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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
140 AM EDT THU MAY 13 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         90R   331 PM  89    2001  71     19       61       
  MINIMUM         56    427 AM  32    1983  47      9       47       
  AVERAGE         73                        59     14       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.19 1968   0.14  -0.14     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.10                      1.68  -0.58     1.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.44                      9.42   0.02     7.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.67                     16.22  -3.55    13.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      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        0                         7     -7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                       106    -19       95       
  SINCE MAR 1   1345                      1436    -91     1503       
  SINCE JUL 1   5919                      5977    -58     6350       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         8      9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        14      5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        14      5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   0   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        87      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        32      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2004...........SUNRISE   532 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 PM EDT   
MAY 14 2004...........SUNRISE   531 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 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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