Madison, WI: October

10 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 58°F in Madison, WI, the warmest 1 to 10 October since 2025, tied 39th warmest of 157 (with 2018, 1982, 1930 and 1 other year).

October 2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 58°F; Warmest since 2025; 39th warmest of 157
Precipitation: 1.33 in; Wettest since 2019; 35th wettest of 157

A normal 1 to 10 October in Madison, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 53.5°F, between 48.8°F and 59.8°F in eight years of ten and 0.53 in of precipitation, between 0.05 in and 1.99 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 10 October in Madison, WI since 1869: 58°F in 2026; the highest is 70.9°F, in 1879.

Normal range, 48.8 to 59.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 10 October in Madison, WI from 1869 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	58	39	70.5	19	45.5	70	1.33	35	0
2025	62.8	7	75.1	6	50.5	18	0.08	119	0
2024	57.1	53	70.8	18	43.3	93	0.01	137	0
2023	58.2	34	68.3	40	48.1	42	trace	140	0
2022	52.9	97	66.2	60	39.6	125	trace	140	0
2021	67.3	2	74.6	8	59.9	2	0.59	73	0
2020	51.8	107	63.5	87	40	120	0.05	126	0
2019	56.3	58	64.9	78	47.7	49	3.98	2	0
2018	58	39	65.8	67	50.2	23	4.77	1	0
2017	60.5	19	70.5	19	50.5	18	2.12	15	0
2016	57.2	51	67.4	46	46.9	59	0.44	82	0
2015	53.8	84	63	91	44.6	77	trace	140	0
2014	51.8	107	60.9	111	42.6	101	0.80	61	0
2013	59.7	23	71.8	14	47.5	51	0.80	61	0
2012	49.1	133	60.1	117	38	136	0.15	109	0
2011	59.7	23	75.6	4	43.8	87	0.00	148	0
2010	55.3	69	71.2	16	39.3	129	0.02	136	0
2009	47.2	148	53.5	153	40.8	114	0.95	54	0
2008	51.8	107	62.2	100	41.4	108	1.35	32	0
2007	65.5	3	75.4	5	55.5	4	1.54	24	0
2006	55.6	65	67.3	48	43.8	87	0.90	56	0
2005	58.9	28	69.7	26	48.1	42	0.17	106	0
2004	53.2	91	66.8	54	39.5	127	1.59	23	0
2003	51.3	117	64.7	81	37.8	138	0.07	124	0
2002	54	81	62.9	93	45.1	74	1.34	33	0
2001	52.7	100	62.6	96	42.7	99	0.22	105	0
2000	47.8	140	57.8	140	37.7	139	0.41	85	0
1999	48.8	135	60.4	114	37.2	142	0.54	77	0
1998	51.6	111	59.9	121	43.2	94	1.90	19	0
1997	63.2	4	77.1	3	49.2	33	0.12	113	0
1996	48.3	137	60.3	115	36.3	146	0.30	98	0
1995	54	81	64.9	78	43	96	1.97	18	0
1994	52.7	100	62.5	97	42.9	97	0.36	90	0
1993	51.6	111	63.9	84	39.2	130	0.51	79	0
1992	55.8	64	67.3	48	44.2	82	0.28	101	0
1991	50	126	61.6	105	38.3	134	1.05	51	0
1990	52.5	104	62.9	93	42.1	104	1.48	27	0
1989	46.9	149	59.7	124	34.1	154	0.78	63	0
1988	48.7	136	60.7	113	36.6	144	0.32	95	0
1987	44.5	154	55.9	148	33	156	0.11	114	0
1986	50.3	122	59.8	123	40.8	114	1.04	52	0
1985	48.3	137	57.6	141	38.9	131	1.21	42	0
1984	58.4	32	69.1	34	47.7	49	0.39	87	0
1983	55.3	69	66.2	60	44.3	81	0.67	67	0
1982	58	39	72	12	43.9	86	0.82	59	0
1981	47.7	142	59.1	130	36.2	148	0.36	90	0
1980	49.4	130	62.4	98	36.3	146	0.08	119	0
