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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
143 AM CDT MON APR 17 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         56   1152 AM  86    2002  57     -1       70       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  12    1875  35     10       41       
  AVERAGE         51                        46      5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.83          1.10 1880   0.12   0.71     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.30                      1.75   1.55     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.64                      4.03   1.61     2.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.41                      6.56   1.85     6.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.2  1921   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.2   -2.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                       9.3    0.5     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      48.5   -0.9     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        19     -5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       351   -106      191       
  SINCE MAR 1   1180                      1329   -149     1201       
  SINCE JUL 1   6122                      6944   -822     6117       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        86      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        11      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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