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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
153 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         68    437 PM  84    1985  58     10       79       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  16    1983  36      9       54       
  AVERAGE         57                        47     10       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.93 1993   0.12   0.12     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.54                      2.11   1.43     1.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.88                      4.39   1.49     3.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.65                      6.92   1.73     6.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1953   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.5   -2.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                       9.6    0.2     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      48.8   -1.2     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        18    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       406   -124      196       
  SINCE MAR 1   1217                      1384   -167     1206       
  SINCE JUL 1   6159                      6999   -840     6122       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         0      2        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        85      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        21      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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