Madison, WI: Spring

31 May 2026: Spring 2026 averaged 49.3°F in Madison, WI, the warmest spring since 2024, 10th warmest of 158.

Spring 2026

Mean temperature: 49.3°F; Warmest since 2024; 10th warmest of 158
Precipitation: 12.14 in; Wettest since 2024; 15th wettest of 158

A normal spring in Madison, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 46.6°F, between 43.4°F and 48.7°F in eight years of ten and 10.05 in of precipitation, between 6.50 in and 14.16 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every spring in Madison, WI since 1869: 49.3°F in 2026; the highest is 53.9°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 43.4 to 48.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every spring 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	49.3	10	60.9	5	37.8	32	12.14	15	0
2025	47.6	33	59	21	36.1	74	10.45	36	0
2024	50.1	6	60.8	6	39.5	14	13.11	9	0
2023	47.1	41	57.9	29	36.2	72	6.84	114	0
2022	46.6	53	55.9	60	37.3	41	10.71	34	0
2021	48.5	17	59.2	18	37.9	30	5.05	147	0
2020	46.6	53	55.9	60	37.2	44	10.93	31	0
2019	44.5	94	54.5	88	34.6	99	10.31	37	0
2018	45	83	55.6	66	34.5	103	12.66	10	0
2017	46.7	52	56.4	52	37	46	10.96	30	0
2016	48.1	24	58.5	23	37.6	36	8.29	85	0
2015	47.7	31	59.1	19	36.4	64	9.32	59	0
2014	44.3	100	54.7	84	33.8	117	9.86	45	0
2013	43.3	118	52.7	117	33.9	115	14.81	4	0
2012	53.9	1	64.8	2	42.9	2	8.65	73	0
2011	45	83	54.3	93	35.6	80	8.97	64	0
2010	50.3	3	61.6	3	39.1	17	8.15	89	0
2009	46.5	57	57	42	36	77	14.30	5	0
2008	43.9	104	54	99	33.8	117	11.45	23	0
2007	48.6	14	58.9	22	38.2	28	9.47	56	0
2006	48	26	57.9	29	38.1	29	11.99	19	0
2005	46.3	59	57.2	37	35.4	82	7.20	107	0
2004	47.5	34	57.7	32	37.3	41	16.21	2	0
2003	44	102	55.1	79	33	133	8.34	83	0
2002	43.4	116	53.2	110	33.6	128	8.07	91	0
2001	47	43	56.8	48	37.1	45	7.82	96	0
2000	48.4	18	59.3	16	37.4	39	13.98	7	0
1999	47.2	39	57.7	32	36.8	54	11.10	28	0
1998	48.2	22	57.6	34	38.9	20	14.14	6	0
1997	42.9	125	53	113	32.8	138	5.98	132	0
1996	41.3	152	52	121	30.6	155	6.53	120	0
1995	46.1	62	57.1	40	35.1	90	10.23	38	0
1994	47.4	35	59.9	11	34.8	97	4.36	153	0
1993	44.9	87	54.7	84	35.1	90	12.43	12	0
1992	45.5	73	56.3	55	34.6	99	6.19	126	0
1991	49.9	7	60.6	8	39.2	16	11.33	25	0
1990	46.6	53	56.9	44	36.2	72	11.43	24	0
1989	43.6	112	55	81	32.3	144	5.10	146	0
1988	47	43	60.2	9	33.9	115	4.77	149	0
1987	49.2	11	60.8	6	37.7	33	8.35	82	0
1986	48.1	24	59.4	14	36.8	54	5.79	135	0
1985	50.2	4	61.4	4	38.9	20	8.00	92	0
1984	41.8	145	52	121	31.6	150	8.33	84	0
1983	42.2	139	52.2	120	32.2	145	9.14	61	0
1982	44.4	97	55.2	77	33.6	128	9.71	50	0
1981	46.9	47	60	10	33.8	117	4.39	152	0
1980	43.7	106	55.4	73	32.1	146	5.12	145	0
1979	43.7	106	54.5	88	32.9	134	7.83	95	0
1978	43.9	104	55.9	60	31.9	148	7.74	98	0
1977	52.3	2	65.6	1	39	19	8.14	90	0
1976	46.6	53	59.3	16	34	114	11.50	22	0
