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CLIMSN


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

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...THE MADISON 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         70    513 PM  86    2001  70      0       76       
                                      1987                          
  MINIMUM         48    357 AM  32    2002  46      2       59       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.58 2000   0.10  -0.10     0.76    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      1.73   0.36     3.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.33                      7.36  -2.03     8.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.98                      9.89  -0.91    10.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2003   0.0   MM        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        6                         8     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       177     34      165       
  SINCE MAR 1   1638                      1731    -93     1518       
  SINCE JUL 1   6554                      7346   -792     6885       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        11     -6       11       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        17    -10       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        17    -10       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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