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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
121 AM EST THU JAN 29 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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         29    253 PM  63    1916  34     -5       21       
  MINIMUM         17   1240 AM -12    1961  17      0       -6       
  AVERAGE         23                        26     -3        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          1.56 1943   0.12   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      3.50  -2.03     2.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.43                      7.10  -0.67     5.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.47                      3.50  -2.03     2.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.6          11.0  1943   0.5    4.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.1                      13.3   -2.2     14.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     34.5                      21.7   12.8     28.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     34.5                      25.2    9.3     39.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        39      3       57       
  MONTH TO DATE 1289                      1101    188     1235       
  SINCE DEC 1   2275                      2155    120     2316       
  SINCE JUL 1   3406                      3400      6     3573       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74          M800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        66      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -10      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2004.......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   501 PM EST   
JANUARY 30 2004.......SUNRISE   706 AM EST   SUNSET   502 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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