000 CDUS43 KMKX 200650 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 146 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 47 341 PM 76 1976 44 3 55 MINIMUM 33 1122 PM -8 1923 26 7 32 AVERAGE 40 35 5 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.09 1897 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.91 1.23 -0.32 0.85 SINCE MAR 1 0.91 1.23 -0.32 0.85 SINCE JAN 1 6.38 3.76 2.62 3.28 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.1 1970 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.2 4.7 -2.5 3.6 SINCE MAR 1 2.2 4.7 -2.5 3.6 SINCE JUL 1 92.0 43.9 48.1 49.4 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 30 -5 21 MONTH TO DATE 717 647 70 656 SINCE MAR 1 717 647 70 656 SINCE JUL 1 6234 6262 -28 6001 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 600 AM LOWEST 37 300 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 77 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -7 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2008.........SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT MARCH 21 2008.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$