A Warm Autumn in Madison and Milwaukee

A Warm Autumn in Madison and Milwaukee

The fall of 2015 was the second warmest autumn on record in Madison with an average temperature of 53.6F for the months of September, October and November. The warmest autumn on record was in 1931 at 56.0F. The normal average temeprature for fall in Madison is 48.7F.

Milwaukee experienced the third warmest autumn on record with a three-month average temperature of 55.3F. The warmest fall on record was in 1931 at 57.8F, and the second warmest was 55.7F in 1994. The normal average temperature for the three autumn months is 51.2F.

Here are the top 10 warmest autumns on record for Madison and Milwaukee:

**Madison**
Rank	Average Temperature (Degrees F)	Year
1	56.0	1931
2	53.6	2015
3	53.4	1922
4	52.7	1953
-	52.7	1941
6	52.6	1939
-	52.6	1882
8	52.5	1994
-	52.5	1963
10	52.4	1920

**Milwaukee**
Rank	Average Temperature (Degrees F)	Year
1	57.8	1931
2	55.7	1994
3	55.3	2015
4	54.6	1998
5	54.3	2005
-	54.3	1920
7	54.2	1922
8	54.0	1899
9	53.9	1990
-	53.9	1963

Click on the titles for the Monthly Climate Summary for November 2015 in Madison and the Monthly Climate Summary for November 2015 in Milwaukee.

Click on the titles for the Seasonal Climate Summary for Fall 2015 in Madison and the Seasonal Climate Summary for Fall 2015 in Milwaukee.

Looking ahead to the winter season of 2015-2016, the Climate Prediction Center is still forecasting a greater probability of warmer than normal temperatures and below normal precipitation due to a strong El Nino for the three months of December, January and February as seen in the below graphics.

McMahon/Schultz