 72.2 1921 72.0 1995 71.8 1956 71.7 1971 71.5 1949 71.4 1931,11,1894 71.2 1923,19,1895 |
59.5 1969 59.6 1982 61.8 1917,16 62.0 1915 62.5 1928 62.6 1945 62.7 1958,1869 62.8 1972 63.0 1926 63.2 1902 |
9.95 1978 9.69 1996 9.34 1993 9.31 1880 8.15 1963,2000 7.96 1969 7.82 1968 7.76 1882 7.72 1890 7.61 1892 |
0.59 1895 0.81 1973 1.08 1886 1.13 1912 1.17 1987 1.22 1995 1.31 1910 1.38 1976 1.39 1903 1.48 1887 |
July
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest |
79.8 1901 78.8 1936 78.1 1955,21,16 76.3 1935 76.1 1874 75.8 1931,1887 75.4 1949 75.3 1934 75.0 1983,37,1897 74.9 1999 |
66.7 1891 67.1 1967 67.2 1992 67.3 1962 67.5 1996 67.7 1915 67.8 1960 68.3 1972,65,24 68.4 1882 68.5 1971 |
10.41 1950 9.69 1996 9.47 1881 9.34 1993 8.98 1902 8.89 1883 8.47 1913 8.44 1884 8.02 1929 7.60 1952 |
0.29 1909 0.79 1886 0.81 1910 0.82 1873 0.97 1975 0.99 1936 1.09 1941 1.21 1895 1.23 1946 1.26 1872 |
August
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest |
77.6 1947 76.9 1995 75.7 1955,37 75.2 1900 74.8 1881 74.5 1988,59 73.9 1936 73.1 1876 73.0 1948 72.8 1938,16 |
62.0 1967 63.8 1915 64.6 1977 64.8 1986 65.0 1885 65.3 1992 65.4 1997 66.2 1966,50,03 66.3 1982,1890 66.4 1985,27 |
9.49 1980 7.56 1906 7.47 1972 7.23 1924 7.16 1987 7.06 1981 6.95 1903 6.83 1882 6.77 1965 6.56 1910 |
0.46 1927 0.54 1894 0.56 1881 0.67 1937 0.72 1889 0.78 1902 0.87 1929 0.89 1919 0.96 1969 0.97 1970 |
September
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest |
68.4 1931 67.8 1897 67.2 1933,1895,1891 67.1 1948 67.0 1908,1881 66.8 1939 66.6 1906 66.0 1921 65.9 1925 65.5 1920 |
55.9 1918 56.7 1993 56.8 1924 57.1 1966,62 57.4 1974,1883 57.5 1975,1896 57.6 1967 57.8 1949 58.0 1976,1890 58.2 1943,02 |
10.69 1915 10.34 1941 10.29 1938 9.22 1965 8.82 1970 8.17 1881 7.92 1961 7.90 1921 7.84 1980 7.17 1931 |
0.11 1979 0.18 1932 0.38 1891 0.47 1871 0.49 1952 0.50 1976 0.51 1966 0.58 1905 0.64 1877 0.78 1908 |
October
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest | Snowiest |
61.0 1947 59.2 1879 58.1 1963 58.0 1900 57.4 1920 56.6 1924 56.4 1882 55.9 1971,50 55.8 1956,38 55.4 1949,46,14 |
39.9 1925 40.0 1917 40.3 1869 43.4 1987 43.5 1988 43.7 1980,76 44.2 1952 44.4 1895 45.3 1887 45.4 1891,1875 |
9.12 1881 5.95 1919 5.63 1984 5.55 1959 5.52 1967 5.38 1951 5.35 1991 4.60 1884 4.59 1890 4.58 1985 |
T 1889 0.06 1952 0.08 1964 0.22 1924 0.24 1944 0.31 1956 0.36 1892 0.39 1945 0.48 1915 0.58 1895 |
Top 5 5.0 1917 3.9 1997 3.2 1926 3.1 1990 2.7 1925 |
November
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest | Snowiest | Least Snowiest |
44.8 1931 42.6 1909 42.0 1999 41.9 1975,13 41.8 1902 41.6 1934 41.5 1899 41.0 1990,22 40.6 1998 40.5 1953 |
26.8 1880 27.1 1959 27.5 1872 28.1 1976 28.2 1951 28.4 1873 28.7 1995 29.1 1911,96 30.0 1910 30.1 1891 |
7.86 1934 6.02 1879 5.48 1931 5.13 1985 4.86 1928 4.83 1992 4.21 1982 3.94 1961 3.86 1991 3.63 1926 |
0.03 1904 0.11 1976 0.29 1939 0.30 1917 0.34 1962 0.40 1875 0.44 1933 0.46 1901 0.52 1953 0.53 1941,1870 |
18.3 1985 14.9 1940 14.0 1991 13.4 1947 12.8 1995 12.3 1921 10.4 1977 10.3 1945 8.9 1954 8.8 1971,26 |
T 1999,65,48,39 T 1931,22,14,13,08 0.1 1966,63 0.2 1970,34,23,12 0.3 1994,82 0.4 1973,98 0.5 1984,68,41,20 0.6 1946 0.7 1967,32,05 0.8 1929,27 |
December
| Warmest | Coldest | Wettest | Driest | Snowiest | Least Snowiest |
38.3 1877* 34.9 1889* 33.4 1881* 33.0 1931 32.5 1923 32.0 1913 31.8 1939 31.4 1918 31.3 1998 31.1 1959 |
10.4 1872* 10.5 1876* 10.8 1983 11.3 1985,63 12.4 1886* 12.6 1919 13.1 1871* 13.2 1976 13.9 1917 14.2 1989 |
5.68 1884 4.53 1887 4.09 1987 3.65 1982 3.64 1971 3.59 1885 3.46 1990 3.34 1904 3.15 1909 2.89 1968 |
0.21 1898 0.25 1960 0.26 1989 0.28 1939 0.29 1975,98 0.31 1958 0.33 1913 0.34 1964 0.35 1993 0.37 1976 |
32.8 1987 24.6 1977 24.0 1985 23.9 1887 23.1 1909 23.0 1990,78 22.6 1983 21.2 1950 20.8 1970 19.5 1969 |
T 1943,39,13+ 0.5 1928 0.6 1960 0.7 1901,1899 0.9 1898 1.0 1894 1.2 1912 1.3 1979 1.6 1906 2.2 1998 |