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CLIMSN

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
421 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025

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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2025


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    240 PM  87    1951  69     12       77       
                                      1977                           
                                      1992                           
  MINIMUM         57   1246 AM  27    1997  47     10       50       
  AVERAGE         69                        58     11       64     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             1.64 1999   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.85                      1.99   0.86     0.98     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.92                      8.03   0.89     8.58     
  SINCE JAN 1      9.73                     11.02  -1.29    11.22     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0           T    1940   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.2                       9.7   -7.5     10.5      
  SINCE JUL 1     22.1                      51.8  -29.7     43.3      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         8     -8        1        
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       163    -43       72        
  SINCE MAR 1   1439                      1676   -237     1335        
  SINCE JUL 1   6263                      7003   -740     5768        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            4                         1      3        0        
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         7     13        0        
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        10     12        6        
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        10     12        6        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    50                                                        

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      1971                      
                                             1987                     
                                             2001                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      2002                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT     
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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