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CLIMSN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
426 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 82 255 PM 102 1988 80 2 77
MINIMUM 59 525 AM 45 1981 60 -1 67
AVERAGE 71 70 1 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.52 2018 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.69 2.36 0.33 4.00
SINCE JUN 1 11.18 12.15 -0.97 15.60
SINCE JAN 1 25.63 25.28 0.35 26.85
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2023 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 3
SINCE JUN 1 29 57 -28 21
SINCE JUL 1 4 10 -6 4
COOLING
TODAY 6 5 1 7
MONTH TO DATE 119 102 17 122
SINCE JUN 1 541 460 81 595
SINCE JAN 1 586 499 87 615
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 200 AM
LOWEST 44 200 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 101 1936
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1977
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 755 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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