Weather on December 23

Madison, WI

55 Years of Data

Avg High
31°F
Avg Low
15°F
Warmest
2019
44°F avg
Coldest
1983
-15°F avg

About This Date

December 23rd in Madison, WI typically brings very cold winter weather, with average highs around 31°F and lows near 15°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 23rd was in 2019 (44°F average), while the coldest was 1983 (-15°F) — a 59°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 24% of recorded December 23rd dates, with snow falling 11% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 2.5"). The last decade has been 8.7°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 8.7°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 23rd in Madison, WI? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.

Warming Trend
1.3°F per decade on this date
YearHighLowAvgPrecipSnow
202537°25°31°
202435°24°30°
202346°39°43°0.36"
2022-13°-2°0.23"1.5"
202128°13°20°
202042°27°34°0.1"
2019warmest55°33°44°
201835°25°30°
201734°19°26°
201635°24°30°
201546°33°40°
201440°32°36°1.3"
201326°11°18°
201225°15°
201134°11°22°
201034°12°23°
200930°23°27°0.23"1"
200817°-8°0.23"1.2"
200739°23°1.75"1"
200641°35°38°0.99"
200537°18°27°
2004-1°
200347°27°37°
200234°22°28°
200143°18°30°0.81"
200012°-10°0.38"2.5"
199917°-6°
199814°10°
199732°26°29°0.18"
199637°18°27°0.1"
199526°19°23°
199442°24°33°
199327°18°22°
199238°14°26°
199133°27°30°
1990-13°-6°
1989-20°-9°
198843°27°35°0.76"
198736°26°31°
198635°25°30°
198531°22°26°
198426°16°
1983coldest-10°-21°-15°
198245°22°33°
198138°23°
198028°13°20°
197946°38°42°1.52"
197835°19°27°
197732°13°22°
197631°-2°14°
197534°23°28°
197435°16°25°
197324°11°17°
197227°24°25°
197138°10°24°
55 years of data from UW ARBORETUM - MADISON

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