000 CDUS43 KMKX 040656 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1256 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 44 1207 AM 70 1983 37 7 25 MINIMUM 15 1159 PM -8 1884 20 -5 16 AVERAGE 30 28 2 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.44 1.95 1881 0.06 0.38 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 0.70 0.17 0.53 0.48 SINCE MAR 1 0.70 0.17 0.53 0.48 SINCE JAN 1 6.17 2.70 3.47 2.91 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.7 5.0 1953 0.3 1.4 0.4 MONTH TO DATE 1.7 0.9 0.8 2.9 SINCE MAR 1 1.7 0.9 0.8 2.9 SINCE JUL 1 91.5 40.1 51.4 48.7 SNOW DEPTH 8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 37 -2 44 MONTH TO DATE 104 112 -8 112 SINCE MAR 1 104 112 -8 112 SINCE JUL 1 5621 5727 -106 5457 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 46 200 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 69 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -9 1884 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2008.........SUNRISE 628 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST MARCH 5 2008.........SUNRISE 626 AM CST SUNSET 552 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$