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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1247 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         49    155 PM  73    2000  39     10       28       
  MINIMUM         29    542 AM -10    1960  22      7       16       
  AVERAGE         39                        30      9       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.65          1.24 1893   0.06   0.59     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.10                      0.47   0.63     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.10                      0.47   0.63     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.87                      3.00   0.87     3.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            10.0  1961   0.3   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.0                       2.4    2.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      5.0                       2.4    2.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     42.8                      41.6    1.2     31.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        35     -9       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  293                       291      2      289       
  SINCE MAR 1    293                       291      2      289       
  SINCE JUL 1   5235                      5906   -671     5205       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        66      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2006.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2006.........SUNRISE   618 AM CST   SUNSET   558 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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