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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1244 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         45    340 PM  68    2000  38      7       45       
  MINIMUM         30   1227 AM -12    1890  21      9       34       
  AVERAGE         38                        29      9       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 1959   0.06  -0.06     0.57    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.29  -0.29     1.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.29  -0.29     1.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.65                      2.82   0.83     3.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1959   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.5   -1.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.5   -1.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     31.8                      40.7   -8.9     27.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        36     -9       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  200                       185     15      123       
  SINCE MAR 1    200                       185     15      123       
  SINCE JUL 1   5116                      5800   -684     5490       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        69      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -14      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   554 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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