220  
CDUS43 KMKX 170624  
CLIMSN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
124 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 81 240 PM 87 1951 69 12 77  
1977  
1992  
MINIMUM 52 1159 PM 27 1997 47 5 50  
AVERAGE 67 58 9 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.64 1999 0.13 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.87 1.99 0.88 0.98  
SINCE MAR 1 8.94 8.03 0.91 8.58  
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 11.02 -1.27 11.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 2 1 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 7 11 0  
SINCE MAR 1 20 10 10 6  
SINCE JAN 1 20 10 10 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 86 1971  
1987  
2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 32 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 530 AM CDT SUNSET 818 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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