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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1242 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         43    349 PM  68    1990  40      3       38       
  MINIMUM         26    659 AM  -3    1907  22      4       26       
  AVERAGE         35                        31      4       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.83 2003   0.11  -0.11     0.83    
                                      1919                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.76                      2.41  -0.65     3.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.19                      9.85  -1.66     9.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.23                      6.25  -3.02     5.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1935   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       9.3   -5.3     21.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     38.5                      32.0    6.5     50.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     38.5                      35.5    3.0     61.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        35     -5       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  846                       856    -10      927       
  SINCE DEC 1   3263                      3128    135     3366       
  SINCE JUL 1   4394                      4373     21     4623       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        73      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -4      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2004......SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   534 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 25 2004......SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   535 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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