California · THREADEX · 1928–2026

Madera, CA

36.985°N, 120.111°W · station MAEthr · 99 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Madera.
68°TUE7/1468°WED7/1564°THU7/1662°FRI7/1763°SAT7/1864°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#47 / 96
coldest Jul 17 in 96 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

52°F
set in 1987

Mildest Jul 17 ever

72°F
set in 1984

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Madera. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5262721928: 56°F1929: 55°F1930: 71°F1931: 65°F1932: 56°F1933: 62°F1934: 56°F1935: 68°F1936: 62°F1937: 54°F1938: 63°F1939: 58°F1940: 54°F1941: 63°F1942: 58°F1943: 56°F1944: 58°F1945: 60°F1946: 57°F1947: 56°F1948: 66°F1949: 65°F1950: 56°F1951: 61°F1952: 66°F1953: 66°F1954: 60°F1955: 53°F1956: 59°F1957: 64°F1958: 58°F1959: 68°F1960: 62°F1961: 66°F1962: 61°F1963: 57°F1964: 61°F1966: 55°F1967: 64°F1968: 57°F1969: 65°F1970: 56°F1971: 69°F1972: 65°F1973: 61°F1974: 58°F1975: 64°F1976: 67°F1977: 63°F1978: 56°F1979: 67°F1980: 60°F1981: 59°F1982: 55°F1983: 53°F1984: 72°F1986: 57°F1987: 52°F1988: 63°F1989: 62°F1990: 67°F1991: 62°F1992: 69°F1993: 57°F1994: 64°F1995: 70°F1996: 61°F1997: 69°F1998: 70°F1999: 56°F2000: 62°F2001: 54°F2002: 61°F2003: 67°F2004: 64°F2005: 68°F2006: 70°F2007: 61°F2008: 63°F2009: 65°F2010: 69°F2011: 58°F2012: 60°F2013: 55°F2014: 65°F2015: 63°F2016: 64°F2017: 66°F2018: 64°F2019: 59°F2020: 63°F2021: 61°F2022: 68°F2023: 70°F2024: 65°F2025: 59°F62° forecast192819872025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1762°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record52°F
This-date rank#47 of 96
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°F202415°F1949
Feb83°F193021°F1949
Mar91°F201524°F1951
Apr99°F193429°F1945
May107°F195033°F1959
Jun115°F195738°F1933
Jul116°F196142°F1963
Aug113°F193341°F1960
Sep115°F195534°F1950
Oct105°F202424°F1949
Nov92°F194922°F1931
Dec76°F200616°F1932
All-time116°F196115°F1949

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Madera so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 63°F · forecast is -1° 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

Sunrise4:51 AM
Sunset7:21 PM
Solar noon12:06 PM
Daylight14h 30m · losing 6 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 Jul 17 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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