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

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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE
551 AM CST WED JAN 2 2013

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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012

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           104   07/05        94      10       97  07/20
LOWEST             -8   01/21       -17       9      -15  01/23
                        01/19
                        01/20
AVG. MAXIMUM     61.9              56.0     5.9     57.1
AVG. MINIMUM     40.7              36.9     3.8     38.2
MEAN             51.3              46.5     4.8     47.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     39               5.9    33.1       13
DAYS MAX <= 32     32              61.3   -29.3       59
DAYS MIN <= 32    125             148.5   -23.5      145
DAYS MIN <= 0       4              15.3   -11.3        9

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        52.91   1881
 MINIMUM        13.63   1895
TOTALS          26.36             34.48   -8.12    30.54
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.09   -0.02     0.08
DAYS >= .01       102             124.8   -22.8      124
DAYS >= .10        61              68.0    -7.0       58
DAYS >= .50        16              20.8    -4.8       21
DAYS >= 1.00        5               7.4    -2.4        6
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.78   10/13 TO 10/14              1.52

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          111.1   2008
 24 HR TOTAL     17.3   12/03/1990 TO 12/03/1990
 SNOW DEPTH        32   01/28/1979
TOTALS           50.8              50.9    -0.1     56.4
SINCE 7/1        23.5              17.6     5.9      4.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.0        14              14.7    -0.7       17
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        11   12/29                         19  02/03
                                                          02/02
 24 HR TOTAL     14.2   12/19 TO 12/20               8.3

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    5964              7332   -1368     6992
 SINCE 7/1       2595              2879    -284     2404
COOLING TOTAL    1068               568     500      814
 SINCE 1/1       1068               568     500      814

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              6.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/196
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/170    DATE  05/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    58/320    DATE  09/04

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          211
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             87
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         68

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             38     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN               20     RAIN                      39
LIGHT RAIN              102     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       3
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                      14
LIGHT SNOW               50     SLEET                      5
FOG                     163     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     30
HAZE                     65

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

&&

2012 WAS THE WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD AT MADISON...51.3 DEGREES.

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