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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE
1240 PM CST MON MAR 2 2020

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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2019 TO 2/29/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              68   02/22/2017
 LOW              -37   01/30/1951
HIGHEST            55   12/25        53       2       50  01/05
                                                          12/27
LOWEST            -11   02/14       -17       6      -26  01/31
                                                          01/30
AVG. MAXIMUM     34.2              29.2     5.0     28.9
AVG. MINIMUM     18.6              14.0     4.6     13.8
MEAN             26.4              21.6     4.8     21.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     37              51.7   -14.7       54
DAYS MIN <= 32     88              84.8     3.2       86
DAYS MIN <= 0       4              14.8   -10.8       17

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.27   1885
                        1886
 MINIMUM         0.79   1898
                        1899
TOTALS           4.20              4.42   -0.22     7.60
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.05    0.00     0.09
DAYS >= .01        24              29.5    -5.5       36
DAYS >= .10        11              12.4    -1.4       17
DAYS >= .50         2               1.9     0.1        5
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.5    -0.5        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.59   12/28 TO 12/28              1.10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           88.3   2007
                        2008
TOTALS           35.0              37.0    -2.0     48.1
SINCE 7/1        50.7              41.1     9.6     51.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      4                 4       0        2
DAYS >= 1.0        11              10.6     0.4       10
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        13   02/18                          9  02/13
                                                          02/02
                                                          02/01
 24 HR TOTAL      6.0   02/09 TO 02/09               8.3

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3482              3907    -425     3897
 SINCE 7/1       5093              5523    -430     5579
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                        10/01
LATEST                          05/10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/263
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/040    DATE  01/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/040    DATE  01/11

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             46
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         30

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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