000 CDUS43 KMKX 180647 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1244 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2005 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 16 302 PM 54 1939 30 -14 32 MINIMUM 4 1159 PM -13 1972 15 -11 13 AVERAGE 10 22 -12 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.44 1896 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.97 1.00 -0.03 1.33 SINCE DEC 1 0.97 1.00 -0.03 1.33 SINCE JAN 1 24.69 32.29 -7.60 39.25 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.1 1963 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 15.1 6.2 8.9 0.2 SINCE DEC 1 15.1 6.2 8.9 0.2 SINCE JUL 1 20.9 11.3 9.6 0.2 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 55 42 13 42 MONTH TO DATE 834 672 162 544 SINCE DEC 1 834 672 162 544 SINCE JUL 1 2164 2296 -132 1865 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 700 AM LOWEST 64 1200 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 53 2002 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -20 1884 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 424 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 725 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. $$