000 CDUS43 KMKX 310657 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE 1255 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 30 155 PM 56 2004 26 4 28 MINIMUM 16 1159 PM -16 1887 11 5 12 AVERAGE 23 19 4 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.07 1.65 1884 0.04 0.03 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 3.29 1.62 1.67 3.63 SINCE DEC 1 3.29 1.62 1.67 3.63 SINCE JAN 1 44.06 32.91 11.15 44.41 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.8 6.1 1971 0.5 1.3 0.6 MONTH TO DATE 40.4 12.1 28.3 33.4 SINCE DEC 1 40.4 12.1 28.3 33.4 SINCE JUL 1 44.7 17.2 27.5 34.9 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 42 46 -4 45 MONTH TO DATE 1423 1251 172 1310 SINCE DEC 1 1423 1251 172 1310 SINCE JUL 1 2861 2875 -14 2617 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG BLOWING SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 800 PM LOWEST 45 500 AM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 55 1965 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -16 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 432 PM CST JANUARY 1 2009.......SUNRISE 729 AM CST SUNSET 433 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$