788
CDUS43 KMKX 172251
CLIMSN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
551 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...............................
..THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 72 331 PM 86 1971 70 2 63
1987
2001
MINIMUM 54 1104 AM 32 2002 48 6 49
AVERAGE 63 58 5 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.57 2.58 2000 0.12 0.45 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.38 2.11 -0.73 2.87
SINCE MAR 1 11.90 8.15 3.75 8.94
SINCE JAN 1 14.21 11.14 3.07 9.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2024 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
TODAY 2 8 -6 9
MONTH TO DATE 205 171 34 129
SINCE MAR 1 1418 1684 -266 1448
SINCE JUL 1 6590 7011 -421 6272
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 10 8 2 18
SINCE MAR 1 15 11 4 20
SINCE JAN 1 15 11 4 20
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
HAIL
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1100 AM
LOWEST 64 500 AM
AVERAGE 80
......................................................
THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 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.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page