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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
101 AM CST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         33    313 PM  75    1995  42     -9       38       
  MINIMUM         21   1159 PM  -4    1960  24     -3       31       
  AVERAGE         27                        33     -6       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.19 1944   0.07  -0.07     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.87  -0.53     1.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.34                      0.87  -0.53     1.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.99                      3.40   0.59     3.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.3  1918   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.8                       3.7   -0.9      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.8                       3.7   -0.9      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     34.6                      42.9   -8.3     27.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        32      6       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  535                       491     44      417       
  SINCE MAR 1    535                       491     44      417       
  SINCE JUL 1   5451                      6106   -655     5784       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
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)   42        69      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24         0      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   605 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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