James Madison recorded two volumes of daily weather conditions between 1784-1788 and 1789-1793 at his plantation in Montpellier. Alongside meteorological data (which often include temperatures and wind directions), Madison recorded notes pertaining to gardening and harvesting (typically on the right pages), sightings of the northern lights (3/14/1789, 8/18/1789, 9/25/1789, 10/19/1789, 11/14/1789, 1/13/1791, and 10/13/1792), and at least one instance of a small earthquake (1/13/1791). Notably, he also encloses an annotated newspaper clipping, apparently from the Pennsylvania Gazette, in his 2/21/1789 entry. These meteorological journals may interest researchers investigating weather conditions in the early national period and the personal affairs of James Madison.