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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
152 AM EDT TUE AUG 24 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         82    408 PM  91    1916  81      1       82       
  MINIMUM         54    504 AM  42    1988  60     -6       58       
  AVERAGE         68                        70     -2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.13 1970   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.23                      2.91   1.32     5.75    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.71                     10.43   0.28    14.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.44                     29.36  -3.92    31.47    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         4      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     53                        45      8       51       
  SINCE JUL 1      6                         7     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       177    -41      263       
  SINCE JUN 1    472                       598   -126      643       
  SINCE JAN 1    514                       642   -128      646       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        94      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        43      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2004........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   737 PM EDT   
AUGUST 25 2004........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 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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