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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1240 AM EST MON JAN 5 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         48   1147 AM  61    1993  34     14       34       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  -7    1981  18     18       28       
  AVERAGE         42                        26     16       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          1.86 1982   0.12   0.16     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.48   0.01     1.86    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.45                      4.08   1.37     5.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.49                      0.48   0.01     1.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             8.1  1923   0.4   MM        1.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       1.6   -0.5      8.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     24.5                      10.0   14.5     22.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.5                      13.5   11.0     33.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        38    -15       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       152    -34      136       
  SINCE DEC 1   1104                      1206   -102     1217       
  SINCE JUL 1   2235                      2451   -216     2474       
                                                                     
 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   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        63      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -10      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2004.......SUNRISE   719 AM EST   SUNSET   433 PM EST   
JANUARY  6 2004.......SUNRISE   719 AM EST   SUNSET   434 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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