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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
222 AM EDT SUN AUG 8 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         74    117 PM 100    1918  84    -10       84       
  MINIMUM         50    514 AM  48    1957  62    -12       69       
  AVERAGE         62                        73    -11       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1946   0.12  -0.12     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      0.84   0.54     4.14    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.86                      8.36  -0.50    13.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.59                     27.29  -4.70    29.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     52                        41     11       51       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                         3      2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        61     -7       74       
  SINCE JUN 1    390                       482    -92      454       
  SINCE JAN 1    432                       526    -94      457       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        98      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        49      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2004........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
AUGUST  9 2004........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 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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