000 CDUS43 KMKX 070646 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1244 AM CST SUN DEC 7 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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 29 724 AM 56 1998 33 -4 23 MINIMUM 8 1159 PM -11 1972 19 -11 -10 AVERAGE 19 26 -7 7 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.09 1.32 1884 0.06 0.03 0.10 MONTH TO DATE 0.31 0.39 -0.08 1.51 SINCE DEC 1 0.31 0.39 -0.08 1.51 SINCE JAN 1 41.08 31.68 9.40 42.29 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.9 5.7 1994 0.3 1.6 1.9 MONTH TO DATE 4.8 1.8 3.0 15.0 SINCE DEC 1 4.8 1.8 3.0 15.0 SINCE JUL 1 9.1 6.9 2.2 16.5 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 46 39 7 58 MONTH TO DATE 273 225 48 281 SINCE DEC 1 273 225 48 281 SINCE JUL 1 1711 1849 -138 1588 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE BLOWING SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 54 600 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 60 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -15 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 7 2008......SUNRISE 716 AM CST SUNSET 422 PM CST DECEMBER 8 2008......SUNRISE 717 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. $$