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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1247 AM CST TUE DEC 19 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         33    242 PM  53    2002  29      4       12       
                                      1923                          
  MINIMUM         22    954 PM -20    1884  15      7        0       
  AVERAGE         28                        22      6        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.58 2002   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.23                      1.05  -0.82     0.97    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.23                      1.05  -0.82     0.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.61                     32.34   3.27    24.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.2  2000   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.6                       6.6   -4.0     15.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.6                       6.6   -4.0     15.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                      11.7   -4.1     20.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        43     -6       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  669                       715    -46      893       
  SINCE DEC 1    669                       715    -46      893       
  SINCE JUL 1   2261                      2339    -78     2223       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
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    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        53      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -25      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2006......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   424 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2006......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   425 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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