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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
143 AM EDT TUE MAY 4 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         61    205 AM  93    2001  67     -6       65       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  30    1964  44      0       42       
  AVERAGE         53                        55     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.76          2.17 1934   0.14   0.62     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.42   0.37     0.63    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.13                      8.16   0.97     6.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.36                     14.96  -2.60    12.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   T     MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.0                       9.9   -2.9     13.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.5                      47.8   -2.3     74.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        10      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        31    -16       19       
  SINCE MAR 1   1273                      1361    -88     1427       
  SINCE JUL 1   5847                      5902    -55     6274       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         6     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         6     -3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77          M800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   542 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
MAY  5 2004...........SUNRISE   541 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 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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