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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE
841 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE MADISON WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              65   12/03/2012
 LOW              -37   01/30/1951
HIGHEST            65R  12/03        53      12       53  01/11
LOWEST             -7   01/22       -17      10       -8  01/21
                        01/01                             01/19
                                                          01/20
AVG. MAXIMUM     32.1              29.2     2.9     37.0
AVG. MINIMUM     16.2              14.0     2.2     20.2
MEAN             24.1              21.6     2.5     28.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     44              51.7    -7.7       24
DAYS MIN <= 32     80              84.8    -4.8       84
DAYS MIN <= 0       7              14.8    -7.8        4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.27   1885
                        1886
 MINIMUM         0.79   1898
                        1899
TOTALS           7.88              4.42    3.46     4.66
DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.05    0.04     0.05
DAYS >= .01        32              29.5     2.5       26
DAYS >= .10        19              12.4     6.6       14
DAYS >= .50         4               1.9     2.1        2
DAYS >= 1.00        2               0.5     1.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.84   01/29 TO 01/29              1.02

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           88.3   2007
                        2008
TOTALS           55.0              37.0    18.0     23.2
SINCE 7/1        55.1              41.1    14.0     24.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      4                 4       0        1
DAYS >= 1.0        14              10.6     3.4        8
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        11   12/29                          5  01/30
                                                          01/24
                                                          01/29
 24 HR TOTAL     13.3   12/29                        5.2  01/12

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3643              3907    -264     3290
 SINCE 7/1       5158              5486    -328     4642
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              7.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/291
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/030    DATE  02/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/290    DATE  01/19

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             27
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         35

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               18     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          8     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       9
LIGHT SNOW               53     SLEET                      3
FOG                      56     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10
HAZE                     28

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

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