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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1241 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         32    231 PM  60    1973  34     -2       31       
  MINIMUM         12    450 AM  -9    1971  17     -5        6       
  AVERAGE         22                        25     -3       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.11 1994   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.02                      2.15  -1.13     1.98    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.98                      5.75   0.23     5.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.02                      2.15  -1.13     1.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.2  1978   0.5   -0.5     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       7.8   -4.4     10.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     26.8                      16.2   10.6     24.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.8                      19.7    7.1     35.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        40      3       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  763                       663    100      663       
  SINCE DEC 1   1749                      1717     32     1744       
  SINCE JUL 1   2880                      2962    -82     3001       
                                                                     
 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   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        63      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -17      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2004.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   447 PM EST   
JANUARY 19 2004.......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   449 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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