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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1255 AM EST WED MAR 3 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         64R       MM  63    1991  42     22       40        
  MINIMUM         38        MM   4    1962  24     14       33        
  AVERAGE         51                        33     18       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.06 1947   0.11  -0.11     0.68    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.22  -0.22     0.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.22  -0.22     0.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.23                      7.02  -3.79     6.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             7.9  1948   0.3   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     38.5                      37.5    1.0     61.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        32    -18       28       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        65    -31       63       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        65    -31       63       
  SINCE JUL 1   4608                      4606      2     4910       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        63      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24         4      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   622 AM EST   SUNSET   544 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2004.........SUNRISE   620 AM EST   SUNSET   545 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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