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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1248 AM EST THU JAN 8 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         22   1250 PM  62    1907  34    -12       27       
  MINIMUM         14    755 AM   1    1912  17     -3       16       
  AVERAGE         18                        26     -8       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.46 1938   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      0.85   0.09     1.98    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.90                      4.45   1.45     5.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.94                      0.85   0.09     1.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.8  1977   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                       2.8   -1.5     10.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     24.7                      11.2   13.5     24.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.7                      14.7   10.0     35.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        39      8       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  236                       269    -33      258       
  SINCE DEC 1   1222                      1323   -101     1339       
  SINCE JUL 1   2353                      2568   -215     2596       
                                                                     
 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  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74          M200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        59      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17        -7      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2004.......SUNRISE   718 AM EST   SUNSET   436 PM EST   
JANUARY  9 2004.......SUNRISE   718 AM EST   SUNSET   437 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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