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Madison Climate Summary

CDUS43 KMKX 162121                                              2025136 2121
CLIMSN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
421 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025
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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2025
WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         81    240 PM  87    1951  69     12       77
                                      1977
                                      1992
  MINIMUM         57   1246 AM  27    1997  47     10       50
  AVERAGE         69                        58     11       64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.64 1999   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.85                      1.99   0.86     0.98
  SINCE MAR 1      8.92                      8.03   0.89     8.58
  SINCE JAN 1      9.73                     11.02  -1.29    11.22
SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1940   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      2.2                       9.7   -7.5     10.5
  SINCE JUL 1     22.1                      51.8  -29.7     43.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0
DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         8     -8        1
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       163    -43       72
  SINCE MAR 1   1439                      1676   -237     1335
  SINCE JUL 1   6263                      7003   -740     5768
 COOLING
  TODAY            4                         1      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         7     13        0
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        10     12        6
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        10     12        6
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6
SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72          1200 AM
 LOWEST     27           200 PM
 AVERAGE    50
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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      1971
                                             1987
                                             2001
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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