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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
912 AM CDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             90   10/01/1976
                       10/13/1975
                       10/06/1963
 LOW              12   10/25/1887
HIGHEST           85   10/01         78       7       77  10/22
LOWEST            26   10/30         26       0       27  10/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.2               59.6     0.6     61.7
AVG. MINIMUM    42.9               39.8     3.1     38.5
MEAN            51.5               49.7     1.8     50.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     4                7.2    -3.2        8
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.12   1881
 MINIMUM           T   1889
TOTALS          2.70               2.77   -0.07     0.85
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.09    0.00     0.03
DAYS >= .01        8               10.1    -2.1        8
DAYS >= .10        6                5.6     0.4        2
DAYS >= .50        2                1.7     0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.5    -0.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.29   10/13 TO 10/14               0.38  10/24 TO 10/25

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           8.1   2019
TOTALS           0.1                0.6    -0.5      0.2
SINCE 7/1        0.1                0.6    -0.5        T
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0
 24 HR TOTAL     0.1   10/31 TO 10/31                  T  10/13 TO 10/13

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    432                480     -48      456
 SINCE 7/1       503                659    -156      591
COOLING TOTAL     26                  6      20        3
 SINCE 1/1       780                628     152      787
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/100    DATE  10/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/100    DATE  10/13

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.61
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                      13
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

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