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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
147 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         47    249 PM  83    1960  60    -13       62       
  MINIMUM         31    542 AM  19    1910  38     -7       29       
  AVERAGE         39                        49    -10       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.23 1944   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      2.58  -1.02     1.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.12                      4.86  -1.74     5.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.77                      7.39  -0.62     7.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.3  1910   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.9   -2.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     12.1                      10.0    2.1      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.9                      49.2   -5.3     30.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        16     10       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  271                       473   -202      426       
  SINCE MAR 1   1281                      1451   -170     1249       
  SINCE JUL 1   6197                      7066   -869     6616       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         
                                                                     
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)   60        85      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        21      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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