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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
150 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         62        MM  92    2000  69     -7       63        
  MINIMUM         40        MM  31    1968  46     -6       49        
  AVERAGE         51                        57     -6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.27 1931   0.14  -0.12     0.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      1.12  -0.28     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.18                      8.86   0.32     7.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.41                     15.66  -3.25    12.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM       MM       
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  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       14                         8      6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        76     -7       67       
  SINCE MAR 1   1327                      1406    -79     1475       
  SINCE JUL 1   5901                      5947    -46     6322       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         4      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        10     -4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        10     -4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (160)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     19          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        97      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2004...........SUNRISE   536 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
MAY 10 2004...........SUNRISE   535 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 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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