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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
140 AM EDT SUN MAY 16 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         89R   229 PM  88    1951  72     17       70       
  MINIMUM         60    553 AM  34    1996  48     12       46       
  AVERAGE         75                        60     15       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.93 1972   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.10                      2.11  -1.01     1.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.44                      9.85  -0.41     7.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.67                     16.65  -3.98    13.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      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                         6     -6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       126    -37      121       
  SINCE MAR 1   1347                      1456   -109     1529       
  SINCE JUL 1   5921                      5997    -76     6376       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         1      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        11     20        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        17     16        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        17     16        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2004...........SUNRISE   529 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   528 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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