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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
551 PM EDT THU APR 8 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 2004...
VALID AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         55    300 PM  89    1991  57     -2       36       
  MINIMUM         32        MM  20    1982  35     -3       28        
  AVERAGE         44                        46     -2       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.44 1940   0.12  -0.12     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      1.03   0.14     0.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.05                      4.91  -0.86     4.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.28                     11.71  -4.43     9.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           4.3  1956   0.1   -0.1      1.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      2.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.0                       8.9   -1.9     13.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.5                      45.8   -0.3     74.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           21                        19      2       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       161     28      247       
  SINCE MAR 1    990                      1005    -15     1100       
  SINCE JUL 1   5564                      5546     18     5947       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        85      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        23      1977                    
                                                                     
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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