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CLIMSN


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

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...THE MADISON 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         61    432 PM  87    1992  70     -9       68       
  MINIMUM         44    520 AM  27    1997  46     -2       41       
  AVERAGE         53                        58     -5       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1999   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      1.63   0.46     2.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.33                      7.26  -1.93     7.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.98                      9.79  -0.81     9.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1940   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       12                         8      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       169     36      165       
  SINCE MAR 1   1632                      1723    -91     1518       
  SINCE JUL 1   6548                      7338   -790     6885       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        10     -5        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        16     -9       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        16     -9       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
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    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      2001                    
                                             1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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