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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
122 AM EDT MON MAY 17 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         77    501 PM  91    1965  72      5       60       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  35    1947  48     10       45       
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          1.34 1912   0.15   0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.42                      2.26  -0.84     1.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.76                     10.00  -0.24     7.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.99                     16.80  -3.81    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       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       132    -43      133       
  SINCE MAR 1   1347                      1462   -115     1541       
  SINCE JUL 1   5921                      6003    -82     6388       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        12     22        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     36                        18     18        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        18     18        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        33      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   528 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   527 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 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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