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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1247 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         26    122 PM  62    1877  29     -3       37       
  MINIMUM          9   1159 PM -17    1963  14     -5       19       
  AVERAGE         18                        21     -3       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          0.80 1882   0.05   0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.15   0.98     2.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.13                      1.15   0.98     2.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.90                     32.44  10.46    42.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        3.4           4.6  2000   0.4    3.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   30.1                       7.4   22.7     23.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     30.1                       7.4   22.7     23.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     34.4                      12.5   21.9     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      11                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        43      4       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  961                       801    160      915       
  SINCE DEC 1    961                       801    160      915       
  SINCE JUL 1   2399                      2425    -26     2222       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        58      1877                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -22      1872                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   425 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   426 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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