Madison WI Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Madison, Wisconsin. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in Madison rose above 102 °F? What was the highest temperature in Madison a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Madison and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1869, with just a few years missing data. The highest temperature measured during that time was 107 degrees Fahrenheit (42 Celsius) on July 14, 1936.

Since 1940 the temperature extremes were observed at Dane County Regional Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Madison.

Highest Madison temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
96	August 23, 2023	36
96	June 14, 2022	36
94	June 11, 2021	34
92	July 26, 2020	33
93	July 19, 2019	34
95	May 27, 2018	35
92	September 23, 2017	33
94	July 21, 2016	34
92	August 14, 2015	33
93	July 22, 2014	34
94	September 10, 2013	34
104	July 05, 2012	40
97	July 20, 2011	36
92	August 12, 2010	33

Highest temperature recorded at Madison each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
94	June 23, 2009	34
92	September 02, 2008	33
92	July 31, 2007	33
95	July 31, 2006	35
94	July 24, 2005 +	34
89	July 20, 2004 +	32
94	August 26, 2003 +	34
98	July 21, 2002	37
95	July 31, 2001	35
92	September 01, 2000	33
97	July 30, 1999	36
90	September 13, 1998	32
93	July 26, 1997	34
92	June 29, 1996	33
101	July 13, 1995	38
99	June 18, 1994	37
91	August 13, 1993 +	33
93	August 09, 1992	34
94	July 18, 1991 +	34
94	July 04, 1990	34
97	July 09, 1989	36
102	August 17, 1988 +	39
95	August 01, 1987 +	35
94	July 18, 1986	34
93	September 07, 1985	34
93	August 29, 1984	34
97	August 19, 1983	36
94	August 03, 1982	34
94	July 12, 1981	34
99	July 07, 1980	37
91	August 07, 1979	33
97	September 08, 1978	36
102	July 14, 1977	39
104	July 10, 1976	40
93	August 23, 1975 +	34
97	July 13, 1974	36
95	July 08, 1973	35
94	August 17, 1972 +	34
95	June 28, 1971 +	35
93	June 30, 1970	34
90	August 30, 1969	32
94	August 06, 1968	34
90	July 23, 1967 +	32
97	July 10, 1966	36
98	July 22, 1965	37
97	July 24, 1964 +	36
95	July 01, 1963	35
93	August 23, 1962	34
93	August 30, 1961	34
94	September 07, 1960	34
96	August 21, 1959	36
96	August 03, 1958	36
95	July 20, 1957	35
96	June 10, 1956	36
101	August 21, 1955	38
96	July 12, 1954 +	36
100	August 31, 1953	38
95	July 02, 1952 +	35
94	July 27, 1951 +	34
92	July 29, 1950 +	33
98	July 04, 1949	37
98	August 24, 1948	37
99	August 04, 1947	37
93	August 16, 1946	34
97	July 24, 1945	36
97	August 10, 1944	36
95	July 13, 1943	35
98	July 17, 1942	37
98	July 29, 1941	37
102	July 24, 1940	39
97	September 07, 1939 +	36
92	August 03, 1938	33
98	August 16, 1937	37
107	July 14, 1936	42
94	July 18, 1935	34
101	July 24, 1934 +	38
97	June 27, 1933 +	36
95	July 20, 1932	35
99	June 30, 1931	37
97	July 20, 1930	36
91	September 02, 1929 +	33
91	August 08, 1928	33
92	September 13, 1927 +	33
94	July 20, 1926	34
94	September 04, 1925	34
89	August 21, 1924	32
96	June 24, 1923	36
97	September 06, 1922	36
98	July 12, 1921	37
91	July 23, 1920	33
95	July 26, 1919	35
97	August 12, 1918 +	36
95	July 31, 1917	35
101	July 29, 1916	38
88	July 13, 1915	31
93	August 08, 1914	34
95	June 29, 1913 +	35
92	July 09, 1912 +	33
98	July 05, 1911 +	37
97	July 01, 1910 +	36
95	July 29, 1909	35
94	August 03, 1908	34
89	June 17, 1907	32
89	September 11, 1906 +	32
–	1905	–
90	July 18, 1904 +	32
89	July 02, 1903	32
86	May 20, 1902	30
104	July 21, 1901	40
90	August 20, 1900 +	32
91	July 23, 1899	33
90	July 18, 1898 +	32
95	July 24, 1897 +	35
92	July 14, 1896	33
93	August 09, 1895	34
96	August 08, 1894	36
92	June 13, 1893	33
90	July 26, 1892	32
92	August 08, 1891	33
93	August 02, 1890 +	34
92	July 18, 1889	33
91	August 02, 1888	33
95	August 09, 1887	35
100	July 06, 1886	38
90	July 30, 1885	32
86	September 08, 1884	30
–	1883	–
87	August 14, 1882 +	31
95	August 04, 1881	35
–	1880	–
91	July 10, 1879	33
92	July 16, 1878	33
88	July 07, 1877	31
90	August 23, 1876	32
86	August 31, 1875 +	30
96	July 07, 1874	36
91	August 24, 1873 +	33
93	August 21, 1872	34
91	August 10, 1871	33
98	June 30, 1870	37
89	August 24, 1869	32

Madison - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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