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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
143 AM CDT THU OCT 16 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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         55    152 AM  84    1968  60     -5       63       
  MINIMUM         39   1157 PM  23    1876  39      0       50       
  AVERAGE         47                        50     -3       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          1.31 1880   0.07   0.18     0.59    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.61                      1.07   0.54     2.34    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.84                      4.15  -0.31     4.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.72                     27.87  10.85    39.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1943   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 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       18                        16      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       196    -32      103       
  SINCE SEP 1    261                       379   -118      220       
  SINCE JUL 1    271                       424   -153      228       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         4      0       36       
  SINCE SEP 1     61                        52      9      127       
  SINCE JAN 1    538                       582    -44      779       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        81      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1891                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2008.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   612 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2008.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   611 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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