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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
356 PM CST THU MAR 10 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         29    459 PM  66    1977  40    -11       43       
  MINIMUM         14    611 AM  -8    1975  22     -8       24       
  AVERAGE         22                        31     -9       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.84 1918   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.53  -0.44     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.53  -0.44     1.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.74                      3.06   0.68     3.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  1943   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.7   -2.7      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.7   -2.7      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.8                      41.9  -10.1     27.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        34      9       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  332                       325      7      241       
  SINCE MAR 1    332                       325      7      241       
  SINCE JUL 1   5248                      5940   -692     5608       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        66      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -5      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   559 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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