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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
551 PM EDT SUN AUG 8 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 2004...
VALID AS OF 0500 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         76    343 PM  98    2001  84     -8       74       
  MINIMUM         54    439 AM  49    1957  62     -8       68       
  AVERAGE         65                        73     -8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.42 1937   0.12  -0.12     0.53    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      0.96   0.42     4.67    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.86                      8.48  -0.62    13.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.59                     27.41  -4.82    30.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     52                        41     11       51       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                         3      2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         8     -8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        69    -15       80       
  SINCE JUN 1    390                       490   -100      460       
  SINCE JAN 1    432                       534   -102      463       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        48      1989                    
                                                                     
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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