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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
146 AM EDT SAT MAY 29 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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    525 PM  93    1977  76     -5       67       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  38    1997  52      4       53       
  AVERAGE         64                        64      0       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.59          2.16 1906   0.14   0.45     0.57    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      3.97  -0.82     4.29    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.49                     11.71  -0.22    10.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.72                     18.51  -3.79    16.14    
                                                                     
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        1                         3     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       186    -67      241       
  SINCE MAR 1   1377                      1516   -139     1649       
  SINCE JUL 1   5951                      6057   -106     6496       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        31      9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        37      5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     42                        37      5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          M600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        37      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2004...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 PM EDT   
MAY 30 2004...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 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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