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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
155 AM CDT SAT MAY 13 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         46    308 PM  86    1991  68    -22       50       
  MINIMUM         35   1248 AM  24    1981  45    -10       37       
  AVERAGE         41                        56    -15       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.84 1970   0.10  -0.03     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.76                      1.23   0.53     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.14                      6.86   2.28     4.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.91                      9.39   2.52     8.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T   R         0.0  2005   0.0    0.0      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       24                         9     15       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       134     -4      154       
  SINCE MAR 1   1482                      1688   -206     1583       
  SINCE JUL 1   6424                      7303   -879     6499       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        12    -10        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        12    -10        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   536 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2006...........SUNRISE   535 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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