1975	43.2	119	54.4	92	32	147	11.85	20	0
1974	45.3	78	55.6	66	34.9	95	13.44	8	0
1973	46.9	47	56.9	44	36.9	51	17.42	1	0
1972	43.1	121	54.9	82	31.2	153	7.08	109	0
1971	43	123	55.4	73	30.5	156	4.92	148	0
1970	45.8	70	57.2	37	34.3	109	9.79	47	0
1969	43.7	106	55.6	66	31.8	149	7.64	99	0
1968	47.1	41	59.7	12	34.5	103	6.79	116	0
1967	43	123	54.6	86	31.4	152	7.59	100	0
1966	42.6	132	54.6	86	30.5	156	7.96	93	0
1965	42.8	127	53.1	111	32.4	142	7.31	105	0
1964	47	43	58.3	25	35.6	80	9.14	61	0
1963	45.7	71	57.5	35	33.8	117	5.82	134	0
1962	45.3	78	55.2	77	35.4	82	6.17	127	0
1961	42.8	127	53	113	32.5	141	5.92	133	0
1960	40.4	156	51.2	133	29.7	158	12.21	14	0
1959	46.1	62	56.9	44	35.4	82	9.97	43	0
1958	46.3	59	58.5	23	34.1	112	7.04	110	0
1957	45.4	74	55.6	66	35.2	87	9.39	57	0
1956	43.5	115	54.2	94	32.9	134	11.18	26	0
1955	47.9	29	59.5	13	36.3	68	6.71	118	0
1954	44.6	93	55.5	71	33.8	117	8.26	87	0
1953	45	83	54.9	82	35.1	90	6.72	117	0
1952	45.3	78	56.1	58	34.6	99	7.31	105	0
1951	44.5	94	54	99	35	94	9.55	54	0
1950	41.7	147	51.9	125	31.5	151	8.44	81	0
1949	46.1	62	57.8	31	34.4	107	5.67	137	0
1948	45.4	74	57	42	33.8	117	8.72	71	0
1947	40.9	154	48.6	152	33.2	132	9.76	49	0
1946	49.8	8	59.4	14	40.1	6	5.62	139	1
1945	48.3	20	57.1	40	39.5	14	8.90	67	0
1944	44.3	100	51.7	129	36.9	51	8.91	66	0
1943	42.3	137	50.9	139	33.8	117	7.15	108	0
1942	48.4	18	56.9	44	40	8	6.13	128	0
1941	47.3	37	55.9	60	38.8	23	9.35	58	0
1940	41.5	150	49.1	149	33.8	117	6.90	112	0
1939	46.1	62	55.4	73	36.8	54	6.05	131	0
1938	48.6	14	57.4	36	39.8	10	7.55	101	0
1937	43.6	112	51.3	132	35.8	78	6.63	119	0
1936	47.2	39	56.3	55	37.9	30	2.35	158	1
1935	44	102	51.9	125	36.1	74	6.49	122	0
1934	46.9	47	56.7	49	37	46	3.55	156	0
1933	44.4	97	51.7	129	37	46	15.78	3	0
1932	42.5	134	51	136	34.1	112	6.09	129	0
1931	44.8	89	53.1	111	36.5	63	6.06	130	0
1930	46.2	61	55.1	79	37.3	41	8.47	79	0
1929	46.1	62	54.5	88	37.7	33	7.94	94	0
1928	45.3	78	54.1	97	36.3	68	8.45	80	1
1927	45.9	69	53.4	106	38.3	27	12.47	11	0
1926	41.9	142	51	136	32.8	138	6.33	125	0
1925	46.9	47	57.2	37	36.7	58	3.52	157	0
1924	41.7	147	48.9	151	34.5	103	7.55	101	0
1923	41.9	142	51.1	135	32.6	140	8.63	74	0
1922	47.8	30	55.5	71	40.1	6	9.56	53	0
1921	49.4	9	58.3	25	40.6	4	12.10	16	0
1920	43.7	106	52.3	119	35.2	87	10.01	42	0
1919	44.8	89	53.3	108	36.3	68	8.62	75	0
1918	46.9	47	56.3	55	37.5	38	9.67	51	0
1917	42.1	140	50.4	141	33.8	117	8.62	75	0
1916	43.7	106	52.4	118	35.1	90	8.82	69	0
1915	45	83	53.3	108	36.7	58	7.77	97	0
1914	45.4	74	54.2	94	36.4	64	8.96	65	2
1913	44.4	97	53.6	104	35.2	87	10.58	35	0
1912	42.8	127	51.8	127	33.8	117	9.97	43	0
1911	47.7	31	56.4	52	39.1	17	5.54	140	0
1910	49	12	59.1	19	38.8	23	7.52	103	0
1909	42.1	140	49.6	146	34.6	99	10.80	32	0
1908	46	68	54.5	88	37.4	39	11.11	27	0
1907	41.4	151	50	143	32.9	134	7.49	104	0
