000 CDUS43 KMKX 180652 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 148 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 37 317 PM 73 1966 43 -6 40 MINIMUM 26 244 AM -8 1941 25 1 17 AVERAGE 32 34 -2 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 0.77 1965 0.07 0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.86 1.08 -0.22 0.85 SINCE MAR 1 0.86 1.08 -0.22 0.85 SINCE JAN 1 6.33 3.61 2.72 3.28 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.9 1965 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.2 4.3 -2.1 3.6 SINCE MAR 1 2.2 4.3 -2.1 3.6 SINCE JUL 1 92.0 43.5 48.5 49.4 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 31 2 36 MONTH TO DATE 665 586 79 602 SINCE MAR 1 665 586 79 602 SINCE JUL 1 6182 6201 -19 5947 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 1100 PM LOWEST 64 100 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 70 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -2 1959 1941 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2008.........SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT MARCH 19 2008.........SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$