000 CDUS43 KMKX 220659 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1256 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 37 253 PM 75 1911 45 -8 37 MINIMUM 25 630 AM -1 1965 26 -1 18 AVERAGE 31 36 -5 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.50 1886 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.03 1.39 0.64 1.14 SINCE MAR 1 2.03 1.39 0.64 1.14 SINCE JAN 1 4.80 3.92 0.88 4.79 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 11.0 1886 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 8.5 5.1 3.4 12.1 SINCE MAR 1 8.5 5.1 3.4 12.1 SINCE JUL 1 46.3 44.3 2.0 43.9 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 29 5 37 MONTH TO DATE 686 706 -20 778 SINCE MAR 1 686 706 -20 778 SINCE JUL 1 5628 6321 -693 5694 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 69 1200 AM LOWEST 38 500 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 73 1938 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -5 1888 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE 557 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST MARCH 23 2006.........SUNRISE 555 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$