1979	46.6	151	57.2	143	35.9	151	0.53	78	0
1978	49.7	129	59	132	40.4	117	0.88	57	0
1977	47.5	145	58.9	135	36	150	1.08	49	0
1976	50.3	122	65.6	70	34.9	152	0.72	66	0
1975	53.6	86	69.4	30	37.7	139	0.03	134	0
1974	50.5	120	63.5	87	37.5	141	1.33	35	0
1973	59.6	26	69.7	26	49.5	30	1.45	28	0
1972	53	95	65	76	41	112	0.10	116	0
1971	56.2	61	68.3	40	44.1	83	0.31	97	0
1970	55.6	65	66	65	45.1	74	1.27	39	0
1969	60.8	17	71.6	15	49.9	27	0.49	80	0
1968	50.5	120	60	119	41	112	0.32	95	0
1967	54.6	78	65.6	70	43.6	91	1.34	33	0
1966	53.4	89	67.1	52	39.6	125	0.01	137	0
1965	49.4	130	59	132	39.7	123	0.10	116	0
1964	46.2	152	58.4	138	34	155	0.08	119	0
1963	61.5	12	77.7	2	45.3	72	0.00	148	0
1962	58.2	34	66.5	57	49.9	27	1.41	30	0
1961	54	81	66.2	60	41.7	106	0.05	126	0
1960	53.1	92	69.2	32	37	143	0.30	98	0
1959	52.6	102	59.6	126	45.5	70	2.72	7	0
1958	55.3	69	66.4	59	44.1	83	2.25	13	0
1957	51.8	107	67.4	46	36.2	148	trace	140	0
1956	52.8	99	67.3	48	38.2	135	trace	140	0
1955	59.1	27	70.2	22	47.9	46	1.10	48	0
1954	56	62	63.6	85	48.4	40	2.84	6	0
1953	55.3	69	70	23	40.6	116	0.55	76	0
1952	44	155	57.2	143	30.7	157	trace	140	0
1951	55.4	68	66.1	63	44.6	77	0.87	58	0
1950	54.1	80	65.4	72	42.7	99	1.18	45	0
1949	63	5	74.5	9	51.5	14	1.61	22	0
1948	49.8	127	59.7	124	39.8	122	0.97	53	0
1947	58.1	38	68.8	38	47.4	52	0.00	148	0
1946	61.5	12	72.8	10	50.2	23	0.11	114	0
1945	49.2	132	56.8	145	41.5	107	0.30	98	0
1944	53	95	59.1	130	46.8	60	0.23	104	0
1943	58.6	29	68.1	43	49	36	0.04	132	0
1942	59.7	23	69.1	34	50.2	23	0.44	82	0
1941	57.9	44	65.8	67	49.9	27	1.19	44	0
1940	58.4	32	67.6	45	49.1	34	0.67	67	0
1939	62.8	7	74.9	7	50.6	17	0.25	102	0
1938	60.1	21	69.6	28	50.5	18	0.03	134	0
1937	54.3	79	61.4	107	47.1	57	0.17	106	0
1936	54.7	74	61.6	105	47.8	47	0.95	54	0
1935	42.8	157	50.9	155	34.7	153	0.60	72	0
1934	57.2	51	66.5	57	47.8	47	trace	140	0
1933	52.4	105	60.3	115	44.5	79	0.40	86	0
1932	51.5	114	60.1	117	42.8	98	2.38	11	0
1931	61.1	16	69.4	30	52.8	8	1.06	50	0
1930	58	39	65.2	74	50.7	16	1.31	37	0
1929	50.8	119	58	139	43.5	92	0.15	109	0
1928	60.5	19	71	17	50	26	0.33	93	0
1927	52.6	102	60	119	45.2	73	3.28	4	0
1926	57.3	50	65.2	74	49.3	31	2.01	17	0
1925	47.5	145	52.6	154	42.4	102	0.65	70	0
1924	57.4	49	66.7	55	48	44	0.05	126	0
1923	53.6	86	62.8	95	44.4	80	0.00	148	0
1922	62.2	10	70.5	19	53.8	5	0.06	125	0
1921	49.1	133	56.8	145	41.4	108	1.54	24	0
1920	58.6	29	69.8	25	47.3	54	0.00	148	0
1919	60	22	68.2	42	51.7	13	3.11	5	0
1918	56.3	58	66.6	56	45.9	66	0.08	119	0
1917	46.8	150	54.2	152	39.4	128	0.47	81	0
1916	57.5	47	69	36	45.9	66	0.15	109	0
1915	47.7	142	56.4	147	38.9	131	0.05	126	0
1914	62.9	6	72.1	11	53.6	6	0.44	82	0
1913	61.3	14	70	23	52.6	9	1.14	47	0
1912	55.6	65	64.4	83	46.8	60	1.20	43	0
1911	53.1	92	59.5	128	46.6	62	1.76	21	0
1910	57.6	46	66.1	63	49	36	0.16	108	0
1909	58.2	34	69.2	32	47.1	57	0.33	93	0
