43.141°N, 89.345°W · station MSNthr · 158 years of record
63°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Madison.
This Day in History
Every year's low 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 coldest on record.
Ranks
#155 / 157
coldest Sep 2 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
38°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 2 ever
74°F
set in 1937
Forecast low 72°F — 155th coldest Sep 2 of 157 years · record 38°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#156 / 157
coldest Sep 3 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
37°F
set in 1976
Mildest Sep 3 ever
72°F
set in 1898
Forecast low 72°F — 156th coldest Sep 3 of 157 years · record 37°F (1976) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#156 / 157
coldest Sep 4 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
35°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 4 ever
73°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 70°F — 156th coldest Sep 4 of 157 years · record 35°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#154 / 157
coldest Sep 5 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
36°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 5 ever
74°F
set in 1881
Forecast low 69°F — 154th coldest Sep 5 of 157 years · record 36°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#139 / 157
coldest Sep 6 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
34°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
74°F
set in 1922
Forecast low 67°F — 139th coldest Sep 6 of 157 years · record 34°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#123 / 157
coldest Sep 7 in 157 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
35°F
set in 1988
Mildest Sep 7 ever
77°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 63°F — 123rd coldest Sep 7 of 157 years · record 35°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
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 Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 4 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
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
132 days
record run, ended Mar 23 1904
So far in 2026
88 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Madison's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 54°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.