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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
146 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         21   1159 PM  56    1982  27     -6       37       
  MINIMUM         -7    800 AM -21    2000  13    -20       20       
  AVERAGE          7                        20    -13       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.67 1876   0.05  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.54                      1.40   1.14     3.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.54                      1.40   1.14     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.31                     32.69  10.62    43.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           4.8  1950   0.5   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   36.3                       9.6   26.7     26.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     36.3                       9.6   26.7     26.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     40.6                      14.7   25.9     27.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      15                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       58                        45     13       36       
  MONTH TO DATE 1248                      1023    225     1102       
  SINCE DEC 1   1248                      1023    225     1102       
  SINCE JUL 1   2686                      2647     39     2409       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        50      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -22      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2008......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   428 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 2008......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   429 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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