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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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CXUS53 KMKX 031511 RRB
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE
235 PM CST THU JAN 2 2020

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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2019...

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             107   07/14/1936
 LOW              -37   01/30/1951
HIGHEST            93   07/19        94      -1       95  05/27
LOWEST            -26   01/31       -17      -9      -13  01/01
                        01/30
AVG. MAXIMUM     55.1              56.0    -0.9     55.8
AVG. MINIMUM     37.1              36.9     0.2     37.7
MEAN             46.1              46.5    -0.4     46.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      6               5.9     0.1        9
DAYS MAX <= 32     66              61.3     4.7       62
DAYS MIN <= 32    155             148.5     6.5      171
DAYS MIN <= 0      20              15.3     4.7       18

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        52.91   1881
 MINIMUM        13.63   1895
TOTALS          46.38             34.48   11.90    50.64
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.09    0.04     0.14
DAYS >= .01       152             124.8    27.2      136
DAYS >= .10        92              68.0    24.0       85
DAYS >= .50        26              20.8     5.2       35
DAYS >= 1.00       12               7.4     4.6       14
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.76   10/01 TO 10/02              3.78

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          111.1   2008
TOTALS           66.5              50.9    15.6     49.7
SINCE 7/1        18.6              17.6     1.0      9.3
DAYS >= 1.0        20              14.7     5.3       16
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         9   02/13                          7  04/19
                        02/01                             02/11
                        02/02                             02/09
 24 HR TOTAL      8.3   02/12 TO 02/12               7.2

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    7406              7332      -8     7306
 SINCE 7/1       2686              2879    -193       MM
COOLING TOTAL     656               568      88      796
 SINCE 1/1        656               568      88      796

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              7.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION  0/183
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/060    DATE  06/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/350    DATE  07/20

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           60
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            179
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        126

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72


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

&&

5TH WETTEST YEAR ON RECORD (1881 1ST AT 52.91")
10TH SNOWIEST YEAR ON RECORD (2008 1ST AT 111.1")

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