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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
851 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         78    357 PM  90    1936  73      5       75       
  MINIMUM         55   1253 AM  31    1984  49      6       34       
  AVERAGE         67                        61      6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01          1.94 1922   0.15  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      2.56  -1.13     1.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.77                     10.30  -0.53     7.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.00                     17.10  -4.10    13.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         5     -5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                       143    -54      156       
  SINCE MAR 1   1347                      1473   -126     1564       
  SINCE JUL 1   5921                      6014    -93     6411       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        14     23        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        20     19        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     39                        20     19        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        94      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        35      2002                    
                                             1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   527 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2004...........SUNRISE   526 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 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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