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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
159 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         70   1128 AM  86    2002  57     13       81       
  MINIMUM         41    513 AM  12    1875  35      6       55       
  AVERAGE         56                        46     10       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.10 1880   0.12  -0.10     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.27                      1.75  -0.48     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.83                      4.03  -1.20     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.48                      6.56  -0.08     5.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.2  1921   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.2   -2.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     12.1                       9.3    2.8      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.9                      48.5   -4.6     30.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        19    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       351   -160      336       
  SINCE MAR 1   1201                      1329   -128     1159       
  SINCE JUL 1   6117                      6944   -827     6526       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
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)   57        86      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        11      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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