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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1255 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         30    155 PM  56    2004  26      4       28       
  MINIMUM         16   1159 PM -16    1887  11      5       12       
  AVERAGE         23                        19      4       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.65 1884   0.04   0.03     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      1.62   1.67     3.63    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.29                      1.62   1.67     3.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.06                     32.91  11.15    44.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.8           6.1  1971   0.5    1.3      0.6     
  MONTH TO DATE   40.4                      12.1   28.3     33.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     40.4                      12.1   28.3     33.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     44.7                      17.2   27.5     34.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        46     -4       45       
  MONTH TO DATE 1423                      1251    172     1310       
  SINCE DEC 1   1423                      1251    172     1310       
  SINCE JUL 1   2861                      2875    -14     2617       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        55      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -16      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   432 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2009.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   433 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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