000 CDUS43 KMKX 120646 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1245 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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 28 251 PM 59 1949 32 -4 28 MINIMUM 17 1158 PM -17 1976 17 0 24 AVERAGE 23 24 -1 26 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.11 1965 0.06 -0.06 0.50 MONTH TO DATE 0.91 0.69 0.22 2.04 SINCE DEC 1 0.91 0.69 0.22 2.04 SINCE JAN 1 41.68 31.98 9.70 42.82 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.3 1904 0.4 -0.4 5.1 MONTH TO DATE 12.0 3.8 8.2 21.1 SINCE DEC 1 12.0 3.8 8.2 21.1 SINCE JUL 1 16.3 8.9 7.4 22.6 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 40 2 39 MONTH TO DATE 510 423 87 516 SINCE DEC 1 510 423 87 516 SINCE JUL 1 1948 2047 -99 1823 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 500 AM LOWEST 56 800 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 53 1991 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -10 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 12 2008......SUNRISE 720 AM CST SUNSET 422 PM CST DECEMBER 13 2008......SUNRISE 721 AM CST SUNSET 423 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$