000 CDUS43 KMKX 290647 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1247 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 28 359 PM 62 1984 27 1 31 MINIMUM 19 1013 AM -21 1924 12 7 13 AVERAGE 24 19 5 22 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.11 0.79 1987 0.04 0.07 0.47 MONTH TO DATE 3.22 1.54 1.68 3.60 SINCE DEC 1 3.22 1.54 1.68 3.60 SINCE JAN 1 43.99 32.83 11.16 44.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.8 9.7 1987 0.5 1.3 5.1 MONTH TO DATE 38.6 11.1 27.5 32.8 SINCE DEC 1 38.6 11.1 27.5 32.8 SINCE JUL 1 42.9 16.2 26.7 34.3 SNOW DEPTH 8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 46 -5 43 MONTH TO DATE 1347 1159 188 1223 SINCE DEC 1 1347 1159 188 1223 SINCE JUL 1 2785 2783 2 2530 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE BLOWING SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 300 AM LOWEST 63 300 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 54 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -21 1880 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 431 PM CST DECEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 431 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$