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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
126 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         44    315 PM  58    1877  28     16       12       
  MINIMUM         31   1113 PM -21    1983  13     18       -2       
  AVERAGE         38                        21     17        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.64 1941   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      1.30  -0.33     1.34    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.97                      1.30  -0.33     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.69                     32.59  -7.90    39.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1959   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.2                       8.6    6.6      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.2                       8.6    6.6      0.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.0                      13.7    7.3      0.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        44    -17       60       
  MONTH TO DATE 1134                       933    201      858       
  SINCE DEC 1   1134                       933    201      858       
  SINCE JUL 1   2464                      2557    -93     2179       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
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           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        60      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -28      1872                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   427 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   428 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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