CDUS43 KMKX 180642 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 142 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026... 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY 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) YESTERDAY 0.56 2.58 2000 0.12 0.44 T MONTH TO DATE 1.37 2.11 -0.74 2.87 SINCE MAR 1 11.89 8.15 3.74 8.94 SINCE JAN 1 14.20 11.14 3.06 9.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1100 AM LOWEST 64 500 AM AVERAGE 80.......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 530 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$