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Madison Climate Summary

CDUS43 KMKX 082135                                              2026281 2137
CLIMSN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
435 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2026
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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         69    142 PM  83    1949  63      6       62
                                      1997
  MINIMUM         42    619 AM  22    1987  43     -1       38
  AVERAGE         56                        53      3       50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.05 1881   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      0.75   0.49     0.07
  SINCE SEP 1      4.85                      4.18   0.67     1.44
  SINCE JAN 1     32.42                     31.26   1.16    29.05
SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1915   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0
DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            9                        12     -3       15
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        88    -27       26
  SINCE SEP 1    149                       239    -90       98
  SINCE JUL 1    156                       268   -112      131
 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1       27
  SINCE SEP 1     89                        60     29      109
  SINCE JAN 1    735                       623    112      754
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2
SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM
 LOWEST     31           200 PM
 AVERAGE    60
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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        85      2010
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1964
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  8 2026.......SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 PM CDT
OCTOBER  9 2026.......SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   624 PM CDT
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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