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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
145 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         71    445 PM  89    1972  71      0       71       
  MINIMUM         43    458 AM  30    2002  48     -5       44       
                                      1997                          
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.66 2004   0.10  -0.10     3.66    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.69                      2.13   1.56     6.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.93                      7.76  -0.83    12.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.58                     10.29   0.29    14.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1969   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        8                         7      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  227                       206     21      194       
  SINCE MAR 1   1654                      1760   -106     1547       
  SINCE JUL 1   6570                      7375   -805     6914       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        15    -10       16       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        21    -14       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        21    -14       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   527 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   526 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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