Wisconsin · THREADEX · 1869–2026

Madison, WI

43.141°N, 89.345°W · station MSNthr · 158 years of record
67°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Madison.
68°TUE7/1471°WED7/1570°THU7/1670°FRI7/1771°SAT7/1867°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#112 / 157
coldest Jul 19 in 157 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

49°F
set in 1924

Mildest Jul 19 ever

79°F
set in 1870

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at Madison. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4964791869: 62°F1870: 79°F1871: 56°F1872: 64°F1873: 59°F1874: 73°F1875: 66°F1876: 73°F1877: 62°F1878: 70°F1879: 57°F1880: 59°F1881: 67°F1882: 57°F1883: 58°F1884: 59°F1885: 67°F1886: 59°F1887: 63°F1888: 62°F1889: 66°F1890: 60°F1891: 56°F1892: 58°F1893: 61°F1894: 73°F1895: 67°F1896: 61°F1897: 66°F1898: 65°F1899: 64°F1900: 58°F1901: 68°F1902: 60°F1903: 61°F1904: 69°F1905: 69°F1906: 62°F1907: 64°F1908: 58°F1909: 56°F1910: 56°F1911: 63°F1912: 57°F1913: 60°F1914: 60°F1915: 58°F1916: 67°F1917: 64°F1918: 65°F1919: 65°F1920: 56°F1921: 68°F1922: 58°F1923: 64°F1924: 49°F1925: 61°F1926: 69°F1927: 56°F1928: 69°F1929: 49°F1930: 72°F1931: 66°F1932: 68°F1933: 66°F1934: 68°F1935: 73°F1936: 66°F1937: 61°F1938: 66°F1939: 63°F1940: 64°F1941: 58°F1942: 71°F1943: 66°F1944: 64°F1945: 59°F1946: 71°F1947: 51°F1948: 60°F1949: 60°F1950: 57°F1951: 53°F1952: 71°F1953: 62°F1954: 60°F1955: 61°F1956: 58°F1957: 58°F1958: 50°F1959: 59°F1960: 59°F1961: 64°F1962: 54°F1963: 70°F1964: 70°F1965: 50°F1966: 51°F1967: 54°F1968: 68°F1969: 59°F1970: 50°F1971: 58°F1972: 58°F1973: 65°F1974: 64°F1975: 68°F1976: 49°F1977: 73°F1978: 74°F1979: 53°F1980: 64°F1981: 69°F1982: 60°F1983: 67°F1984: 54°F1985: 63°F1986: 68°F1987: 70°F1988: 66°F1989: 63°F1990: 63°F1991: 69°F1992: 54°F1993: 64°F1994: 69°F1995: 57°F1996: 70°F1997: 61°F1998: 67°F1999: 64°F2000: 51°F2001: 67°F2002: 66°F2003: 49°F2004: 55°F2005: 57°F2006: 56°F2007: 56°F2008: 70°F2009: 51°F2010: 64°F2011: 71°F2012: 70°F2013: 72°F2014: 59°F2015: 66°F2016: 63°F2017: 68°F2018: 57°F2019: 70°F2020: 75°F2021: 54°F2022: 73°F2023: 56°F2024: 54°F2025: 68°F67° forecast186920251924

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1967°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record49°F
This-date rank#112 of 157
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-37°F (1951)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1869–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan58°F1880-37°F1951
Feb70°F2024-29°F1996
Mar83°F2012-29°F1962
Apr94°F19800°F1982
May101°F193419°F1978
Jun101°F198831°F1972
Jul107°F193636°F1965
Aug102°F198835°F1965
Sep99°F195325°F1949
Oct90°F196312°F1887
Nov77°F1933-14°F1887
Dec68°F2021-28°F1872
All-time107°F1936-37°F1951

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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: 62°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 27°FJan: 12°FFeb: 32°FFeb: 15°FMar: 44°FMar: 25°FApr: 57°FApr: 36°FMay: 69°FMay: 47°FJun: 79°FJun: 57°FJul: 82°FJul: 62°FAug: 80°FAug: 59°FSep: 73°FSep: 51°FOct: 60°FOct: 40°FNov: 45°FNov: 29°FDec: 33°FDec: 18°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:29 AM
Sunset7:36 PM
Solar noon12:03 PM
Daylight15h 07m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.14°N, 89.34°W

Nearby Stations

Rockford, IL66 mi SMilwaukee, WI73 mi EDubuque, IA86 mi SWLa Crosse, WI108 mi WChicago, IL108 mi SEGreen Bay, WI110 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Madison'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.
Madison, WI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Madison's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Madison, WI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1869

Each cell is one day's low at Madison, coloured by temperature — 158 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Madison, WI daily low heat map 1869–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Madison — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
88 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 126th most in 158 years. Normal for this point: 94. Record: 114 in 1966.

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