270  
CXUS53 KMKX 021441 CCA  
CLMMSN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE  
840 AM CST MON NOV 2 2009  
   
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..THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 90 10/01/1976  
10/13/1975  
10/06/1963  
LOW 12 10/25/1887  
HIGHEST 70 10/21 66 4 83 10/12  
LOWEST 26 10/11 34 -8 25 10/29  
AVG. MAXIMUM 52.5 59.6 -7.1 59.6  
AVG. MINIMUM 38.4 38.9 -0.5 38.8  
MEAN 45.4 49.3 -3.9 49.2  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 9 9.5 -0.5 8  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 9.12 1881  
MINIMUM T 1889  
TOTALS 3.80 2.18 1.62 2.20  
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.07 0.05 0.07  
DAYS >= .01 14 9.3 4.7 9  
DAYS >= .10 8 5.0 3.0 6  
DAYS >= .50 3 1.2 1.8 1  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 1  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.04 10/22 TO 10/23 1.15  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 5.2 1917  
TOTALS T 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE 7/1 T 0.4 -0.4 T  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 0 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.1 -0.1 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM  
24 HR TOTAL T 10/10 TO 10/10 T  
 
DEGREE_DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 597 504 93 487  
SINCE 7/1 767 732 35 594  
COOLING TOTAL 0 4 -4 4  
SINCE 1/1 368 582 -214 538    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/300 DATE 10/06  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/290 DATE 10/06  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 4  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 14  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 78  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 8  
LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0  
FOG 24 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1  
HAZE 5  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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