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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
801 PM EST SUN MAR 16 2003

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2003...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         63    456 PM  79    1990  48     15       53       
  MINIMUM         25    623 AM   9    1992  28     -3       28       
  AVERAGE         44                        38      6       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.53 1974   0.13  -0.13     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.66                      1.93  -0.27     1.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.66                      1.93  -0.27     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.21                      8.73  -1.52     4.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           7.1  1976   0.3   -0.3     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   11.0                       4.8    6.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     11.0                       4.8    6.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     72.1                      41.7   30.4      8.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           21                        27     -6       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  572                       479     93      411       
  SINCE MAR 1    572                       479     93      411       
  SINCE JUL 1   5419                      5020    399     4113       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        74      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         6      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2003.........SUNRISE   602 AM EST   SUNSET   558 PM EST   
MARCH 17 2003.........SUNRISE   600 AM EST   SUNSET   559 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.