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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
137 AM CST SAT MAR 18 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         36    529 PM  73    1966  43     -7       33       
  MINIMUM         17    609 AM  -8    1941  25     -8       21       
  AVERAGE         27                        34     -7       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.77 1965   0.07  -0.07     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      1.08   0.95     0.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.03                      1.08   0.95     0.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.80                      3.61   1.19     4.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.9  1965   0.2   -0.2      4.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.5                       4.3    4.2      7.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.5                       4.3    4.2      7.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.3                      43.5    2.8     39.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        31      7       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  552                       586    -34      641       
  SINCE MAR 1    552                       586    -34      641       
  SINCE JUL 1   5494                      6201   -707     5557       
                                                                     
 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 (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
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    80           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        70      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -2      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2006.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE   602 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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