AFOS product CLIMSN
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download
000 
CDUS43 KMKX 040643
CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
142 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2006

................................... 

...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68    459 PM  87    1949  64      4       53       
  MINIMUM         50    230 AM  25    1971  41      9       29       
  AVERAGE         59                        53      6       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.50 1873   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.33   0.07     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.78                      5.96   1.82     3.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.55                      8.49   2.06     6.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1935   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                      10.7   -0.9     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      49.9   -2.3     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        12     -6       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        38    -18       75       
  SINCE MAR 1   1372                      1592   -220     1504       
  SINCE JUL 1   6314                      7207   -893     6420       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         6     -4        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         6     -4        2       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$