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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
100 AM EST WED FEB 12 2003

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 11 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         29    156 AM  61    1981  37     -8       53       
  MINIMUM         10    858 PM  -9    1979  19     -9       15       
  AVERAGE         20                        28     -8       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.80 1960   0.10  -0.08     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      1.18  -0.53     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.59                      8.62  -2.03     4.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.81                      5.02  -2.21     1.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            11.2  1933   0.4   -0.4     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    6.3                       4.5    1.8      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     35.0                      27.2    7.8      8.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.0                      30.7   15.3      8.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        38      7       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  407                       423    -16      371       
  SINCE DEC 1   2846                      2695    151     2187       
  SINCE JUL 1   4103                      3940    163     3228       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        54      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -13      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 12 2003......SUNRISE   651 AM EST   SUNSET   519 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 13 2003......SUNRISE   650 AM EST   SUNSET   521 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.