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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
551 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026

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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         72    331 PM  86    1971  70      2       63
                                      1987
                                      2001
  MINIMUM         54   1104 AM  32    2002  48      6       49
  AVERAGE         63                        58      5       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.57          2.58 2000   0.12   0.45      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      2.11  -0.73     2.87
  SINCE MAR 1     11.90                      8.15   3.75     8.94
  SINCE JAN 1     14.21                     11.14   3.07     9.75

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2024   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      9.1                       9.7   -0.6      2.2
  SINCE JUL 1     50.6                      51.8   -1.2     22.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            2                         8     -6        9
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       171     34      129
  SINCE MAR 1   1418                      1684   -266     1448
  SINCE JUL 1   6590                      7011   -421     6272

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         8      2       18
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        11      4       20
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        11      4       20
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  HAIL
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1100 AM
 LOWEST     64           500 AM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        28      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........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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