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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
100 AM CST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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    3:39 PM  73    1966  43    -10       36       
  MINIMUM         21    3:03 AM  -8    1941  25     -4       28       
  AVERAGE         27                        34     -7       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          0.77 1965   0.07   0.26     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      1.08  -0.41     1.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.67                      1.08  -0.41     1.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.32                      3.61   0.71     3.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.5           6.9  1965   0.2    4.3      2.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.3                       4.3    3.0      2.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.3                       4.3    3.0      2.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.1                      43.5   -4.4     29.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        31      7       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  641                       586     55      519       
  SINCE MAR 1    641                       586     55      519       
  SINCE JUL 1   5557                      6201   -644     5886       
                                                                     
 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     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   44        70      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -2      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   6:04 AM CST   SUNSET   6:07 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   6:02 AM CST   SUNSET   6:09 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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