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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
156 AM CDT THU APR 6 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         57    357 PM  80    1873  52      5       76       
  MINIMUM         26    545 AM  14    1995  32     -6       48       
  AVERAGE         42                        42      0       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1947   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      0.51   0.70     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.55                      2.79   0.76     1.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.32                      5.32   1.00     5.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1982   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                       8.1    1.7     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      47.3    0.3     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        23      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       121    -13       75       
  SINCE MAR 1   1043                      1099    -56     1085       
  SINCE JUL 1   5985                      6714   -729     6001       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        85      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         4      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2006.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2006.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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