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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
145 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         60   1233 PM  89    1991  69     -9       51       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  32    1964  45      2       40       
  AVERAGE         54                        57     -3       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.70 1883   0.10  -0.04     0.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      1.43   0.66     2.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.33                      7.06  -1.73     7.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.98                      9.59  -0.61     9.74    
                                                                     
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       11                         9      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       152     25      138       
  SINCE MAR 1   1604                      1706   -102     1491       
  SINCE JUL 1   6520                      7321   -801     6858       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         8     -3        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        14     -7       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        14     -7       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        86      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   534 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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