All-time weather records — Madison, WV

Record high
104.0°F
July 13, 1914
Record low
-25.1°F
January 19, 1994
Wettest day
3.84 in
July 13, 1944

Climate change signal in Madison

13.9%

of Madison's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (51 of 366 records since 2015).

3%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (11 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1890s
5
18
1900s
14
10
1910s
25
22
1920s
4
·
1930s
42
35
1940s
40
34
1950s
32
28
1960s
19
53
1970s
17
37
1980s
30
62
1990s
31
52
2000s
38
3
2010s
45
9
2020s
24
3

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1899, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1894-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 82.0°F — Jan 12, 2020 -25.1°F — Jan 19, 1994 2.09 in — Jan 11, 1974
February 82.9°F — Feb 8, 1900 -18.9°F — Feb 20, 2015 2.72 in — Feb 17, 2023
March 90.0°F — Mar 23, 2026 -8.0°F — Mar 3, 1980 2.20 in — Mar 1, 2021
April 96.1°F — Apr 21, 1941 19.9°F — Apr 1, 1915 2.90 in — Apr 4, 2015
May 98.1°F — May 7, 1940 27.0°F — May 10, 1966 2.60 in — May 13, 1920
June 100.0°F — Jun 26, 1988 35.1°F — Jun 2, 1966 3.12 in — Jun 5, 1920
July 104.0°F — Jul 13, 1914 39.9°F — Jul 1, 1988 3.84 in — Jul 13, 1944
August 102.9°F — Aug 17, 2007 42.1°F — Aug 31, 1992 3.74 in — Aug 12, 1992
September 100.9°F — Sep 1, 1932 30.0°F — Sep 22, 1913 3.47 in — Sep 22, 1950
October 97.0°F — Oct 2, 2019 16.0°F — Oct 27, 1962 2.69 in — Oct 28, 1937
November 89.1°F — Nov 6, 1948 3.9°F — Nov 13, 1985 3.74 in — Nov 28, 1973
December 80.1°F — Dec 6, 2001 -16.1°F — Dec 23, 1989 3.37 in — Dec 3, 1991

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Madison.