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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1254 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         45   1150 PM  50    1936  27     18       37       
  MINIMUM         21   1250 AM -22    1962  12      9       19       
  AVERAGE         33                        20     13       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.07 1888   0.05   0.02     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.61                      1.45   1.16     3.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.61                      1.45   1.16     3.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.38                     32.74  10.64    43.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.4           7.4  1941   0.5   -0.1      0.8     
  MONTH TO DATE   36.7                      10.1   26.6     27.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     36.7                      10.1   26.6     27.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     41.0                      15.2   25.8     28.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      14                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        45    -13       37       
  MONTH TO DATE 1280                      1068    212     1139       
  SINCE DEC 1   1280                      1068    212     1139       
  SINCE JUL 1   2718                      2692     26     2446       
                                                                     
 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     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        50      2003                    
                                             1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -26      1886                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2008......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   429 PM CST   
DECEMBER 28 2008......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   430 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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