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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
148 AM CDT SAT APR 15 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         84R   400 PM  84    2003  56     28       68       
  MINIMUM         49   1130 PM  22    1957  35     14       34       
  AVERAGE         67                        45     22       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.97 1974   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.47                      1.51   0.96     1.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.81                      3.79   1.02     2.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.58                      6.32   1.26     6.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1980   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.0   -2.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                       9.1    0.7     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      48.3   -0.7     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        20    -20       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       313    -91      168       
  SINCE MAR 1   1157                      1291   -134     1178       
  SINCE JUL 1   6099                      6906   -807     6094       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        87      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        18      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2006.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2006.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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