000 CDUS43 KMKX 180645 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1244 AM CST MON DEC 18 2006 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 43 243 PM 54 1939 30 13 16 MINIMUM 29 1128 PM -13 1972 15 14 4 AVERAGE 36 22 14 10 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.44 1896 0.05 -0.05 T MONTH TO DATE 0.23 1.00 -0.77 0.97 SINCE DEC 1 0.23 1.00 -0.77 0.97 SINCE JAN 1 35.61 32.29 3.32 24.68 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.1 1963 0.4 -0.4 T MONTH TO DATE 2.6 6.2 -3.6 15.1 SINCE DEC 1 2.6 6.2 -3.6 15.1 SINCE JUL 1 7.6 11.3 -3.7 20.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 42 -13 55 MONTH TO DATE 632 672 -40 834 SINCE DEC 1 632 672 -40 834 SINCE JUL 1 2224 2296 -72 2164 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 637 582 55 846 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 43 100 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 53 2002 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -20 1884 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2006......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 424 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2006......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 424 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$