000 CDUS43 KMKX 060646 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 144 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 71 235 PM 89 1959 65 6 64 MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 29 1992 42 6 50 AVERAGE 60 54 6 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.41 1982 0.10 -0.10 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.53 -0.28 0.06 SINCE MAR 1 9.15 6.16 2.99 8.13 SINCE JAN 1 14.62 8.69 5.93 10.56 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1989 T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 11.6 10.7 0.9 9.3 SINCE JUL 1 101.4 49.9 51.5 55.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 12 -7 8 MONTH TO DATE 50 62 -12 40 SINCE MAR 1 1653 1616 37 1457 SINCE JUL 1 7170 7231 -61 6802 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 6 -6 10 SINCE JAN 1 0 6 -6 10 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 68 1100 PM LOWEST 26 600 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 92 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 25 1992 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2008...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT MAY 7 2008...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$