000 CDUS43 KMKX 200658 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1257 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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 26 313 PM 53 1918 29 -3 29 MINIMUM 14 1159 PM -25 1983 15 -1 15 AVERAGE 20 22 -2 22 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.64 0.76 1987 0.05 0.59 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.99 1.10 0.89 2.15 SINCE DEC 1 1.99 1.10 0.89 2.15 SINCE JAN 1 42.76 32.39 10.37 42.93 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 10.3 R 2.9 1895 0.4 9.9 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 26.7 7.0 19.7 23.6 SINCE DEC 1 26.7 7.0 19.7 23.6 SINCE JUL 1 31.0 12.1 18.9 25.1 SNOW DEPTH 9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 45 43 2 43 MONTH TO DATE 914 758 156 878 SINCE DEC 1 914 758 156 878 SINCE JUL 1 2352 2382 -30 2185 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY SNOW SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE BLOWING SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 74 1200 AM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 62 1877 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -17 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2008......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 425 PM CST DECEMBER 21 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. $$