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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
437 PM EDT SAT MAY 4 2002

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2002...
VALID AS OF 0400 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         68    253 PM  91    2001  67      1       91       
  MINIMUM         43    521 AM  28    1985  44     -1       56       
  AVERAGE         56                        56      0       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.47 1984   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.56  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.53                      8.30  -0.77     7.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.24                     15.10  -4.86    12.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2001  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.0                      MM     MM       14.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.0                      MM     MM       53.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            9                         9      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        40     17        0       
  SINCE MAR 1   1281                      1382   -101     1412       
  SINCE JUL 1   4983                      5977   -994     6163       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1       28       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                         7     36       39       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                         7     36       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        33      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2002...........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
MAY  5 2002...........SUNRISE   542 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.