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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
153 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE MILWAUKEE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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   1215 PM  89    1977  66    -11       63       
  MINIMUM         42    454 AM  31    1888  46     -4       40       
  AVERAGE         49                        56     -7       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.94 1928   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.52                      1.62  -0.10     3.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.65                      7.99  -4.34     9.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.75                     11.49  -2.74    11.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2003   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.4                      10.1   -3.7      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.2                      52.4   -4.2     39.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        10      6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  227                       200     27      198       
  SINCE MAR 1   1742                      1759    -17     1535       
  SINCE JUL 1   6371                      6883   -512     6457       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         7     -6        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        12     -7       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        12     -7       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
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    82           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MILWAUKEE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        88      1987                    
                                             1911                    
                                             1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   526 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   525 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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