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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
145 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         55    256 PM  86    1977  69    -14       60       
  MINIMUM         43    356 AM  30    1983  46     -3       35       
  AVERAGE         49                        57     -8       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1933   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      1.53   0.56     2.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.33                      7.16  -1.83     7.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.98                      9.69  -0.71     9.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1997   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       16                         9      7       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  193                       161     32      155       
  SINCE MAR 1   1620                      1715    -95     1508       
  SINCE JUL 1   6536                      7330   -794     6875       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         9     -4        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        15     -8       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        15     -8       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        87      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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