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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
841 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 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         81        MM  98    1948  80      1       86        
  MINIMUM         62        MM  45    1954  59      3       66        
  AVERAGE         72                        69      3       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.77 1971   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.24                      3.43   0.81     5.76    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.72                     10.95  -0.23    14.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.45                     29.88  -4.43    31.48    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         8     -3        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     54                        49      5       51       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        11     -4        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            7                         5      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       200    -41      291       
  SINCE JUN 1    495                       621   -126      671       
  SINCE JAN 1    537                       665   -128      674       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        99      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        43      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2004........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 PM EDT   
AUGUST 28 2004........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 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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