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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
150 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE MILWAUKEE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         62    144 PM  88    1987  66     -4       80       
                                      1911                          
                                      1906                          
  MINIMUM         45   1252 AM  31    1983  46     -1       53       
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.70 2000   0.09  -0.09     0.59    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.52                      1.71  -0.19     4.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.65                      8.08  -4.43     9.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.75                     11.58  -2.83    12.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1915   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       11                        10      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       210     28      198       
  SINCE MAR 1   1753                      1769    -16     1535       
  SINCE JUL 1   6382                      6893   -511     6457       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         8     -7       11       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        13     -8       17       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        13     -8       17       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MILWAUKEE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   525 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   524 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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