000 CDUS43 KMKX 230650 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1247 AM CST THU MAR 23 2006 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 48 419 PM 73 1938 45 3 38 MINIMUM 25 618 AM -5 1888 27 -2 24 AVERAGE 37 36 1 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.00 1916 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.03 1.47 0.56 1.14 SINCE MAR 1 2.03 1.47 0.56 1.14 SINCE JAN 1 4.80 4.00 0.80 4.79 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 12.0 1916 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 8.5 5.3 3.2 12.1 SINCE MAR 1 8.5 5.3 3.2 12.1 SINCE JUL 1 46.3 44.5 1.8 43.9 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 29 -1 34 MONTH TO DATE 714 735 -21 812 SINCE MAR 1 714 735 -21 812 SINCE JUL 1 5656 6350 -694 5728 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 65 500 AM LOWEST 34 200 PM AVERAGE 50 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 78 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -6 1888 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2006.........SUNRISE 555 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST MARCH 24 2006.........SUNRISE 554 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$