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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
151 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         78    445 PM  96    1913  83     -5       81       
  MINIMUM         54    502 AM  45    1979  61     -7       64       
  AVERAGE         66                        72     -6       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.85 1962   0.13  -0.12     0.52    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.97                      2.13   0.84     5.67    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.45                      9.65  -0.20    14.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.18                     28.58  -4.40    31.39    
                                                                     
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        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                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         7     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       138    -34      202       
  SINCE JUN 1    440                       559   -119      582       
  SINCE JAN 1    482                       603   -121      585       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (180)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1941                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2004........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
AUGUST 19 2004........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 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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