981  
CDUS43 KMKX 180621  
CLIMSN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
121 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
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..THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 63 211 PM 86 1971 70 -7 80  
1987  
2001  
MINIMUM 49 700 AM 32 2002 48 1 48  
AVERAGE 56 58 -2 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.58 2000 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.87 2.11 0.76 0.98  
SINCE MAR 1 8.94 8.15 0.79 8.58  
SINCE JAN 1 9.75 11.14 -1.39 11.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 0.0 2024 0.0 MM 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 9 8 1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 129 171 -42 73  
SINCE MAR 1 1448 1684 -236 1336  
SINCE JUL 1 6272 7011 -739 5769  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 8 10 0  
SINCE MAR 1 20 11 9 6  
SINCE JAN 1 20 11 9 6    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 54 200 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 530 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 530 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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