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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1250 AM CST WED MAR 15 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         38    358 PM  75    1995  42     -4       33       
  MINIMUM         22    743 AM  -4    1960  24     -2       21       
  AVERAGE         30                        33     -3       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.19 1944   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      0.87   0.81     0.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.68                      0.87   0.81     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.45                      3.40   1.05     3.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.3  1918   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.0                       3.7    1.3      2.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.0                       3.7    1.3      2.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     42.8                      42.9   -0.1     34.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        32      3       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  444                       491    -47      535       
  SINCE MAR 1    444                       491    -47      535       
  SINCE JUL 1   5386                      6106   -720     5451       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        69      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24         0      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2006.........SUNRISE   610 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2006.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   605 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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