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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
158 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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    522 PM  87    1949  64    -11       55       
  MINIMUM         29    516 AM  25    1971  41    -12       27       
  AVERAGE         41                        53    -12       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1873   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.33  -0.32     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.25                      5.96  -2.71     5.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.90                      8.49  -1.59     7.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1935   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.1   -0.1      1.2     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.1                      10.7    1.4      4.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     43.9                      49.9   -6.0     31.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        12     12       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        38     37       66       
  SINCE MAR 1   1502                      1592    -90     1419       
  SINCE JUL 1   6418                      7207   -789     6786       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   65        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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