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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1248 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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          4    327 PM  54    1875  28    -24       39       
  MINIMUM         -9    722 AM -17    1983  14    -23       32       
  AVERAGE         -2                        21    -23       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.18 1869   0.05  -0.05     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.13                      1.25   0.88     2.55    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.13                      1.25   0.88     2.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.90                     32.54  10.36    43.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1959   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   30.1                       8.2   21.9     23.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     30.1                       8.2   21.9     23.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     34.4                      13.3   21.1     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       67                        44     23       29       
  MONTH TO DATE 1093                       889    204      975       
  SINCE DEC 1   1093                       889    204      975       
  SINCE JUL 1   2531                      2513     18     2282       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        58      1877                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -21      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   426 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   427 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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