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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1246 AM EST MON FEB 23 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         39    100 PM  69    1997  40     -1       38       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM  -2    1916  21      9       34       
  AVERAGE         35                        31      4       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.11 1928   0.11  -0.11     0.90    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.76                      2.30  -0.54     2.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.19                      9.74  -1.55     8.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.23                      6.14  -2.91     4.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.3  1950   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       8.9   -4.9     21.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     38.5                      31.6    6.9     50.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     38.5                      35.1    3.4     61.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        35     -5       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  816                       821     -5      894       
  SINCE DEC 1   3233                      3093    140     3333       
  SINCE JUL 1   4364                      4338     26     4590       
                                                                     
 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  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
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    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        68      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -3      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2004......SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   533 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 24 2004......SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   534 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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