490  
CDUS43 KMKX 172137  
CLIMSN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
437 PM CDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 201 PM 102 1988 80 -1 72  
MINIMUM 68 1239 AM 45 1981 60 8 56  
AVERAGE 74 70 4 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.52 2018 0.14 -0.13 0.20  
MONTH TO DATE 2.06 2.36 -0.30 2.42  
SINCE JUN 1 19.28 12.15 7.13 9.77  
SINCE JAN 1 35.03 25.28 9.75 21.42  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2023 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 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 0 1 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 5 1 4 2  
SINCE JUN 1 23 57 -34 43  
SINCE JUL 1 6 10 -4 2  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 5 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 103 102 1 101  
SINCE JUN 1 517 460 57 502  
SINCE JAN 1 539 499 40 543    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 64 200 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 101 1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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