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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1244 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         34    343 PM  55    1965  26      8       52       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM -16    1967  11     19       22       
  AVERAGE         32                        19     13       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.85 1876   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      1.66  -0.67     1.46    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.99                      1.66  -0.67     1.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.71                     32.95  -8.24    39.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.1  1978   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.2                      12.6    2.6      1.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.2                      12.6    2.6      1.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.0                      17.7    3.3      1.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        47    -14       28       
  MONTH TO DATE 1391                      1298     93     1200       
  SINCE DEC 1   1391                      1298     93     1200       
  SINCE JUL 1   2721                      2922   -201     2521       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  MIXED PRECIP                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        54      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -16      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2006.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   433 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2006.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   434 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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