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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1226 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         42    224 PM  61    1966  35      7       41       
  MINIMUM         27   1156 PM  -8    1918  18      9       34       
  AVERAGE         35                        27      8       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1923   0.12  -0.12     0.96    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.96    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.96                      3.72   1.24     4.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.7  1971   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     23.4                       8.8   14.6     14.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.4                      12.3   11.1     25.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        38     -8       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        38     -8       27       
  SINCE DEC 1   1016                      1092    -76     1108       
  SINCE JUL 1   2147                      2337   -190     2365       
                                                                     
 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          M400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        57      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18        -8      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2004.......SUNRISE   719 AM EST   SUNSET   431 PM EST   
JANUARY  3 2004.......SUNRISE   719 AM EST   SUNSET   432 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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