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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
157 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         50   1239 PM  86    1991  68    -18       82       
  MINIMUM         37    434 AM  24    1981  45     -8       63       
  AVERAGE         44                        56    -12       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.84 1970   0.10  -0.08     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.48                      1.23   0.25     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.72                      6.86  -2.14     6.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.37                      9.39  -1.02     8.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2003   0.0    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       21                         9     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       134     20      117       
  SINCE MAR 1   1581                      1688   -107     1470       
  SINCE JUL 1   6497                      7303   -806     6837       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         6     -1        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        12     -5       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        12     -5       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   535 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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