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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1009 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2026
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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2025 TO 2/28/2026...
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 70 02/27/2024
LOW -37 01/30/1951
HIGHEST 64 02/16 53 11 57 01/30
LOWEST -19 01/24 -17 -2 -13 01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM 30.7 30.2 0.5 31.2
AVG. MINIMUM 12.8 15.0 -2.2 14.7
MEAN 21.8 22.6 -0.8 23.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 49 49.3 -0.3 51
DAYS MIN <= 32 86 84.4 1.6 85
DAYS MIN <= 0 20 14.9 5.1 13
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.27 1886
MINIMUM 0.79 1899
TOTALS 3.59 4.62 -1.03 2.02
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.05 -0.01 0.02
DAYS >= .01 34 30.3 3.7 22
DAYS >= .10 8 13.1 -5.1 7
DAYS >= .50 1 2.0 -1.0 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.58 01/06 TO 01/06 0.52 12/27 TO 12/28
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 88.3 2008
TOTALS 27.8 38.5 -10.7 17.3
SINCE 7/1 41.5 42.1 -0.6 19.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3 1
DAYS >= TRACE 45 18.1 45
DAYS >= 1.0 9 10.8 -1.8 4
DAYS >= 0.1 27 21
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 7 12/01 5 12/20
01/18
24 HR TOTAL 8.4 01/16 TO 01/17 5.5 12/19 TO 12/20
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 3886 3820 66 3757
SINCE 7/1 5172 5327 -155 4824
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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 7.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/280
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/010 DATE 01/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/350 DATE 01/14
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.62
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 37
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 33
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 45 SLEET 2
FOG 48 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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