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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1247 AM CST WED MAR 2 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         27    354 PM  62    1882  36     -9       56       
  MINIMUM         15   1159 PM -29    1962  19     -4       39       
  AVERAGE         21                        28     -7       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.95 1932   0.05  -0.05     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.05  -0.05     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.05  -0.05     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.65                      2.58   1.07     2.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.0  1929   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.8                      39.5   -7.7     27.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        38      6       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        38      6       17       
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        38      6       17       
  SINCE JUL 1   4960                      5653   -693     5384       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        67      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -13      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   548 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   549 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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