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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1245 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         28   1159 PM  58    1877  28      0       32       
  MINIMUM          1   1248 AM -21    1983  13    -12        9       
  AVERAGE         15                        21     -6       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.64 1941   0.05   0.07     0.45    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      1.30   0.95     3.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.25                      1.30   0.95     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.02                     32.59  10.43    43.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        3.1           5.5  1959   0.4    2.7      2.8     
  MONTH TO DATE   33.2                       8.6   24.6     26.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     33.2                       8.6   24.6     26.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     37.5                      13.7   23.8     27.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       50                        44      6       44       
  MONTH TO DATE 1143                       933    210     1019       
  SINCE DEC 1   1143                       933    210     1019       
  SINCE JUL 1   2581                      2557     24     2326       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        60      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -28      1872                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   427 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   428 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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