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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1255 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         39    249 PM  69    1995  42     -3       39       
  MINIMUM         19    627 AM   0    1993  24     -5       19       
  AVERAGE         29                        33     -4       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.49 1943   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      0.94   0.74     0.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.68                      0.94   0.74     0.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.45                      3.47   0.98     3.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1959   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.0                       3.9    1.1      2.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.0                       3.9    1.1      2.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     42.8                      43.1   -0.3     34.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        32      4       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  480                       523    -43      571       
  SINCE MAR 1    480                       523    -43      571       
  SINCE JUL 1   5422                      6138   -716     5487       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
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    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        75      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -8      1870                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2006.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2006.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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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