783 CDUS41 KBOX 180612 CLIBDL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 101 AM EST THU MAR 18 2004 ................................... ...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 28 MM 74 1945 48 -20 68 MINIMUM 24 MM 6 1916 29 -5 33 AVERAGE 26 38 -12 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 1.45 1972 0.13 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.02 2.06 -1.04 1.66 SINCE MAR 1 1.02 2.06 -1.04 1.66 SINCE JAN 1 4.25 8.86 -4.61 7.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.4 2.5 1993 0.3 0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.1 5.1 1.0 11.0 SINCE MAR 1 6.1 5.1 1.0 11.0 SINCE JUL 1 44.6 42.0 2.6 72.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 39 27 12 14 MONTH TO DATE 446 506 -60 586 SINCE MAR 1 446 506 -60 586 SINCE JUL 1 5020 5047 -27 5433 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 63 1200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 70 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 1 1956 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE 557 AM EST SUNSET 601 PM EST MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE 555 AM EST SUNSET 602 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$