000 CDUS43 KMKX 300643 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 143 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2006 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 56 1243 PM 87 1952 63 -7 54 MINIMUM 49 647 PM 22 1977 40 9 30 AVERAGE 53 51 2 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.39 1.74 1984 0.11 0.28 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.09 3.24 0.85 1.68 SINCE MAR 1 6.43 5.52 0.91 3.24 SINCE JAN 1 9.20 8.05 1.15 6.89 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1996 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 3.5 -3.5 T SINCE MAR 1 9.8 10.6 -0.8 12.1 SINCE JUL 1 47.6 49.8 -2.2 43.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 14 -2 23 MONTH TO DATE 406 562 -156 395 SINCE MAR 1 1341 1540 -199 1405 SINCE JUL 1 6283 7155 -872 6321 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 5 -3 2 SINCE MAR 1 2 5 -3 2 SINCE JAN 1 2 5 -3 2 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 900 PM LOWEST 43 1000 AM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 90 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 27 1956 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT MAY 1 2006...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$