000 CDUS43 KMKX 020653 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1252 AM CST THU MAR 2 2006 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2006... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2006 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 36 140 PM 62 1882 36 0 27 MINIMUM 25 1214 AM -29 1962 19 6 15 AVERAGE 31 28 3 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.95 1932 0.05 -0.05 T MONTH TO DATE T 0.05 -0.05 T SINCE MAR 1 T 0.05 -0.05 T SINCE JAN 1 2.77 2.58 0.19 3.65 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.0 1929 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE T 0.3 -0.3 T SINCE MAR 1 T 0.3 -0.3 T SINCE JUL 1 37.8 39.5 -1.7 31.8 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 38 -4 44 MONTH TO DATE 34 38 -4 44 SINCE MAR 1 34 38 -4 44 SINCE JUL 1 4976 5653 -677 4960 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN SLEET RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 200 AM LOWEST 47 100 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 67 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -13 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2006.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 548 PM CST MARCH 3 2006.........SUNRISE 630 AM CST SUNSET 549 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$