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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1251 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         34    745 AM  76    1976  44    -10       50       
  MINIMUM         30   1144 PM  -8    1923  26      4       21       
  AVERAGE         32                        35     -3       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.09 1897   0.08   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      1.23  -0.09     1.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.14                      1.23  -0.09     1.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.79                      3.76   1.03     4.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.7           4.1  1970   0.2    1.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.1                       4.7    7.4      3.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.1                       4.7    7.4      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.9                      43.9    0.0     30.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        30      3       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  707                       647     60      582       
  SINCE MAR 1    707                       647     60      582       
  SINCE JUL 1   5623                      6262   -639     5949       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
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)   45        77      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -7      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   600 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   611 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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