000 CDUS43 KMKX 170647 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1246 AM CST WED DEC 17 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 10 950 PM 57 1959 30 -20 21 MINIMUM -3 657 AM -18 1876 16 -19 12 AVERAGE 4 23 -19 17 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.19 0.55 1879 0.05 0.14 T MONTH TO DATE 1.35 0.95 0.40 2.15 SINCE DEC 1 1.35 0.95 0.40 2.15 SINCE JAN 1 42.12 32.24 9.88 42.93 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 4.4 R 2.0 1985 0.4 4.0 T 1961 MONTH TO DATE 16.4 5.8 10.6 23.6 SINCE DEC 1 16.4 5.8 10.6 23.6 SINCE JUL 1 20.7 10.9 9.8 25.1 SNOW DEPTH 2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 61 42 19 48 MONTH TO DATE 754 630 124 751 SINCE DEC 1 754 630 124 751 SINCE JUL 1 2192 2254 -62 2058 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 1000 PM LOWEST 65 1200 AM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 54 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -13 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2008......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 424 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 424 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$