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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
140 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         86    325 PM 102    1988  79      7       75       
  MINIMUM         63    535 AM  45    1981  59      4       55       
  AVERAGE         75                        69      6       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71 1948   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      2.41  -1.37     4.76    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.59                     10.39   7.20    12.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.51                     21.80  12.71    24.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2007   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         8     -5        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     21                        83    -62       23       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        20    -15        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         5      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        98    -21      149       
  SINCE JUN 1    408                       435    -27      510       
  SINCE JAN 1    410                       474    -64      582       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       101      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1977                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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