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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
147 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         84    206 PM  98    1953  79      5       71       
  MINIMUM         65   1149 PM  36    1965  57      8       52       
  AVERAGE         75                        68      7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.95 1954   0.14  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.27                      3.98   0.29     5.76    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.75                     11.50  -0.75    14.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.48                     30.43  -4.95    31.48    
                                                                     
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        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        12     -7        3       
  SINCE JUN 1     54                        53      1       54       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        15     -8        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         5      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       220     -4      299       
  SINCE JUN 1    552                       641    -89      679       
  SINCE JAN 1    594                       685    -91      682       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        44      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2004.....SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   724 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2004.....SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   722 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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