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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1251 AM CST THU DEC 15 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         34   1154 PM  59    1975  30      4       25       
  MINIMUM         24    122 AM -17    1901  16      8       11       
  AVERAGE         29                        23      6       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          1.04 1891   0.05   0.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.85   0.06     1.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.91                      0.85   0.06     1.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.63                     32.14  -7.51    39.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.5           6.5  1922   0.4    4.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.4                       5.0    9.4      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.4                       5.0    9.4      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.2                      10.1   10.1      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        41     -5       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  695                       546    149      434       
  SINCE DEC 1    695                       546    149      434       
  SINCE JUL 1   2025                      2170   -145     1755       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    846                       582    264      450       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        51      1998                    
                                             1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -16      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   423 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   423 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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