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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1249 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         40    145 PM  54    1984  26     14       26       
  MINIMUM         21    117 AM -21    1880  11     10       20       
  AVERAGE         31                        19     12       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1914   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22                      1.58   1.64     3.60    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.22                      1.58   1.64     3.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.99                     32.87  11.12    44.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1914   0.5   -0.5       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   38.6                      11.6   27.0     32.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     38.6                      11.6   27.0     32.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     42.9                      16.7   26.2     34.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        46    -12       42       
  MONTH TO DATE 1381                      1205    176     1265       
  SINCE DEC 1   1381                      1205    176     1265       
  SINCE JUL 1   2819                      2829    -10     2572       
                                                                     
 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     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        56      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -16      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   431 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   432 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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