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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1250 AM CST WED DEC 21 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         19    358 PM  62    1877  29    -10       29       
  MINIMUM         -1   1140 PM -17    1963  14    -15       10       
  AVERAGE          9                        21    -12       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1882   0.05  -0.05     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      1.15  -0.18     1.34    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.97                      1.15  -0.18     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.69                     32.44  -7.75    39.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.6  2000   0.4   -0.4      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.1                       7.4    7.7      0.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.1                       7.4    7.7      0.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.9                      12.5    8.4      0.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        43     13       45       
  MONTH TO DATE 1009                       801    208      691       
  SINCE DEC 1   1009                       801    208      691       
  SINCE JUL 1   2339                      2425    -86     2012       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        58      1877                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -22      1872                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   425 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   426 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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