000 CDUS43 KMKX 150653 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1250 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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 44 547 PM 59 1975 30 14 21 MINIMUM 15 1159 PM -17 1901 16 -1 5 AVERAGE 30 23 7 13 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.25 1.04 1891 0.05 0.20 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.16 0.85 0.31 2.04 SINCE DEC 1 1.16 0.85 0.31 2.04 SINCE JAN 1 41.93 32.14 9.79 42.82 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 6.5 1922 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 12.0 5.0 7.0 21.1 SINCE DEC 1 12.0 5.0 7.0 21.1 SINCE JUL 1 16.3 10.1 6.2 22.6 SNOW DEPTH 5 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 41 -6 52 MONTH TO DATE 635 546 89 654 SINCE DEC 1 635 546 89 654 SINCE JUL 1 2073 2170 -97 1961 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 S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 PM LOWEST 76 600 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 51 1998 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -16 1901 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 15 2008......SUNRISE 722 AM CST SUNSET 423 PM CST DECEMBER 16 2008......SUNRISE 723 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. $$