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CLIMSN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
135 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 83 344 PM 87 1951 69 14 81
1977
1992
MINIMUM 60 237 AM 27 1997 47 13 52
AVERAGE 72 58 14 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.48 1.64 1999 0.13 0.35 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 0.81 1.99 -1.18 2.87
SINCE MAR 1 11.33 8.03 3.30 8.94
SINCE JAN 1 13.64 11.02 2.62 9.75
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 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
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 0
MONTH TO DATE 203 163 40 120
SINCE MAR 1 1416 1676 -260 1439
SINCE JUL 1 6588 7003 -415 6263
COOLING
YESTERDAY 7 1 6 2
MONTH TO DATE 10 7 3 18
SINCE MAR 1 15 10 5 20
SINCE JAN 1 15 10 5 20
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1200 AM
LOWEST 33 200 PM
AVERAGE 65
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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 2026...........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 816 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 817 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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