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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1244 AM CST MON DEC 19 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         12    243 PM  53    2002  29    -17       36       
                                      1923                          
  MINIMUM          0    802 AM -20    1884  15    -15        9       
  AVERAGE          6                        22    -16       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.58 2002   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      1.05  -0.08     1.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.97                      1.05  -0.08     1.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.69                     32.34  -7.65    39.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.2  2000   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   15.1                       6.6    8.5      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.1                       6.6    8.5      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.9                      11.7    9.2      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        43     16       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  893                       715    178      586       
  SINCE DEC 1    893                       715    178      586       
  SINCE JUL 1   2223                      2339   -116     1907       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        53      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -25      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   424 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   425 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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