000 CDUS43 KMKX 170650 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1245 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 21 1236 AM 57 1959 30 -9 41 MINIMUM 16 1159 PM -18 1876 16 0 23 AVERAGE 19 23 -4 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.55 1879 0.05 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.97 0.95 0.02 1.33 SINCE DEC 1 0.97 0.95 0.02 1.33 SINCE JAN 1 24.69 32.24 -7.55 39.25 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 2.0 1985 0.4 -0.2 T 1961 MONTH TO DATE 15.1 5.8 9.3 0.2 SINCE DEC 1 15.1 5.8 9.3 0.2 SINCE JUL 1 20.9 10.9 10.0 0.2 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 46 42 4 33 MONTH TO DATE 779 630 149 502 SINCE DEC 1 779 630 149 502 SINCE JUL 1 2109 2254 -145 1823 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 846 582 264 450 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 100 AM LOWEST 67 1100 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 54 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -13 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 424 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 424 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$