CXUS43 KMKX 011435 CLMMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 804 AM CST WED JAN 1 2003 ................................... ...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2002 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 64 12/05/2001 LOW -28 12/24/1872 HIGHEST 53 12/30 30 23 64 12/05 12/18 LOWEST 2 12/09 14 -12 4 12/30 12/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 35.2 30.2 5.0 37.5 AVG. MINIMUM 19.6 15.8 3.8 23.3 MEAN 27.4 23.0 4.4 30.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 12 17.0 -5.0 10 DAYS MAX >= 80 0 MM DAYS MAX >= 60 0 MM DAYS MAX <= 60 31 MM DAYS MIN <= 32 28 29.0 -1.0 25 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 6.0 -6.0 0 DAYS MIN >= 60 0 MM DAYS MIN <= 40 31 MM DAYS MIN <= 30 27 MM PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.68 1884 MINIMUM 0.21 1898 TOTALS 0.67 1.66 -0.99 1.13 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.05 -0.03 0.04 DAYS >= .01 4 10.0 -6.0 8 DAYS >= .10 1 4.0 -3.0 3 DAYS >= .50 1 2.0 -1.0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 0.25 1 MM DAYS >= 0.75 0 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.62 12/17 TO 12/18 12/12 TO 12/13 STORM TOTAL MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 35.0 2000 24 HR TOTAL 17.3 12/03/1990 TO 12/03/1990 SNOW DEPTH 17 12/03/1990 TOTALS 1.6 12.6 -11.0 2.3 LIQUID EQUIV 0.2 0.8 -0.6 0.2 SINCE 7/1 3.1 17.7 -14.6 2.3 LIQUID 7/1 0.3 1.3 -1.0 0.2 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 6 -6 0 DAYS >= TRACE 9 9.0 0.0 7 DAYS >= 1.0 1 3.4 -2.4 1 DAYS >= 3.0 0 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 12/03 2 12/24 12/02 24 HR TOTAL 1.3 12/02 TO 12/02 12/23 TO 12/24 STORM TOTAL MM MM (MM/DD(HH)) MM MM DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1157 1298 -141 1063 SINCE 7/1 2804 2922 -118 2348 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 752 582 170 643 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/12/1956 LATEST 05/30/1965 EARLIEST 09/30 LATEST 05/27 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/226 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/150 DATE 12/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/150 DATE 12/18 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 13 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.