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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
151 AM CDT SUN APR 9 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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    523 PM  77    1971  53     -4       67       
  MINIMUM         23    543 AM   9    1972  33    -10       36       
  AVERAGE         36                        43     -7       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1999   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.14                      0.84   1.30     0.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.48                      3.12   1.36     2.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.25                      5.65   1.60     6.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.1  1973   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                       8.5    1.3     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      47.7   -0.1     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        22      7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       188     -8      103       
  SINCE MAR 1   1115                      1166    -51     1113       
  SINCE JUL 1   6057                      6781   -724     6029       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        75      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        10      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2006.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2006.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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