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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
202 AM EDT THU APR 8 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         56        MM  90    1991  56      0       36        
  MINIMUM         37        MM  14    1982  35      2       26        
  AVERAGE         47                        46      1       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.70 1924   0.13  -0.13     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      0.91   0.26     0.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.05                      4.79  -0.74     4.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.28                     11.59  -4.31     9.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1938   0.1   -0.1      1.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      1.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.0                       8.8   -1.8     12.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.5                      45.7   -0.2     73.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        19     -1       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       142     26      214       
  SINCE MAR 1    969                       986    -17     1067       
  SINCE JUL 1   5543                      5527     16     5914       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        89      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        20      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2004.........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   724 PM EDT   
APRIL  9 2004.........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   726 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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