000 CDUS43 KMKX 010652 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 150 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 41 243 PM 82 1981 50 -9 53 MINIMUM 34 1146 PM 5 1969 30 4 41 AVERAGE 38 40 -2 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.75 1.52 1993 0.10 0.65 1.08 MONTH TO DATE 2.47 2.28 0.19 3.39 SINCE MAR 1 2.47 2.28 0.19 3.39 SINCE JAN 1 7.94 4.81 3.13 5.82 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.7 1926 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.9 7.1 3.8 3.6 SINCE MAR 1 10.9 7.1 3.8 3.6 SINCE JUL 1 100.7 46.3 54.4 49.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 25 2 18 MONTH TO DATE 1089 978 111 825 SINCE MAR 1 1089 978 111 825 SINCE JUL 1 6606 6593 13 6170 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 5 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 5 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 5 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1000 AM LOWEST 79 1200 AM AVERAGE 90 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 80 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 11 1881 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2008.........SUNRISE 639 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT APRIL 2 2008.........SUNRISE 637 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$