Madison Climate Summary
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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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