000 CDUS43 KMKX 240646 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1245 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 28 1159 PM 58 1877 28 0 32 MINIMUM 1 1248 AM -21 1983 13 -12 9 AVERAGE 15 21 -6 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 0.64 1941 0.05 0.07 0.45 MONTH TO DATE 2.25 1.30 0.95 3.00 SINCE DEC 1 2.25 1.30 0.95 3.00 SINCE JAN 1 43.02 32.59 10.43 43.78 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 3.1 5.5 1959 0.4 2.7 2.8 MONTH TO DATE 33.2 8.6 24.6 26.4 SINCE DEC 1 33.2 8.6 24.6 26.4 SINCE JUL 1 37.5 13.7 23.8 27.9 SNOW DEPTH 14 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 50 44 6 44 MONTH TO DATE 1143 933 210 1019 SINCE DEC 1 1143 933 210 1019 SINCE JUL 1 2581 2557 24 2326 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE BLOWING SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1000 AM LOWEST 79 1200 AM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 60 1889 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -28 1872 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE 727 AM CST SUNSET 427 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 428 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$