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Madison, WI

43.141°N, 89.345°W · station MSNthr · 158 years of record
63°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Madison.
72°WED9/272°THU9/370°FRI9/469°SAT9/567°SUN9/663°MON9/7

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

#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.
1869: 55°F1870: 70°F1871: 53°F1872: 76°F1873: 52°F1874: 69°F1875: 67°F1876: 57°F1877: 53°F1878: 66°F1879: 51°F1880: 60°F1881: 53°F1882: 63°F1883: 46°F1884: 66°F1885: 50°F1886: 67°F1887: 56°F1888: 52°F1889: 58°F1890: 56°F1891: 53°F1892: 45°F1893: 65°F1894: 66°F1895: 54°F1896: 48°F1897: 64°F1898: 46°F1899: 67°F1900: 56°F1901: 59°F1902: 56°F1903: 58°F1904: 55°F1905: 56°F1906: 60°F1907: 58°F1908: 59°F1909: 55°F1910: 59°F1911: 55°F1912: 70°F1913: 69°F1914: 51°F1915: 60°F1916: 62°F1917: 52°F1918: 54°F1919: 68°F1920: 56°F1921: 60°F1922: 72°F1923: 56°F1924: 48°F1925: 67°F1926: 57°F1927: 66°F1928: 53°F1929: 54°F1930: 55°F1931: 56°F1932: 51°F1933: 64°F1934: 51°F1935: 57°F1936: 67°F1937: 55°F1938: 61°F1939: 77°F1940: 60°F1941: 53°F1942: 62°F1943: 50°F1944: 54°F1945: 70°F1946: 56°F1947: 64°F1948: 65°F1949: 45°F1950: 40°F1951: 43°F1952: 46°F1953: 43°F1954: 51°F1955: 43°F1956: 43°F1957: 44°F1958: 52°F1959: 73°F1960: 71°F1961: 63°F1962: 42°F1963: 56°F1964: 54°F1965: 58°F1966: 40°F1967: 43°F1968: 41°F1969: 54°F1970: 65°F1971: 54°F1972: 58°F1973: 44°F1974: 51°F1975: 48°F1976: 44°F1977: 52°F1978: 57°F1979: 47°F1980: 52°F1981: 55°F1982: 47°F1983: 50°F1984: 44°F1985: 71°F1986: 36°F1987: 61°F1988: 35°F1989: 63°F1990: 59°F1991: 64°F1992: 59°F1993: 45°F1994: 46°F1995: 41°F1996: 56°F1997: 53°F1998: 53°F1999: 47°F2000: 41°F2001: 67°F2002: 62°F2003: 59°F2004: 59°F2005: 58°F2006: 53°F2007: 58°F2008: 56°F2009: 49°F2010: 52°F2011: 40°F2012: 57°F2013: 70°F2014: 50°F2015: 70°F2016: 70°F2017: 49°F2018: 50°F2019: 50°F2020: 53°F2021: 59°F2022: 53°F2023: 58°F2024: 47°F2025: 42°F63° forecast354045505560657075801870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 763°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record35°F
This-date rank#123 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°FJan 6, 1880-37°FJan 30, 1951
Feb70°FFeb 27, 2024-29°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar83°FMar 21, 2012-29°FMar 1, 1962
Apr94°FApr 22, 19800°FApr 7, 1982
May101°FMay 31, 193419°FMay 1, 1978
Jun101°FJun 20, 198831°FJun 10, 1972
Jul107°FJul 14, 193636°FJul 6, 1965
Aug102°FAug 16, 198835°FAug 29, 1965
Sep99°FSep 1, 195325°FSep 29, 1949
Oct90°FOct 6, 196312°FOct 25, 1887
Nov77°FNov 1, 1933-14°FNov 28, 1887
Dec68°FDec 15, 2021-28°FDec 24, 1872
All-time107°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan45°FJan 26, 1944-15°FJan 4, 1884
Feb47°FFeb 20, 1930-15°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar61°FMar 19, 20120°FMar 4, 1869
Apr66°FApr 5, 192920°FApr 16, 1875
May74°FMay 28, 187134°FMay 1, 1909
Jun81°FJun 25, 187045°FJun 1, 1946
Jul83°FJul 6, 187460°FJul 4, 1967
Aug80°FAug 6, 191856°FAug 19, 1897
Sep77°FSep 7, 193940°FSep 26, 1942
Oct70°FOct 3, 200523°FOct 30, 1917
Nov60°FNov 3, 19383°FNov 28, 1872
Dec54°FDec 2, 1982-18°FDec 23, 1872
All-time83°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.
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

Sunrise5:21 AM
Sunset6:33 PM
Solar noon11:57 AM
Daylight13h 11m · losing 20 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 Sep 7 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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