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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
145 AM CDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         74    455 PM  86    1977  57     17       73       
  MINIMUM         47    410 AM  11    1875  36     11       49       
  AVERAGE         61                        46     15       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.10 1969   0.12  -0.11     0.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.28                      1.87  -0.59     0.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.84                      4.15  -1.31     4.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.49                      6.68  -0.19     6.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1940   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1912                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.3   -2.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     12.1                       9.4    2.7      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.9                      48.6   -4.7     30.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        19    -15        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       370   -175      340       
  SINCE MAR 1   1205                      1348   -143     1163       
  SINCE JUL 1   6121                      6963   -842     6530       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
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)   58        87      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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