000 CDUS43 KMKX 270655 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1254 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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 45 1150 PM 50 1936 27 18 37 MINIMUM 21 1250 AM -22 1962 12 9 19 AVERAGE 33 20 13 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.07 1.07 1888 0.05 0.02 0.08 MONTH TO DATE 2.61 1.45 1.16 3.08 SINCE DEC 1 2.61 1.45 1.16 3.08 SINCE JAN 1 43.38 32.74 10.64 43.86 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.4 7.4 1941 0.5 -0.1 0.8 MONTH TO DATE 36.7 10.1 26.6 27.2 SINCE DEC 1 36.7 10.1 26.6 27.2 SINCE JUL 1 41.0 15.2 25.8 28.7 SNOW DEPTH 14 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 45 -13 37 MONTH TO DATE 1280 1068 212 1139 SINCE DEC 1 1280 1068 212 1139 SINCE JUL 1 2718 2692 26 2446 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FREEZING RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1000 AM LOWEST 68 1200 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 50 2003 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -26 1886 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 27 2008......SUNRISE 728 AM CST SUNSET 429 PM CST DECEMBER 28 2008......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 430 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$