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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
745 AM EST SUN FEB 29 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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         53        MM  66    1976  42     11       36        
  MINIMUM         29        MM  -1    1920  23      6       14        
  AVERAGE         41                        32      9       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1984   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.76                      2.96  -1.20     3.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.19                     10.40  -2.21     9.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.23                      6.80  -3.57     5.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.7  1949   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                      10.7   -6.7     21.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     38.5                      33.4    5.1     50.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     38.5                      36.9    1.6     61.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        33     -9       40       
  MONTH TO DATE 1002                      1024    -22     1151       
  SINCE DEC 1   3419                      3296    123     3590       
  SINCE JUL 1   4550                      4541      9     4847       
                                                                     
 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  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    44          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    36                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        64      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23         7      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 29 2004......SUNRISE   627 AM EST   SUNSET   540 PM EST   
MARCH  1 2004.........SUNRISE   625 AM EST   SUNSET   541 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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