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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
141 AM CDT FRI MAY 19 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         62    445 PM  91    1934  70     -8       73       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  28    2002  47     -5       56       
  AVERAGE         52                        59     -7       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.09 2000   0.10  -0.10     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.70                      1.83   0.87     2.42    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.08                      7.46   2.62     5.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.85                      9.99   2.86     9.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2003   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       13                         8      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       185     16      211       
  SINCE MAR 1   1553                      1739   -186     1640       
  SINCE JUL 1   6495                      7354   -859     6556       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        18    -16        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        18    -16        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        31      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2006...........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2006...........SUNRISE   529 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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