Snowfall record for single month tumbles
With about three months to go in the winter of 2008-09, Madison could end up with the average total amount of snow for a season already before the calendar is flipped to the new year.
With 42.9 inches already in November and December, the 1-3 inches expected on Tuesday could push the snowfall total up to the average 45 inches that normally falls in any given winter in these parts, with the brunt of winter still to come.
The record snowfall in December is now at 38.6 inches, breaking the previous December mark of 35 inches set in 2000 as well as the previous monthly mark of 37 inches that fell in February 1994.
The Madison area did fail to break another record Saturday when temperatures reached a high of 49 degrees early in the morning. That was 1 degree shy of the record for that day of 50, set on Dec. 27, 2003.
Weather Central meteorologist Kelly Curran said the warmth will come back Monday with a high in the upper 30s after a high of 28 on Sunday, one degree above normal.
The warmer temps will be accompanied by strong winds, gusting up to 40 miles per hour Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
The light snow on Tuesday could get blown around, but the snow isn't expected to cause driving problems.
New Year's Eve on Wednesday will be colder with highs in the low 20s, but travel should be good with sunny skies and no snow.
On New Year's Day, there's another chance of light snow, but little or no accumulation is expected.
A chance of snow is in the forecast for the upcoming weekend, but little or no accumulation should come of it, with highs in the low 20s to start out 2009.
Road conditions around Wisconsin were in relatively good shape Monday morning, with some slippery stretches reported on highways in southern and central Wisconsin.
Seriously?? Last year we had over 100" of snow. How can we be ahead of that?!
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