000 CDUS43 KMKX 060655 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1250 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 22 1159 PM 64 2001 34 -12 22 MINIMUM 6 608 AM -15 1871 20 -14 -3 AVERAGE 14 27 -13 10 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 1.16 1982 0.06 -0.05 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.33 -0.11 1.41 SINCE DEC 1 0.22 0.33 -0.11 1.41 SINCE JAN 1 40.99 31.62 9.37 42.19 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 4.8 1936 0.3 -0.1 1.2 MONTH TO DATE 2.9 1.5 1.4 13.1 SINCE DEC 1 2.9 1.5 1.4 13.1 SINCE JUL 1 7.2 6.6 0.6 14.6 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 51 38 13 55 MONTH TO DATE 227 186 41 223 SINCE DEC 1 227 186 41 223 SINCE JUL 1 1665 1810 -145 1530 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 1100 PM LOWEST 61 100 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 56 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -11 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 6 2008......SUNRISE 715 AM CST SUNSET 422 PM CST DECEMBER 7 2008......SUNRISE 716 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. $$