000 CDUS43 KMKX 300651 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1249 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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 40 145 PM 54 1984 26 14 26 MINIMUM 21 117 AM -21 1880 11 10 20 AVERAGE 31 19 12 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.93 1914 0.04 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 3.22 1.58 1.64 3.60 SINCE DEC 1 3.22 1.58 1.64 3.60 SINCE JAN 1 43.99 32.87 11.12 44.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1914 0.5 -0.5 T MONTH TO DATE 38.6 11.6 27.0 32.8 SINCE DEC 1 38.6 11.6 27.0 32.8 SINCE JUL 1 42.9 16.7 26.2 34.3 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 46 -12 42 MONTH TO DATE 1381 1205 176 1265 SINCE DEC 1 1381 1205 176 1265 SINCE JUL 1 2819 2829 -10 2572 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 W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 100 AM LOWEST 42 900 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 56 2004 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -16 1887 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 431 PM CST DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 432 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$