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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1253 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
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..THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 94 04/22/1980
LOW 0 04/07/1982
HIGHEST 80 04/23 77 3 82 04/28
LOWEST 21 04/07 21 0 17 04/08
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.2 56.9 4.3 58.2
AVG. MINIMUM 40.3 35.8 4.5 35.3
MEAN 50.8 46.3 4.5 46.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 7 10.4 -3.4 9
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.19 1909
MINIMUM T 1877
TOTALS 7.26R 3.78 3.48 2.19
DAILY AVG. 0.24 0.13 0.11 0.07
DAYS >= .01 18 12.6 5.4 11
DAYS >= .10 14 7.6 6.4 4
DAYS >= .50 4 2.5 1.5 2
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.7 1.3 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.71 04/13 TO 04/14 0.74 04/17 TO 04/18
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 17.4 1973
TOTALS T 2.6 -2.6 T
SINCE 7/1 50.6 51.7 -1.1 22.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1 3
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.8 -0.8 0
DAYS >= 0.1 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
24 HR TOTAL T 04/08 TO 04/08 T 04/01 TO 04/01
04/07 TO 04/07
04/10 TO 04/10
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 425 562 -137 541
SINCE 7/1 6385 6838 -453 6143
COOLING TOTAL 5 2 3 2
SINCE 1/1 5 3 2 2
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/160 DATE 04/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/310 DATE 04/13
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.65
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 2
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 12 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 13
LIGHT RAIN 22 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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