000 CDUS43 KMKX 130657 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1256 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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 19 1159 PM 53 1991 31 -12 24 MINIMUM 3 807 AM -10 1962 17 -14 13 AVERAGE 11 24 -13 19 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.96 1909 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.91 0.75 0.16 2.04 SINCE DEC 1 0.91 0.75 0.16 2.04 SINCE JAN 1 41.68 32.04 9.64 42.82 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.6 1909 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 12.0 4.2 7.8 21.1 SINCE DEC 1 12.0 4.2 7.8 21.1 SINCE JUL 1 16.3 9.3 7.0 22.6 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 54 41 13 46 MONTH TO DATE 564 464 100 562 SINCE DEC 1 564 464 100 562 SINCE JUL 1 2002 2088 -86 1869 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 N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 80 1000 PM LOWEST 58 100 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 57 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -17 1903 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 13 2008......SUNRISE 721 AM CST SUNSET 423 PM CST DECEMBER 14 2008......SUNRISE 722 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. $$