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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1246 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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         30   1059 PM  60    1946  33     -3       13       
  MINIMUM         17    129 AM -16    1876  19     -2        0       
  AVERAGE         24                        26     -2        7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          0.82 1966   0.06   0.18     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.51   0.07     1.53    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.58                      0.51   0.07     1.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.35                     31.80   9.55    42.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.9           7.0  1977   0.4    1.5      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.4                       2.6    4.8     15.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.4                       2.6    4.8     15.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.7                       7.7    4.0     17.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        39      2       58       
  MONTH TO DATE  372                       303     69      384       
  SINCE DEC 1    372                       303     69      384       
  SINCE JUL 1   1810                      1927   -117     1691       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -22      1876                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2008......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   422 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2008......SUNRISE   718 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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