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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
155 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         82    356 PM 101    1936  79      3       79       
  MINIMUM         68   1024 AM  41    1977  59      9       55       
  AVERAGE         75                        69      6       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.57          1.65 1965   0.14   0.43     0.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      2.55  -1.48     2.96    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.65                     10.53  -3.88    12.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.50                     21.94  -4.44    31.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2003   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       43       
  SINCE JUN 1     23                        84    -61      118       
  SINCE JUL 1      9                        21    -12       54       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         5      5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       103     32       53       
  SINCE JUN 1    613                       440    173      297       
  SINCE JAN 1    622                       479    143      317       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        97      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        43      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2005........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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