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Madera, CA

36.985°N, 120.111°W · station MAEthr · 99 years of record
53°F
forecast low · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Madera.
53°WED9/256°THU9/356°FRI9/457°SAT9/557°SUN9/657°MON9/758°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Madera — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#10 / 94
coldest Sep 2 in 94 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 2 ever

45°F
set in 1928

Mildest Sep 2 ever

72°F
set in 1987
Forecast low 53°F — 10th coldest Sep 2 of 94 years · record 45°F (1928) · coldest since 2021.
1928: 45°F1929: 53°F1930: 52°F1931: 58°F1932: 52°F1935: 54°F1936: 55°F1937: 46°F1938: 58°F1939: 51°F1940: 58°F1941: 59°F1942: 54°F1943: 59°F1944: 54°F1945: 57°F1946: 54°F1947: 61°F1948: 59°F1949: 58°F1950: 61°F1952: 62°F1953: 62°F1954: 60°F1955: 66°F1956: 56°F1957: 54°F1958: 67°F1959: 58°F1960: 55°F1961: 55°F1962: 55°F1963: 60°F1964: 49°F1965: 55°F1966: 60°F1967: 62°F1968: 62°F1969: 67°F1970: 55°F1971: 58°F1972: 66°F1973: 58°F1974: 60°F1975: 48°F1976: 55°F1977: 56°F1978: 57°F1979: 63°F1980: 54°F1982: 58°F1983: 60°F1984: 54°F1985: 54°F1986: 64°F1987: 72°F1988: 68°F1989: 51°F1990: 57°F1991: 62°F1992: 60°F1993: 64°F1994: 57°F1995: 65°F1996: 58°F1997: 60°F1998: 69°F1999: 52°F2000: 62°F2001: 61°F2002: 60°F2003: 65°F2004: 60°F2005: 56°F2006: 59°F2007: 66°F2008: 55°F2009: 62°F2010: 62°F2011: 61°F2012: 54°F2013: 70°F2014: 65°F2015: 61°F2016: 57°F2017: 72°F2018: 63°F2019: 65°F2020: 60°F2021: 53°F2022: 66°F2023: 62°F2024: 60°F2025: 68°F53° forecast455055606570751930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 253°F
Coldest this date since2021
This-date record45°F
This-date rank#10 of 94
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record15°F (1949)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1928–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Madera in each calendar month, and for the whole 1928–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°FJan 29, 202415°FJan 10, 1949
Feb83°FFeb 18, 193021°FFeb 13, 1949
Mar91°FMar 15, 201524°FMar 3, 1951
Apr99°FApr 20, 193429°FApr 3, 1945
May107°FMay 31, 195033°FMay 2, 1959
Jun115°FJun 25, 195738°FJun 26, 1933
Jul116°FJul 13, 196142°FJul 1, 1963
Aug113°FAug 14, 193341°FAug 23, 1960
Sep115°FSep 3, 195534°FSep 30, 1950
Oct105°FOct 3, 202424°FOct 19, 1949
Nov92°FNov 1, 194922°FNov 25, 1931
Dec76°FDec 8, 200616°FDec 12, 1932
All-time116°FJul 13, 196115°FJan 10, 1949

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Madera so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (91°F)

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

86°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 4, 2026

Coldest high ever

30°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 22, 1998
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 13, 198033°FJan 23, 1962
Feb62°FFeb 26, 193139°FFeb 1, 1972
Mar60°FMar 11, 199646°FMar 17, 2002
Apr64°FApr 27, 198749°FApr 7, 1999
May70°FMay 25, 199154°FMay 13, 1998
Jun86°FJun 4, 202664°FJun 2, 1967
Jul83°FJul 23, 200675°FJul 9, 1936
Aug78°FAug 16, 195870°FAug 16, 1976
Sep79°FSep 4, 201761°FSep 1, 1964
Oct67°FOct 14, 200953°FOct 29, 1996
Nov61°FNov 1, 200844°FNov 27, 2001
Dec60°FDec 24, 196430°FDec 22, 1998
All-time86°FJun 4, 202630°FDec 22, 1998

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

22 days
record run, ended Jan 24 1947

So far in 2026

4 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Madera's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 60°F · forecast is -7° vs normal.
Jan: 56°FJan: 38°FFeb: 62°FFeb: 40°FMar: 68°FMar: 43°FApr: 74°FApr: 46°FMay: 83°FMay: 52°FJun: 91°FJun: 58°FJul: 97°FJul: 62°FAug: 96°FAug: 61°FSep: 91°FSep: 57°FOct: 80°FOct: 49°FNov: 66°FNov: 41°FDec: 56°FDec: 37°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:31 AM
Sunset6:29 PM
Solar noon12:00 PM
Daylight12h 58m · losing 16 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.98°N, 120.11°W

Nearby Stations

Fresno, CA25 mi SEMerced, CA30 mi NWHanford, CA53 mi SEStockton, CA87 mi NWBishop, CA100 mi ESan Jose, CA103 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Madera's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Madera, CA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Madera's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Madera, CA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1928

Each cell is one day's low at Madera, coloured by temperature — 99 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Madera, CA daily low heat map 1928–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Madera — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
4 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 86th most in 99 years. Normal for this point: 15. Record: 38 in 1949.

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