1908	51.4	116	61.7	104	41.1	111	0.09	118	0
1907	54.7	74	63.4	89	45.9	66	0.82	59	0
1906	51.6	111	60.9	111	42.2	103	trace	140	0
1905									6
1904	55.9	63	64.5	82	47.2	56	1.50	26	0
1903	54.9	73	62.4	98	47.4	52	2.04	16	0
1902	52.9	97	62	101	43.8	87	0.15	109	0
1901	53.1	92	61.1	108	45.1	74	1.42	29	0
1900	60.6	18	69	36	52.2	10	2.43	10	0
1899	53.4	89	63.6	85	43.1	95	0.25	102	0
1898	58.5	31	64.8	80	52.2	10	0.61	71	0
1897	61.6	11	72	12	51.2	15	0.01	137	0
1896	48.1	139	55.7	149	40.4	117	0.05	126	0
1895	50.3	122	59.4	129	41.2	110	0.39	87	0
1894	47.8	140	55.5	150	40.1	119	0.77	64	0
1893	56.3	58	65.3	73	47.3	54	1.39	31	0
1892	54.7	74	63.2	90	46.2	63	0.08	119	0
1891	50.3	122	61.8	103	38.7	133	1.23	40	0
1890	56.8	57	63	91	50.5	18	1.18	45	0
1889	49.8	127	59.9	121	39.7	123	0.00	148	0
1888	47.7	142	57.3	142	38	136	0.00	148	0
1887	57.1	53	65	76	49.1	34	2.31	12	0
1886	57.1	53	67.9	44	46.2	63	0.00	148	0
1885	47.5	145	55.1	151	39.9	121	0.39	87	0
1884	61.2	15	69.5	29	52.9	7	3.86	3	0
1883	52.4	105	58.8	136	45.9	66	1.22	41	0
1882	62.4	9	68.4	39	56.3	3	2.66	8	0
1881	57.5	47	65.7	69	49.3	31	2.52	9	0
1880	58	39	67.3	48	48.7	38	0.00	148	0
1879	70.9	1	78.5	1	63.3	1	1.85	20	0
1878	58.2	34	66	65	50.4	22	1.30	38	0
1877	54.7	74	61.1	108	48.3	41	2.23	14	0
1876	43.5	156	50.6	156	36.4	145	0.00	148	0
1875	46.1	153	50.4	157	41.8	105	0.56	75	0
1874	53.8	84	59.6	126	48	44	0.04	132	0
1873	51.3	117	58.7	137	43.8	87	0.76	65	0
1872	53.6	86	61	110	46.2	63	0.35	92	0
1871	57.8	45	67.1	52	48.5	39	0.58	74	0
1870	57.1	53	62	101	52.2	10	0.05	126	0
1869	51.5	114	59	132	44	85	0.66	69	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1879	70.9
2021	67.3
2007	65.5
1997	63.2
1949	63
1914	62.9
2025	62.8
1939	62.8
1882	62.4
1922	62.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1935	42.8
1876	43.5
1952	44
1987	44.5
1875	46.1
1964	46.2
1979	46.6
1917	46.8
1989	46.9
2009	47.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2018	4.77
2019	3.98
1884	3.86
1927	3.28
1919	3.11
1954	2.84
1959	2.72
1882	2.66
1881	2.52
1900	2.43

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2011	0.00
1963	0.00
1947	0.00
1923	0.00
1920	0.00
1889	0.00
1888	0.00
1886	0.00
1880	0.00
1876	0.00

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 84°F; 10 October 2026
Coldest night: 38°F; 5 October 2026
Wettest day: 1.24 in; 1 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 1.33 in of precipitation in Madison, WI, the wettest 1 to 10 October since 2019, tied 35th wettest of 157 (with 1974).
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Madison, WI: 84°F on Saturday 10 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Madison, WI: a low of 38°F on Monday 5 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in Madison, WI: 1.24 in on Thursday 1 October 2026.