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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
154 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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         55    321 PM  84    1968  60     -5       65       
  MINIMUM         25    618 AM  23    1876  39    -14       37       
  AVERAGE         40                        50    -10       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1880   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.07   0.02     0.30    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.43                      4.15   0.28     2.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.36                     27.87   3.49    19.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1943   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        16      9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  235                       196     39      147       
  SINCE SEP 1    450                       379     71      216       
  SINCE JUL 1    454                       424     30      237       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         4      2       34       
  SINCE SEP 1     24                        52    -28      165       
  SINCE JAN 1    637                       582     55      846       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        81      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2006.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   613 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   611 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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