000 CDUS43 KMKX 190644 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1244 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 19 241 PM 53 2002 29 -10 33 1923 MINIMUM -1 720 AM -20 1884 15 -16 18 AVERAGE 9 22 -13 26 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.58 2002 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.35 1.05 0.30 2.15 SINCE DEC 1 1.35 1.05 0.30 2.15 SINCE JAN 1 42.12 32.34 9.78 42.93 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 8.2 2000 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 16.4 6.6 9.8 23.6 SINCE DEC 1 16.4 6.6 9.8 23.6 SINCE JUL 1 20.7 11.7 9.0 25.1 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 56 43 13 39 MONTH TO DATE 869 715 154 835 SINCE DEC 1 869 715 154 835 SINCE JUL 1 2307 2339 -32 2142 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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 95 500 AM LOWEST 61 100 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 53 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -25 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 424 PM CST DECEMBER 20 2008......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 425 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$