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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1245 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         28    251 PM  59    1949  32     -4       28       
  MINIMUM         17   1158 PM -17    1976  17      0       24       
  AVERAGE         23                        24     -1       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.11 1965   0.06  -0.06     0.50    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.69   0.22     2.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.91                      0.69   0.22     2.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.68                     31.98   9.70    42.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1904   0.4   -0.4      5.1     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.0                       3.8    8.2     21.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.0                       3.8    8.2     21.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                       8.9    7.4     22.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        40      2       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  510                       423     87      516       
  SINCE DEC 1    510                       423     87      516       
  SINCE JUL 1   1948                      2047    -99     1823       
                                                                     
 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     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        53      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -10      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2008......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   422 PM CST   
DECEMBER 13 2008......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   423 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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