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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1246 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2005

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2005

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   1011 AM  51    1998  30      3       39       
                                      1957                          
  MINIMUM         21   1159 PM -16    1901  16      5       20       
  AVERAGE         27                        23      4       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.57 1971   0.05   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      0.90   0.06     1.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.96                      0.90   0.06     1.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.68                     32.19  -7.51    39.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5          13.2  1987   0.4    0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.9                       5.4    9.5      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.9                       5.4    9.5      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.7                      10.5   10.2      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        42     -4       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  733                       588    145      469       
  SINCE DEC 1    733                       588    145      469       
  SINCE JUL 1   2063                      2212   -149     1790       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    846                       582    264      450       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        57      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -18      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   423 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   424 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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