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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
151 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         53    403 PM  90    1952  62     -9       82       
  MINIMUM         31   1247 AM  27    1988  40     -9       47       
  AVERAGE         42                        51     -9       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1975   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      3.13  -1.45     1.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.24                      5.41  -2.17     5.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.89                      7.94  -1.05     7.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1969   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.4   -3.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     12.1                      10.5    1.6      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.9                      49.7   -5.8     30.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        14      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  370                       548   -178      507       
  SINCE MAR 1   1380                      1526   -146     1330       
  SINCE JUL 1   6296                      7141   -845     6697       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         4     -2        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         4     -2        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         4     -2        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
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)   63        87      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        22      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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