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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1253 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         14    205 PM  53    1918  29    -15       10       
  MINIMUM         -5    733 AM -25    1983  15    -20        0       
  AVERAGE          5                        22    -17        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.76 1987   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      1.10  -0.13     1.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.97                      1.10  -0.13     1.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.69                     32.39  -7.70    39.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.9  1895   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.1                       7.0    8.1      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.1                       7.0    8.1      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.9                      12.1    8.8      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        43     17       60       
  MONTH TO DATE  953                       758    195      646       
  SINCE DEC 1    953                       758    195      646       
  SINCE JUL 1   2283                      2382    -99     1967       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        62      1877                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -17      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   425 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   726 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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