1906	43.4	116	52	121	34.8	97	6.38	124	0
1905	44.7	91	52.8	116	36.6	61	9.78	48	1
1904	42.8	127	50.6	140	34.9	95	8.86	68	0
1903	48.2	22	56.5	50	39.9	9	10.76	33	0
1902	47.3	37	55.8	64	38.8	23	6.93	111	0
1901	44.9	87	53.4	106	36.3	68	5.63	138	0
1900	44.5	94	53.6	104	35.4	82	4.49	150	0
1899	43.1	121	51.8	127	34.5	103	9.55	54	0
1898	45.7	71	53.9	101	37.6	36	9.84	46	0
1897	43.6	112	51.4	131	35.8	78	5.40	141	0
1896	48	26	56.4	52	39.6	11	12.01	18	0
1895	46.1	62	55.8	64	36.4	64	3.91	155	0
1894	48	26	56.5	50	39.6	11	8.66	72	0
1893	41.9	142	50	143	33.7	127	9.10	63	0
1892	41	153	48.6	152	33.3	131	12.30	13	0
1891	43.2	119	52	121	34.4	107	6.52	121	0
1890	41.6	149	50.3	142	32.9	134	9.63	52	0
1889	47	43	55.3	76	38.6	26	6.48	123	0
1888	39.3	158	47.4	157	31.1	154	8.22	88	0
1887	46.4	58	56	59	36.7	58	5.20	143	0
1886	45.4	74	53.8	103	37	46	9.17	60	0
1885	40.7	155	49	150	32.4	142	5.75	136	0
1884	42.6	132	51	136	34.3	109	11.03	29	0
1883	42.4	136	51.2	133	33.6	128	8.59	77	0
1882	44.7	91	53	113	36.4	64	11.83	21	0
1881	45.3	78	53.9	101	36.8	54	10.09	40	0
1880	48.8	13	58.1	28	39.6	11	12.04	17	0
1879	48.6	14	58.3	25	38.9	20	8.58	78	0
1878	50.2	4	55.6	66	44.8	1	10.04	41	0
1877	42.8	127	49.5	147	36.1	74	4.42	151	0
1876	43.7	106	49.7	145	37.7	33	10.10	39	0
1875	42.3	137	47.6	156	37	46	5.38	142	0
1874	42.9	125	49.2	148	36.6	61	4.35	154	0
1873	42.5	134	48.2	155	36.9	51	6.86	113	0
1872	41.8	145	48.4	154	35.3	86	6.83	115	0
1871	48.3	20	54.1	97	42.5	3	8.27	86	0
1870	47.4	35	54.2	94	40.5	5	5.13	144	0
1869	40.4	156	46.6	158	34.2	111	8.77	70	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	53.9
1977	52.3
2010	50.3
1985	50.2
1878	50.2
2024	50.1
1991	49.9
1946	49.8
1921	49.4
2026	49.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1888	39.3
1960	40.4
1869	40.4
1885	40.7
1947	40.9
1892	41
1996	41.3
1907	41.4
1940	41.5
1890	41.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1973	17.42
2004	16.21
1933	15.78
2013	14.81
2009	14.30
1998	14.14
2000	13.98
1974	13.44
2024	13.11
2018	12.66

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	2.35
1925	3.52
1934	3.55
1895	3.91
1874	4.35
1994	4.36
1981	4.39
1877	4.42
1900	4.49
1988	4.77

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 87°F; 27 May 2026, 26 May 2026
Coldest night: 3°F; 1 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.53 in; 14 April 2026

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Spring 2026 brought 12.14 in of precipitation in Madison, WI, the wettest spring since 2024, 15th wettest of 158.
The hottest day of spring 2026 in Madison, WI: 87°F on Wednesday 27 May 2026 and Tuesday 26 May 2026.
The coldest night of spring 2026 in Madison, WI: a low of 3°F on Sunday 1 March 2026.
The wettest day of spring 2026 in Madison, WI: 1.53 in on Tuesday 14 April 2026.