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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1249 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         17    214 PM  60    1916  33    -16       17       
  MINIMUM          4    712 AM -15    1972  19    -15       -6       
  AVERAGE         11                        26    -15        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1967   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.45  -0.28     0.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.17                      0.45  -0.28     0.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.55                     31.74   3.81    24.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.4  1969   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.6                       2.2    0.4      5.8     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.6                       2.2    0.4      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       7.3    0.3     11.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        39     15       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  321                       264     57      374       
  SINCE DEC 1    321                       264     57      374       
  SINCE JUL 1   1913                      1888     25     1704       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    637                       582     55      846       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        60      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -16      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2006......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   422 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2006......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   422 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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