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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         72        MM  89    1930  68      4       58        
  MINIMUM         43        MM  32    1992  45     -2       43        
  AVERAGE         58                        57      1       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.72 1991   0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      0.84  -0.02     0.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.16                      8.58   0.58     6.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.39                     15.38  -2.99    12.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1994   0.0    0.0     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.0                       9.9   -2.9     13.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.5                      46.8   -1.3     74.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         9     -2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        59     -4       58       
  SINCE MAR 1   1313                      1389    -76     1466       
  SINCE JUL 1   5887                      5930    -43     6313       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         2     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         8     -5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         8     -5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   539 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
MAY  8 2004...........SUNRISE   538 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 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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