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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1254 AM CST SAT MAR 4 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         31    432 PM  70    1983  37     -6       32       
  MINIMUM         13   1127 PM  -8    1884  20     -7        4       
  AVERAGE         22                        28     -6       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.95 1881   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.17  -0.12      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.05                      0.17  -0.12      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      2.82                      2.70   0.12     3.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1953   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.9   -0.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.5                       0.9   -0.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     38.3                      40.1   -1.8     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        37      6       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       112      2      139       
  SINCE MAR 1    114                       112      2      139       
  SINCE JUL 1   5056                      5727   -671     5055       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        69      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -9      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2006.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2006.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   551 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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