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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1242 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         14    318 PM  54    1939  30    -16       24       
  MINIMUM         -2    608 AM -13    1972  15    -17       15       
  AVERAGE          6                        22    -16       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.44 1896   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      1.00   0.35     2.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.35                      1.00   0.35     2.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.12                     32.29   9.83    42.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.1  1963   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   16.4                       6.2   10.2     23.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.4                       6.2   10.2     23.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.7                      11.3    9.4     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        42     17       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  813                       672    141      796       
  SINCE DEC 1    813                       672    141      796       
  SINCE JUL 1   2251                      2296    -45     2103       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        53      2002                    
                                             1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -20      1884                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   424 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   424 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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