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CLIMSN


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE                                
1247 AM CST THU JAN 1 2009


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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         16   1236 AM  55    1965  26    -10       28       
  MINIMUM          0    634 PM -16    1967  11    -11       21       
  AVERAGE          8                        19    -11       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.85 1876   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.29                      1.66   1.63     3.63    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.29                      1.66   1.63     3.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.06                     32.95  11.11    44.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.1  1978   0.5   -0.5      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE   40.4                      12.6   27.8     33.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     40.4                      12.6   27.8     33.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     44.7                      17.7   27.0     35.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       57                        47     10       40       
  MONTH TO DATE 1480                      1298    182     1350       
  SINCE DEC 1   1480                      1298    182     1350       
  SINCE JUL 1   2918                      2922     -4     2657       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE MADISON WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        54      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -16      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2009.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   433 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2009.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   434 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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