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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
152 AM CDT SAT APR 22 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         64    336 PM  84    1980  59      5       60       
  MINIMUM         45    350 AM  21    1981  37      8       35       
  AVERAGE         55                        48      7       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1972   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.54                      2.35   1.19     1.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.88                      4.63   1.25     3.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.65                      7.16   1.49     6.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1905   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.7   -2.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                       9.8    0.0     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      49.0   -1.4     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        17     -7       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       440   -138      225       
  SINCE MAR 1   1237                      1418   -181     1235       
  SINCE JUL 1   6179                      7033   -854     6151       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        94      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        19      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2006.........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2006.........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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