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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
734 PM EST WED FEB 20 2002

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         54    348 PM  69    1930  39     15       52       
  MINIMUM         32    704 AM  -3    1936  21     11       34       
  AVERAGE         43                        30     13       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.16 1921   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.81                      2.08  -1.27     2.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.28                      9.52  -5.24     6.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.07                      5.92  -3.85     3.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          17.2  1934  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM       19.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.0                      MM     MM       37.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.0                      MM     MM       37.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           22                        36    -14       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  647                       771   -124      723       
  SINCE DEC 1   2463                      3124   -661     3163       
  SINCE JUL 1   3504                      4316   -812     4451       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        63      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -2      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 20 2002......SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   530 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 21 2002......SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   531 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.