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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1248 AM CST MON FEB 18 2008


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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008


 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    102 PM  61    1981  31      2       26       
  MINIMUM         26   1218 AM -16    1973  15     11       12       
  AVERAGE         30                        23      7       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.36R         0.47 1975   0.05   1.31      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.92                      0.73   2.19     0.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.72                      3.64   5.08     2.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.09                      1.98   3.11     1.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        3.5           4.9  1975   0.3    3.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   25.5                       5.3   20.2      5.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     82.2                      30.8   51.4     23.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     83.7                      35.9   47.8     28.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      11                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        42     -7       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  792                       761     31     1011       
  SINCE DEC 1   3610                      3549     61     3356       
  SINCE JUL 1   4917                      5173   -256     4948       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        57      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -19      1936                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2008......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2008......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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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