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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1202 PM CDT TUE SEP 01 2026
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..THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 102 08/17/1988
08/16/1988
LOW 35 08/27/1968
08/29/1965
HIGHEST 87 08/31 91 -4 90 08/08
LOWEST 50 08/24 48 2 46 08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 80.2 79.9 0.3 78.5
AVG. MINIMUM 60.7 59.5 1.2 58.8
MEAN 70.4 69.7 0.7 68.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 2.0 -2.0 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.18 2007
MINIMUM 0.46 1927
TOTALS 4.63 4.16 0.47 4.76
DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.13 0.02 0.15
DAYS >= .01 9 9.4 -0.4 7
DAYS >= .10 6 6.2 -0.2 6
DAYS >= .50 3 2.6 0.4 4
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.2 1.8 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.18 07/31 TO 08/01 2.11 08/09 TO 08/10
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 0.0 2020
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS >= 0.1 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 3 20 -17 32
SINCE 7/1 7 26 -19 33
COOLING TOTAL 179 166 13 152
SINCE 1/1 646 563 83 645
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/190 DATE 08/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/350 DATE 08/09
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.53
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 18
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
2%
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