CDUS43 KMKX 182134 CLIMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 434 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 79 227 PM 91 1934 70 9 65 MINIMUM 58 1219 AM 28 2002 48 10 41 AVERAGE 69 59 10 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.10 2.09 2000 0.14 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.47 2.25 -0.78 2.87 SINCE MAR 1 11.99 8.29 3.70 8.94 SINCE JAN 1 14.30 11.28 3.02 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 0 7 -7 12 MONTH TO DATE 205 178 27 141 SINCE MAR 1 1418 1691 -273 1460 SINCE JUL 1 6590 7018 -428 6284 COOLING TODAY 4 1 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 14 9 5 18 SINCE MAR 1 19 12 7 20 SINCE JAN 1 19 12 7 20 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 700 AM LOWEST 58 100 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 93 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 31 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. $$