CXUS53 KMKX 021840 CCA CLSMSN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1009 AM CST SUN MAR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2025 TO 2/28/2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 70 02/27/2024 LOW -37 01/30/1951 HIGHEST 64 02/16 53 11 57 01/30 LOWEST -19 01/24 -17 -2 -13 01/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 30.7 30.2 0.5 31.2 AVG. MINIMUM 12.8 15.0 -2.2 14.7 MEAN 21.8 22.6 -0.8 23.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 49 49.3 -0.3 51 DAYS MIN <= 32 86 84.4 1.6 85 DAYS MIN <= 0 20 14.9 5.1 13 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.27 1886 MINIMUM 0.79 1899 TOTALS 3.59 4.62 -1.03 2.02 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.05 -0.01 0.02 DAYS >= .01 34 30.3 3.7 22 DAYS >= .10 8 13.1 -5.1 7 DAYS >= .50 1 2.0 -1.0 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.58 01/06 TO 01/06 0.52 12/27 TO 12/28 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 88.3 2008 TOTALS 27.8 38.5 -10.7 17.3 SINCE 7/1 41.5 42.1 -0.6 19.9 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 3 1 DAYS >= TRACE 45 18.1 45 DAYS >= 1.0 9 10.8 -1.8 4 DAYS >= 0.1 27 21 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 7 12/01 5 12/20 01/18 24 HR TOTAL 8.4 01/16 TO 01/17 5.5 12/19 TO 12/20 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 3886 3820 66 3757 SINCE 7/1 5172 5327 -155 4824 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 09/12/1955 LATEST 05/31/1966 EARLIEST 10/23 LATEST 05/09 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/280 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/010 DATE 01/14 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/350 DATE 01/14 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.62 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 37 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 33 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 45 SLEET 2 FOG 48 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ 2%