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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE
121 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012

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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2011 TO 2/29/2012...

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              64   12/05/2001
                        02/25/2000
 LOW              -37   01/30/1951
HIGHEST            53   01/11        53       0       52  02/17
LOWEST             -8   01/21       -17       9      -15  01/23
                        01/19
                        01/20
AVG. MAXIMUM     37.0              29.2     7.8     26.7
AVG. MINIMUM     20.2              14.0     6.2     12.3
MEAN             28.6              21.6     7.0     19.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     24              51.7   -27.7       72
DAYS MIN <= 32     84              84.8    -0.8       87
DAYS MIN <= 0       4              14.8   -10.8       12

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.27   1885
                        1886
 MINIMUM         0.79   1898
                        1899
TOTALS           4.66              4.42    0.24     4.36
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.05    0.00     0.05
DAYS >= .01        26              29.5    -3.5       36
DAYS >= .10        14              12.4     1.6       13
DAYS >= .50         2               1.9     0.1        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.5    -0.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.02   12/03 TO 12/04              0.95

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           88.3   2007
                        2008
TOTALS           23.2              37.0   -13.8     64.7
SINCE 7/1        24.8              41.1   -16.3     64.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                 4      -3        7
DAYS >= 1.0         8              10.6    -2.6       19
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         5   01/30                         19  02/03
                        01/24                             02/02
                        01/29
 24 HR TOTAL      5.2   MM                           8.9

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3290              3907    -617     4079
 SINCE 7/1         MM              5523      MM     5410
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/12/1955
 LATEST       05/31/1966
EARLIEST                        10/01
LATEST                          05/10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/246
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/020    DATE  02/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/020    DATE  02/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           35
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             27
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         29

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               17     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       8
LIGHT SNOW               32     SLEET                      3
FOG                      52     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8
HAZE                     29

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

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