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CLIMSN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
425 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026
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..THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 81 1221 PM 101 1936 80 1 77
MINIMUM 62 1239 AM 41 1977 60 2 66
AVERAGE 72 70 2 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 3.39 2007 0.14 -0.14 0.65
MONTH TO DATE 2.69 2.50 0.19 4.65
SINCE JUN 1 11.18 12.29 -1.11 16.25
SINCE JAN 1 25.63 25.42 0.21 27.50
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 2 -2 3
SINCE JUN 1 29 58 -29 21
SINCE JUL 1 4 11 -7 4
COOLING
TODAY 7 5 2 7
MONTH TO DATE 126 107 19 129
SINCE JUN 1 548 465 83 602
SINCE JAN 1 593 504 89 622
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1200 AM
LOWEST 62 1200 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 97 1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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