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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
141 AM CDT THU APR 13 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         73    415 PM  86    1887  55     18       57       
  MINIMUM         55   1054 PM  17    1939  34     21       38       
  AVERAGE         64                        44     20       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          1.41 1991   0.11   0.22     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.47                      1.28   1.19     1.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.81                      3.56   1.25     2.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.58                      6.09   1.49     6.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                       8.9    0.9     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      48.1   -0.5     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        21    -20       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       273    -56      136       
  SINCE MAR 1   1152                      1251    -99     1146       
  SINCE JUL 1   6094                      6866   -772     6062       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        78      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        15      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2006.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2006.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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