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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1256 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         19   1159 PM  53    1991  31    -12       24       
  MINIMUM          3    807 AM -10    1962  17    -14       13       
  AVERAGE         11                        24    -13       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1909   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      0.75   0.16     2.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.91                      0.75   0.16     2.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.68                     32.04   9.64    42.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.6  1909   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.0                       4.2    7.8     21.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.0                       4.2    7.8     21.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                       9.3    7.0     22.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        41     13       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  564                       464    100      562       
  SINCE DEC 1    564                       464    100      562       
  SINCE JUL 1   2002                      2088    -86     1869       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        57      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -17      1903                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2008......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   423 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2008......SUNRISE   722 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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