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Temperature
Mean Temperature 27 °F 18 °F  
Max Temperature 34 °F 26 °F 52 °F (1933)
Min Temperature 19 °F 11 °F -28 °F (1979)
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days 38 47  
Month to date heating degree days 661 741  
Since 1 July heating degree days 3256 3620  
Cooling Degree Days 0 0  
Month to date cooling degree days 0 0  
Year to date cooling degree days 0 0  
Moisture
Dew Point 20 °F    
Average Humidity 70    
Maximum Humidity 82    
Minimum Humidity 57    
Precipitation
Precipitation T in 0.04 in 0.80 in (1870)
Month to date precipitation 0.28 0.65  
Year to date precipitation 0.28 0.65  
Snow
Snow T in 0.50 in 6.60 in (1994)
Month to date snowfall T 6.7  
Since 1 July snowfall 23.5 24.3  
Snow Depth 1.00 in    
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure 29.93 in    
Wind
Wind Speed 6 mph (WSW)    
Max Wind Speed 16 mph    
Max Gust Speed 26 mph    
Visibility 10 miles    
Events Snow    
T = Trace of Precipitation, MM = Missing Value Source: NWS Daily Summary
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Local Photos
Pink & Ink
Another morning chilly enough to have some frost on my windows.
Bridge On A Bleak Morning
It was cloudy and overcast in the area of this stream in the Pheasant Branch Nature Conservancy early this morning.
Wednesday Sunrise
The sunrise over Lake Mendota is viewed from Marshall Park.
Wednesday Sunrise
The sunrise over Lake Mendota and Madison is viewed from Marshall Park.
Wednesday Sunrise
The sunrise over Lake Mendota and Madison is viewed from Marshall Park.
Clean Sweep
Clouds moving in...up my little hill just after sunrise.
Busted
This tree in the Pheasant Branch Nature Conservancy is a victim of the Dec 2012 snow event.
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Astronomy
May. 24, 2013 Rise Set
Actual Time 7:25 AM CST 4:49 PM CST
Civil Twilight 6:54 AM CST 5:20 PM CST
Nautical Twilight 6:19 AM CST 5:55 PM CST
Astronomical Twilight 5:45 AM CST 6:29 PM CST
Moon 9:51 AM CST (1/16) 10:51 PM CST (1/16)
Length Of Visible Light 10h 26m
Length of Day
9h 23m
Waxing Crescent, 28% of the Moon is Illuminated
Jan 16
Waxing Crescent
Jan 18
First Quarter
Jan 26
Full
Feb 3
Last Quarter
Feb 10
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Hourly Observations
Time (CST) Temp. Windchill Dew Point Humidity Pressure Visibility Wind Dir Wind Speed Gust Speed Precip Events Conditions
12:53 AM 19.0 °F 11.1 °F 10.9 °F 71% 30.07 in 10.0 mi SSW 5.8 mph - N/A   Clear
1:53 AM 19.0 °F 12.3 °F 10.0 °F 68% 30.04 in 10.0 mi SSW 4.6 mph - N/A   Clear
2:53 AM 19.9 °F 12.1 °F 10.0 °F 65% 30.02 in 10.0 mi SSW 5.8 mph - N/A   Clear
3:53 AM 19.9 °F 10.1 °F 9.0 °F 62% 29.98 in 10.0 mi SSW 8.1 mph - N/A   Clear
4:53 AM 19.9 °F 9.3 °F 9.0 °F 62% 29.95 in 10.0 mi SSW 9.2 mph 17.3 mph N/A   Clear
5:53 AM 19.9 °F 12.1 °F 9.0 °F 62% 29.91 in 10.0 mi SSW 5.8 mph - N/A   Clear
6:53 AM 19.9 °F 11.1 °F 9.0 °F 62% 29.89 in 10.0 mi SSW 6.9 mph - N/A   Clear
7:53 AM 21.9 °F 12.5 °F 10.9 °F 63% 29.87 in 10.0 mi SW 8.1 mph 19.6 mph N/A   Overcast
8:53 AM 25.0 °F 11.3 °F 14.0 °F 63% 29.86 in 10.0 mi SW 18.4 mph 26.5 mph N/A   Overcast
9:53 AM 27.0 °F 17.3 °F 14.0 °F 58% 29.83 in 10.0 mi SW 10.4 mph 19.6 mph N/A   Overcast
10:37 AM 28.4 °F 19.7 °F 15.8 °F 59% 29.77 in 10.0 mi SW 9.2 mph 23.0 mph N/A   Overcast
10:53 AM 28.9 °F 20.4 °F 17.1 °F 61% 29.82 in 10.0 mi WSW 9.2 mph 23.0 mph N/A   Overcast
11:53 AM 30.0 °F 21.7 °F 19.9 °F 66% 29.80 in 9.0 mi WSW 9.2 mph 18.4 mph 0.00 in Snow Light Snow
12:53 PM 30.9 °F 24.3 °F 23.0 °F 72% 29.81 in 9.0 mi Variable 6.9 mph - 0.00 in Snow Light Snow
1:53 PM 32.0 °F 24.8 °F 24.8 °F 75% 29.77 in 10.0 mi WSW 8.1 mph - N/A   Overcast
2:53 PM 32.0 °F 26.4 °F 25.0 °F 75% 29.83 in 9.0 mi WSW 5.8 mph - 0.00 in   Overcast
3:53 PM 33.1 °F 30.0 °F 26.1 °F 75% 29.87 in 10.0 mi Variable 3.5 mph - N/A   Overcast
4:53 PM 33.1 °F 28.7 °F 26.1 °F 75% 29.90 in 10.0 mi WSW 4.6 mph - N/A   Overcast
5:03 PM 33.8 °F - 26.6 °F 75% 29.87 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Overcast
5:53 PM 34.0 °F - 27.0 °F 75% 29.94 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Overcast
6:30 PM 33.8 °F - 26.6 °F 75% 29.91 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Overcast
6:53 PM 33.1 °F - 27.0 °F 78% 29.96 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Overcast
7:53 PM 33.1 °F - 28.0 °F 82% 29.99 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Overcast
8:35 PM 32.0 °F - 26.6 °F 80% 29.97 in 10.0 mi Calm Calm - N/A   Mostly Cloudy
8:53 PM 32.0 °F 28.7 °F 27.0 °F 82% 30.01 in 10.0 mi WNW 3.5 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
9:53 PM 33.1 °F 26.9 °F 28.0 °F 82% 30.06 in 10.0 mi NNW 6.9 mph - N/A   Overcast
10:08 PM 33.8 °F 26.4 °F 24.8 °F 70% 30.03 in 10.0 mi NNW 9.2 mph 20.7 mph N/A   Overcast
10:23 PM 32.0 °F 23.6 °F 21.2 °F 64% 30.03 in 10.0 mi NNW 10.4 mph - N/A   Partly Cloudy
10:53 PM 30.0 °F 20.5 °F 21.0 °F 69% 30.08 in 10.0 mi NNW 11.5 mph - N/A   Clear
11:53 PM 27.0 °F 21.6 °F 19.9 °F 75% 30.09 in 10.0 mi NW 4.6 mph - N/A   Clear
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