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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
157 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         45   1227 PM  93    1952  64    -19       54       
  MINIMUM         36    240 AM  19    1978  41     -5       37       
  AVERAGE         41                        52    -11       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.30 1896   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.24                      5.74  -2.50     5.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.89                      8.27  -1.38     7.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             0.4  1909   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.1                      10.7    1.4      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.9                      49.9   -6.0     30.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        13     11       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        13     11       19       
  SINCE MAR 1   1451                      1567   -116     1372       
  SINCE JUL 1   6367                      7182   -815     6739       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         6     -4        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         6     -4        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
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)   64        89      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        23      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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