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

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CXUS53 KMKX 011725 RRA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE
1125 AM CST MON JAN 1 2018

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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2017

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            92   09/23        94      -2       94  07/21
LOWEST             -9   12/31       -17       8       -9  01/18
AVG. MAXIMUM     57.6              56.0     1.6     58.3
AVG. MINIMUM     39.0              36.9     2.1     40.3
MEAN             48.3              46.5     1.8     49.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      6               5.9     0.1        6
DAYS MAX <= 32     48              61.3   -13.3       54
DAYS MIN <= 32    131             148.5   -17.5      124
DAYS MIN <= 0      10              15.3    -5.3       15

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        52.91   1881
 MINIMUM        13.63   1895
TOTALS          38.28             34.48    3.80    45.56
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.09    0.01     0.12
DAYS >= .01       142             124.8    17.2      126
DAYS >= .10        82              68.0    14.0       77
DAYS >= .50        24              20.8     3.2       24
DAYS >= 1.00        6               7.4    -1.4       11
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.79   08/16 TO 08/17              2.93

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          111.1   2008
TOTALS           25.3              50.9   -25.6     43.9
SINCE 7/1         4.0              17.6   -13.6     22.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.0         8              14.7    -6.7       15
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         5   01/31                          9  12/19
                                                          12/18
 24 HR TOTAL      5.2   01/25 TO 01/25               7.9

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6569              7332    -763     6417
 SINCE 7/1         MM              2879      MM       MM
COOLING TOTAL     580               568      12      780
 SINCE 1/1        580               568      12      780

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              7.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/211
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/170    DATE  05/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/250    DATE  12/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           74
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            169
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        121

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM      60     MIXED PRECIP            0
HEAVY RAIN        38     RAIN                   67
LIGHT RAIN       150     FREEZING RAIN           1
LT FREEZING RAIN   4     HAIL                    1
HEAVY SNOW         1     SNOW                    8
LIGHT SNOW        43     SLEET                   5
FOG              191     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE  22
HAZE              32

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

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