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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
217 AM CDT FRI MAY 12 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         58   1216 AM  85    1991  68    -10       60       
  MINIMUM         34   1008 PM  29    1990  44    -10       40       
  AVERAGE         46                        56    -10       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.85          1.60 1912   0.10   0.75     0.86    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69                      1.13   0.56     1.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.07                      6.76   2.31     4.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.84                      9.29   2.55     8.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           0.7  1966   T      0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.1    0.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     10.1                      10.7   -0.6     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.9                      49.9   -2.0     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        10      9       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                       125    -19      133       
  SINCE MAR 1   1458                      1679   -221     1562       
  SINCE JUL 1   6400                      7294   -894     6478       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        11     -9        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        11     -9        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        86      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2006...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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