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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1256 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         35    328 PM  65    1977  41     -6       34       
  MINIMUM         20    604 AM  -9    1948  23     -3       14       
  AVERAGE         28                        32     -4       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          0.89 1898   0.07   0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.66  -0.32     1.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.34                      0.66  -0.32     1.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.99                      3.19   0.80     3.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.1           6.2  1941   0.2    0.9      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.8                       3.1   -0.3      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.8                       3.1   -0.3      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     34.6                      42.3   -7.7     27.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        34      3       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  404                       393     11      309       
  SINCE MAR 1    404                       393     11      309       
  SINCE JUL 1   5320                      6008   -688     5676       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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)   41        75      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -5      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   601 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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