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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
900 PM EDT FRI OCT 8 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0900 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        MM  85    1990  66     10       75        
  MINIMUM         43        MM  27    1954  43      0       37        
  AVERAGE         60                        55      5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.82 1998   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.04  -0.91     0.08    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.39                      5.17   3.22    11.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.87                     35.60  -1.73    42.68    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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            5                        11     -6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        76      6      130       
  SINCE SEP 1    146                       196    -50      187       
  SINCE JUL 1    153                       211    -58      190       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     68                        73     -5       47       
  SINCE JAN 1    662                       758    -96      729       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        83      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        28      2001                    
                                             1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2004.......SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   620 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  9 2004.......SUNRISE   657 AM EDT   SUNSET   618 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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