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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
645 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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    214 PM  77    1921  45     -6       39       
  MINIMUM         27   1001 PM  -7    1965  26      1       23       
  AVERAGE         33                        35     -2       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1886   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      1.31   0.72     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.03                      1.31   0.72     1.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.80                      3.84   0.96     4.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  1927   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.5                       4.9    3.6     12.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.5                       4.9    3.6     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.3                      44.1    2.2     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        30      2       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  652                       677    -25      741       
  SINCE MAR 1    652                       677    -25      741       
  SINCE JUL 1   5594                      6292   -698     5657       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
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    74          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        75      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -1      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   557 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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