000 CDUS43 KMKX 150644 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 144 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 47 230 PM 75 1995 42 5 56 MINIMUM 27 324 AM -4 1960 24 3 33 AVERAGE 37 33 4 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.06 1.19 1944 0.07 -0.01 0.04 MONTH TO DATE 0.78 0.87 -0.09 0.85 SINCE MAR 1 0.78 0.87 -0.09 0.85 SINCE JAN 1 6.25 3.40 2.85 3.28 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.3 1918 0.2 -0.2 0.1 MONTH TO DATE 2.2 3.7 -1.5 3.5 SINCE MAR 1 2.2 3.7 -1.5 3.5 SINCE JUL 1 92.0 42.9 49.1 49.3 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 32 -4 20 MONTH TO DATE 560 491 69 490 SINCE MAR 1 560 491 69 490 SINCE JUL 1 6077 6106 -29 5835 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 200 AM LOWEST 45 400 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 69 1995 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 0 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2008.........SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 704 PM CDT MARCH 16 2008.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 705 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$