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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
143 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2006

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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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   1243 PM  87    1952  63     -7       54       
  MINIMUM         49    647 PM  22    1977  40      9       30       
  AVERAGE         53                        51      2       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39          1.74 1984   0.11   0.28     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.09                      3.24   0.85     1.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.43                      5.52   0.91     3.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.20                      8.05   1.15     6.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1996   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.5   -3.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      9.8                      10.6   -0.8     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      49.8   -2.2     43.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        14     -2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  406                       562   -156      395       
  SINCE MAR 1   1341                      1540   -199     1405       
  SINCE JUL 1   6283                      7155   -872     6321       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         5     -3        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         5     -3        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         5     -3        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        27      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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