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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
143 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         71   1241 PM  85    1987  59     12       63       
  MINIMUM         38    327 AM  21    1962  37      1       43       
  AVERAGE         55                        48      7       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1973   0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.54                      2.23   1.31     1.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.88                      4.51   1.37     3.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.65                      7.04   1.61     6.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  1993   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.6   -2.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                       9.7    0.1     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      48.9   -1.3     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        17     -7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  292                       423   -131      208       
  SINCE MAR 1   1227                      1401   -174     1218       
  SINCE JUL 1   6169                      7016   -847     6134       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        84      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        21      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2006.........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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