000 CDUS43 KMKX 240655 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 154 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 38 315 PM 78 1910 46 -8 57 MINIMUM 16 630 AM -6 1888 27 -11 34 AVERAGE 27 37 -10 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 0.72 1913 0.08 -0.03 T MONTH TO DATE 1.68 1.55 0.13 2.03 SINCE MAR 1 1.68 1.55 0.13 2.03 SINCE JAN 1 7.15 4.08 3.07 4.46 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.7 4.9 1956 0.2 0.5 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.6 5.5 5.1 3.6 SINCE MAR 1 10.6 5.5 5.1 3.6 SINCE JUL 1 100.4 44.7 55.7 49.4 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 29 9 19 MONTH TO DATE 858 764 94 735 SINCE MAR 1 858 764 94 735 SINCE JUL 1 6375 6379 -4 6080 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 N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 100 AM LOWEST 44 100 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 76 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -6 1888 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2008.........SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT MARCH 25 2008.........SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$