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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
101 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         43   1108 AM  63    2000  38      5       50       
  MINIMUM         22   1152 PM  -6    1942  22      0       27       
  AVERAGE         33                        30      3       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.20 1970   0.11  -0.11     0.88    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.56                      1.99   0.57     4.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.56                      1.99   0.57     4.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.65                     44.55  -3.90    54.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.6  1970   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                       3.8   -2.5     23.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.3                       3.8   -2.5     23.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.8                       7.3   -4.5     23.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        35     -3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  505                       543    -38      599       
  SINCE DEC 1    505                       543    -38      599       
  SINCE JUL 1   1654                      1788   -134     1730       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    662                       759    -97      729       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    51           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        57      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -6      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2004......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   421 PM EST   
DECEMBER 19 2004......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   422 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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