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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1259 AM CST WED MAR 1 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         33    439 PM  56    1895  36     -3       31       
  MINIMUM         15    111 AM -20    1962  19     -4       24       
  AVERAGE         24                        27     -3       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1876   0.05  -0.05     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.81                      1.28  -0.47     1.45    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.76                      4.19  -0.43     5.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.77                      2.53   0.24     3.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.4  1890   0.3   -0.3      1.2     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.6                       8.6    4.0     10.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     32.0                      34.1   -2.1     31.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     37.8                      39.2   -1.4     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        38      3       37       
  MONTH TO DATE 1192                      1203    -11      995       
  SINCE DEC 1   3612                      3991   -379     3595       
  SINCE JUL 1   4942                      5615   -673     4916       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        62      1882                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -29      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2006.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2006.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   548 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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