000 CDUS43 KMKX 010650 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1248 AM CST SAT APR 1 2006 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 59 1202 AM 82 1981 50 9 58 MINIMUM 44 1141 PM 5 1969 30 14 35 AVERAGE 52 40 12 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 1.52 1993 0.10 0.02 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 2.34 2.28 0.06 1.56 SINCE MAR 1 2.34 2.28 0.06 1.56 SINCE JAN 1 5.11 4.81 0.30 5.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.7 1926 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 9.8 7.1 2.7 12.1 SINCE MAR 1 9.8 7.1 2.7 12.1 SINCE JUL 1 47.6 46.3 1.3 43.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 25 -12 18 MONTH TO DATE 935 978 -43 1010 SINCE MAR 1 935 978 -43 1010 SINCE JUL 1 5877 6593 -716 5926 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 66 800 AM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 80 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 11 1881 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2006.........SUNRISE 539 AM CST SUNSET 624 PM CST APRIL 2 2006.........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$