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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
307 AM EST WED MAR 24 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         44        MM  75    1938  50     -6       53        
  MINIMUM         15        MM   9    1934  30    -15       37        
  AVERAGE         30                        40    -10       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.70 1950   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      2.84  -1.54     2.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.30                      2.84  -1.54     2.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.53                      9.64  -5.11     8.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  1993   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.0                       6.5    0.5     11.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.0                       6.5    0.5     11.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.5                      43.4    2.1     72.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        25     10       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  652                       659     -7      706       
  SINCE MAR 1    652                       659     -7      706       
  SINCE JUL 1   5226                      5200     26     5553       
                                                                     
 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        74      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         7      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2004.........SUNRISE   547 AM EST   SUNSET   608 PM EST   
MARCH 25 2004.........SUNRISE   545 AM EST   SUNSET   609 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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