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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1255 AM CST TUE MAR 28 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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    253 PM  78    1945  48      1       54       
  MINIMUM         25    500 AM   2    1965  29     -4       24       
  AVERAGE         37                        38     -1       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.13 1880   0.09  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.18                      1.90   0.28     1.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.18                      1.90   0.28     1.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.95                      4.43   0.52     4.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1948   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.8                       6.3    3.5     12.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                       6.3    3.5     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      45.5    2.1     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        27      1       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  856                       874    -18      957       
  SINCE MAR 1    856                       874    -18      957       
  SINCE JUL 1   5798                      6489   -691     5873       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        76      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2006.........SUNRISE   547 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH 29 2006.........SUNRISE   545 AM CST   SUNSET   620 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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