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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
143 AM CDT SAT AUG 19 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         76   1237 PM 101    1936  79     -3       82       
  MINIMUM         65    557 AM  41    1977  59      6       68       
  AVERAGE         71                        69      2       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.65 1965   0.14  -0.07     0.57    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.29                      2.55  -1.26     1.07    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.03                     10.53  -2.50     6.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.79                     21.94   0.85    17.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2003   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     38                        84    -46       23       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        21    -19        9       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       103     15      134       
  SINCE JUN 1    505                       440     65      612       
  SINCE JAN 1    570                       479     91      621       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        97      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        43      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2006........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2006........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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