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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE
1101 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012

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...THE MILWAUKEE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2012 TO 5/31/2012...

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              -10   03/01/1962
HIGHEST            90   05/20        85       5       88  05/30
LOWEST             15   03/05         7       8       18  03/01
AVG. MAXIMUM     60.9              53.7     7.2     51.3
AVG. MINIMUM     43.2              37.2     6.0     36.9
MEAN             52.0              45.4     6.6     44.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.2     0.8        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      2               5.0    -3.0        4
DAYS MIN <= 32     10              28.2   -18.2       28
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        16.66   1876
 MINIMUM         2.94   1885
TOTALS           9.79              9.23    0.56    12.20
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.10    0.01     0.13
DAYS >= .01        26              34.9    -8.9       40
DAYS >= .10        17              19.0    -2.0       21
DAYS >= .50         7               6.4     0.6       11
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.9     0.1        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.53   05/06 TO 05/07              1.67

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           53.5   1881
TOTALS            5.1               9.1    -4.0      5.0
SINCE 7/1        29.6              46.9   -17.3     61.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         1               2.4    -1.4        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   03/05                          4  03/01
                        03/03
                        03/04
 24 HR TOTAL      4.2   03/02 TO 03/02               2.3

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1235              1830    -595     1930
 SINCE 7/1         MM              6810      MM       MM
COOLING TOTAL      71                30      41       29
 SINCE 1/1         71                30      41       29

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/20/1956
 LATEST       05/27/1961
EARLIEST                        10/17
LATEST                          04/27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   0/147
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           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             47
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         25

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               10     RAIN                      17
LIGHT RAIN               33     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      1
FOG                      38     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                     43

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

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SPRING 2012 WAS THE WARMEST ON RECORD AT MILWAUKEE...SURPASSING
SPRING 1991...WHICH HAD A MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 50.3 DEGREES F.