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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1259 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         37    312 PM  54    1875  28      9        8       
  MINIMUM          8   1239 AM -17    1983  14     -6        0       
  AVERAGE         23                        21      2        4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.18 1869   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      1.25  -0.28     1.34    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.97                      1.25  -0.28     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.69                     32.54  -7.85    39.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1959   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.2                       8.2    7.0      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.2                       8.2    7.0      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.0                      13.3    7.7      0.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        44     -2       61       
  MONTH TO DATE 1107                       889    218      798       
  SINCE DEC 1   1107                       889    218      798       
  SINCE JUL 1   2437                      2513    -76     2119       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        58      1877                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -21      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   426 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   427 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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