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CLIMSN

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1244 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008

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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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    241 PM  53    2002  29    -10       33       
                                      1923                          
  MINIMUM         -1    720 AM -20    1884  15    -16       18       
  AVERAGE          9                        22    -13       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.58 2002   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      1.05   0.30     2.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.35                      1.05   0.30     2.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.12                     32.34   9.78    42.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.2  2000   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   16.4                       6.6    9.8     23.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.4                       6.6    9.8     23.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.7                      11.7    9.0     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        43     13       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  869                       715    154      835       
  SINCE DEC 1    869                       715    154      835       
  SINCE JUL 1   2307                      2339    -32     2142       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        53      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -25      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   424 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2008......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   425 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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