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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1244 AM CST SUN DEC 7 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         29    724 AM  56    1998  33     -4       23       
  MINIMUM          8   1159 PM -11    1972  19    -11      -10       
  AVERAGE         19                        26     -7        7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.32 1884   0.06   0.03     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.39  -0.08     1.51    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.31                      0.39  -0.08     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.08                     31.68   9.40    42.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.9           5.7  1994   0.3    1.6      1.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.8                       1.8    3.0     15.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.8                       1.8    3.0     15.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.1                       6.9    2.2     16.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        39      7       58       
  MONTH TO DATE  273                       225     48      281       
  SINCE DEC 1    273                       225     48      281       
  SINCE JUL 1   1711                      1849   -138     1588       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        60      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -15      1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2008......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   422 PM CST   
DECEMBER  8 2008......SUNRISE   717 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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