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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
149 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         52   1222 PM  90    1952  63    -11       47       
  MINIMUM         30    503 AM  27    1956  40    -10       44       
  AVERAGE         41                        52    -11       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.87 2003   0.11  -0.11     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      3.35  -1.67     1.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.24                      5.63  -2.39     5.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.89                      8.16  -1.27     7.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.8  1994   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.5   -3.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     12.1                      10.6    1.5      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.9                      49.8   -5.9     30.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        14     10       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  417                       576   -159      530       
  SINCE MAR 1   1427                      1554   -127     1353       
  SINCE JUL 1   6343                      7169   -826     6720       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         6     -4        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         6     -4        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         6     -4        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
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)   64        93      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        19      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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