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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
143 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         57    829 PM  90    1952  63     -6       52       
  MINIMUM         51    430 AM  27    1956  40     11       30       
  AVERAGE         54                        52      2       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.95          1.87 2003   0.11   0.84      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.04                      3.35   1.69     1.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.38                      5.63   1.75     3.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.15                      8.16   1.99     6.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.8  1994   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.5   -3.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                      10.6   -0.8     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      49.8   -2.2     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        14     -3       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  417                       576   -159      419       
  SINCE MAR 1   1352                      1554   -202     1429       
  SINCE JUL 1   6294                      7169   -875     6345       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         6     -4        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         6     -4        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         6     -4        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        93      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        19      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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