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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1247 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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  55    1911  32    -10       27       
  MINIMUM          1    727 AM -16    1919  18    -17       16       
  AVERAGE         12                        25    -13       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.34 1970   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.63   0.28     1.54    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.91                      0.63   0.28     1.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.68                     31.92   9.76    42.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.7  1970   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   12.0                       3.4    8.6     16.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.0                       3.4    8.6     16.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                       8.5    7.8     17.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        40     13       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  468                       383     85      477       
  SINCE DEC 1    468                       383     85      477       
  SINCE JUL 1   1906                      2007   -101     1784       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        59      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -17      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 11 2008......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   422 PM CST   
DECEMBER 12 2008......SUNRISE   720 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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