000 CDUS43 KMKX 230649 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1248 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 4 327 PM 54 1875 28 -24 39 MINIMUM -9 722 AM -17 1983 14 -23 32 AVERAGE -2 21 -23 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.18 1869 0.05 -0.05 0.40 MONTH TO DATE 2.13 1.25 0.88 2.55 SINCE DEC 1 2.13 1.25 0.88 2.55 SINCE JAN 1 42.90 32.54 10.36 43.33 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.8 1959 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 30.1 8.2 21.9 23.6 SINCE DEC 1 30.1 8.2 21.9 23.6 SINCE JUL 1 34.4 13.3 21.1 25.1 SNOW DEPTH 14 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 67 44 23 29 MONTH TO DATE 1093 889 204 975 SINCE DEC 1 1093 889 204 975 SINCE JUL 1 2531 2513 18 2282 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 700 AM LOWEST 62 300 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 58 1877 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 426 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 427 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$