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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
144 PM CDT MON JUN 01 2026
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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2026 TO 5/31/2026...
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 101 05/31/1934
LOW -29 03/01/1962
HIGHEST 87 05/26 85 2 87 05/15
05/27
LOWEST 3 03/01 3 0 9 03/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.9 56.5 4.4 59.0
AVG. MINIMUM 37.8 36.0 1.8 36.1
MEAN 49.3 46.3 3.0 47.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.4 -0.4 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 3 5.3 -2.3 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 35.1 -4.1 33
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.9 -0.9 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 17.42 1973
MINIMUM 2.35 1936
TOTALS 12.14 10.14 2.00 10.44
DAILY AVG. 0.13 0.11 0.02 0.11
DAYS >= .01 37 35.9 1.1 31
DAYS >= .10 25 20.4 4.6 18
DAYS >= .50 8 6.3 1.7 10
DAYS >= 1.00 2 2.0 0.0 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.71 04/13 TO 04/14 1.80 05/01 TO 05/01
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 32.7 1923
TOTALS 9.1 9.7 -0.6 2.2
SINCE 7/1 50.6 51.8 -1.2 22.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 10 2.7 14
DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.9 -0.9 1
DAYS >= 0.1 5 5
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 7 03/16 1 03/06
03/17
24 HR TOTAL 8.0 03/15 TO 03/16 1.2 03/05 TO 03/05
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1464 1764 -300 1604
SINCE 7/1 6636 7090 -454 6428
COOLING TOTAL 45 39 6 20
SINCE 1/1 45 39 6 20
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/12/1955
LATEST 05/31/1966
EARLIEST 10/23
LATEST 05/09
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/150
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/160 DATE 04/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/300 DATE 03/13
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 60
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 25
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 24 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 13 RAIN 21
LIGHT RAIN 48 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 2
FOG 37 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 7
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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