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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
144 AM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         65    314 PM  87    1977  58      7       80       
  MINIMUM         37    542 AM  18    1983  36      1       47       
  AVERAGE         51                        47      4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.15 1880   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.30                      1.99   1.31     1.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.64                      4.27   1.37     2.84    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.41                      6.80   1.61     6.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1912   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.4   -2.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                       9.5    0.3     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      48.7   -1.1     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        18     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       388   -114      196       
  SINCE MAR 1   1209                      1366   -157     1206       
  SINCE JUL 1   6151                      6981   -830     6122       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        84      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        16      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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