000 CDUS43 KMKX 010643 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 143 AM CDT WED OCT 1 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 56 158 PM 88 1971 67 -11 80 MINIMUM 46 1152 PM 28 1993 45 1 59 AVERAGE 51 56 -5 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.72 1881 0.08 -0.08 0.45 MONTH TO DATE 2.23 3.08 -0.85 2.45 SINCE SEP 1 2.23 3.08 -0.85 2.45 SINCE JAN 1 37.11 26.80 10.31 37.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2007 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 14 10 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 97 183 -86 117 SINCE SEP 1 97 183 -86 117 SINCE JUL 1 107 228 -121 125 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 5 MONTH TO DATE 57 48 9 91 SINCE SEP 1 57 48 9 91 SINCE JAN 1 534 578 -44 743 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 300 AM LOWEST 59 100 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 90 1976 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 27 1974 SUNRISE AND SUNSET OCTOBER 1 2008.......SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 638 PM CDT OCTOBER 2 2008.......SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 636 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$