000 CDUS43 KMKX 040649 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1247 AM CST THU DEC 4 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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 33 656 AM 61 1998 35 -2 24 MINIMUM 13 1159 PM -12 1940 21 -8 14 AVERAGE 23 28 -5 19 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.17 2.19 1990 0.07 0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.21 0.00 1.04 SINCE DEC 1 0.21 0.21 0.00 1.04 SINCE JAN 1 40.98 31.50 9.48 41.82 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 2.0 17.3 1990 0.3 1.7 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.7 0.9 1.8 6.3 SINCE DEC 1 2.7 0.9 1.8 6.3 SINCE JUL 1 7.0 6.0 1.0 7.8 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 37 5 46 MONTH TO DATE 125 110 15 122 SINCE DEC 1 125 110 15 122 SINCE JUL 1 1563 1734 -171 1429 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 538 582 -44 781 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 900 AM LOWEST 67 1100 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 60 2001 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -15 1886 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 4 2008......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 422 PM CST DECEMBER 5 2008......SUNRISE 714 AM CST SUNSET 422 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$