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CLIMSN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
422 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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..THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 80 300 PM 87 2025 69 11 87
MINIMUM 55 MM 30 1983 47 8 58
2016
AVERAGE 68 58 10 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.39 1933 0.12 -0.12 0.15
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 1.86 -1.81 2.85
SINCE MAR 1 10.57 7.90 2.67 8.92
SINCE JAN 1 12.88 10.89 1.99 9.73
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942
1997
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 9.1 9.7 -0.6 2.2
SINCE JUL 1 50.6 51.8 -1.2 22.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 8 -8 0
MONTH TO DATE 203 155 48 120
SINCE MAR 1 1416 1668 -252 1439
SINCE JUL 1 6588 6995 -407 6263
COOLING
TODAY 3 1 2 8
MONTH TO DATE 3 6 -3 16
SINCE MAR 1 8 9 -1 18
SINCE JAN 1 8 9 -1 18
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 55 600 AM
LOWEST 41 300 PM
AVERAGE 48
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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 87 1951
1977
1992
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 534 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 533 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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