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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
827 PM EDT SAT APR 17 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 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         77        MM  95    2002  61     16       50        
  MINIMUM         33        MM  25    1908  38     -5       32        
  AVERAGE         55                        49      6       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.74 1954   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.78                      2.17   1.61     1.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.66                      6.05   0.61     5.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.89                     12.85  -2.96    10.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.7  1935   0.1   -0.1     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      2.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.0                       9.8   -2.8     13.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.5                      46.7   -1.2     74.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           10                        16     -6       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  347                       315     32      396       
  SINCE MAR 1   1148                      1159    -11     1249       
  SINCE JUL 1   5722                      5700     22     6096       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        95      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        24      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2004.........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 PM EDT   
APRIL 18 2004.........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 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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