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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1250 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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         22   1159 PM  64    2001  34    -12       22       
  MINIMUM          6    608 AM -15    1871  20    -14       -3       
  AVERAGE         14                        27    -13       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.16 1982   0.06  -0.05     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.33  -0.11     1.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.22                      0.33  -0.11     1.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.99                     31.62   9.37    42.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           4.8  1936   0.3   -0.1      1.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.9                       1.5    1.4     13.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.9                       1.5    1.4     13.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.2                       6.6    0.6     14.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        38     13       55       
  MONTH TO DATE  227                       186     41      223       
  SINCE DEC 1    227                       186     41      223       
  SINCE JUL 1   1665                      1810   -145     1530       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    538                       582    -44      781       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        56      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2008......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   422 PM CST   
DECEMBER  7 2008......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   422 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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