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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1246 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         37    502 PM  75    1911  45     -8       34       
  MINIMUM         18    627 AM  -1    1965  26     -8       21       
  AVERAGE         28                        36     -8       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1886   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      1.39  -0.25     1.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.14                      1.39  -0.25     1.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.79                      3.92   0.87     4.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.0  1886   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   12.1                       5.1    7.0      3.4     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.1                       5.1    7.0      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.9                      44.3   -0.4     30.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        29      8       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  778                       706     72      643       
  SINCE MAR 1    778                       706     72      643       
  SINCE JUL 1   5694                      6321   -627     6010       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
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)   45        73      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -5      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   555 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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