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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE
1103 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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...THE MILWAUKEE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              94   05/27/1911
 LOW               21   05/10/1966
HIGHEST            90   05/20        84       6       88  05/30
LOWEST             41   05/10        34       7       38  05/17
AVG. MAXIMUM     70.7              64.9     5.8     62.5
AVG. MINIMUM     51.3              46.5     4.8     46.1
MEAN             61.0              55.7     5.3     54.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.2     0.8        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.56   1933
 MINIMUM         0.41   1885
TOTALS           3.91              3.40    0.51     3.37
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.11    0.02     0.11
DAYS >= .01        10              11.4    -1.4       15
DAYS >= .10         5               7.0    -2.0        6
DAYS >= .50         2               2.3    -0.3        3
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.8     0.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.53   05/06 TO 05/07              1.38

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            3.2   1990
                        1935
TOTALS            0.0               0.1    -0.1      0.0
SINCE 7/1        29.6              46.9   -17.3     61.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/31 TO 05/31               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     177               313    -136      350
 SINCE 7/1       5490              6810   -1320     6775
COOLING TOTAL      59                25      34       28
 SINCE 1/1         71                30      41       29
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/260    DATE  05/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/270    DATE  05/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                     10

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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MAY 2012 WAS THE 5TH WARMEST MAY ON RECORD AT MILWAUKEE.