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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
147 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         71    402 PM  94    1962  73     -2       81       
  MINIMUM         54    831 PM  35    2002  49      5       38       
                                      1944                          
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.23 1999   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      2.71  -1.11     1.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.94                     10.45  -0.51     7.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.17                     17.25  -4.08    13.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      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        2                         5     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                       148    -57      161       
  SINCE MAR 1   1349                      1478   -129     1569       
  SINCE JUL 1   5923                      6019    -96     6416       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        15     22        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        21     18        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     39                        21     18        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (360)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        99      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2004...........SUNRISE   526 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 PM EDT   
MAY 21 2004...........SUNRISE   525 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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