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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
158 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008


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...THE MADISON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         73    202 PM  87    1992  70      3       63       
  MINIMUM         42    249 AM  27    1997  46     -4       41       
  AVERAGE         58                        58      0       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.64 1999   0.10  -0.09     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      1.63  -0.86     1.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.67                      7.26   2.41     9.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.14                      9.79   5.35    11.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1940   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.6                      10.7    0.9      9.3     
  SINCE JUL 1    101.4                      49.9   51.5     55.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         8     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       169      3       90       
  SINCE MAR 1   1775                      1723     52     1507       
  SINCE JUL 1   7292                      7338    -46     6852       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        16    -16       22       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        16    -16       22       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE MADISON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      2001                    
                                             1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      2002                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   530 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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