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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
111 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         49    314 AM  50    2003  27     22       32       
                                      1946                          
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM -26    1886  12     16       15       
  AVERAGE         39                        20     19       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.50          2.54 1904   0.05   0.45     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.11                      1.50   1.61     3.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.11                      1.50   1.61     3.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.88                     32.79  11.09    43.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           7.0  1904   0.5   -0.4      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE   36.8                      10.6   26.2     27.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     36.8                      10.6   26.2     27.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     41.1                      15.7   25.4     29.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        45    -19       41       
  MONTH TO DATE 1306                      1113    193     1180       
  SINCE DEC 1   1306                      1113    193     1180       
  SINCE JUL 1   2744                      2737      7     2487       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    538                       582    -44      781       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     92          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    96                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        62      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -21      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2008......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   430 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   431 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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