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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
112 AM EST TUE DEC 21 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         19   1236 AM  61    1957  37    -18       34       
  MINIMUM          0   1046 PM -10    1942  21    -21       22       
  AVERAGE         10                        29    -19       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.19 1936   0.11  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      2.32   0.36     4.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.68                      2.32   0.36     4.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.77                     44.88  -4.11    54.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.8 R         4.0  1966   0.3    4.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.6                       4.7    1.9     23.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.6                       4.7    1.9     23.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.1                       8.2   -0.1     23.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       55                        35     20       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  637                       648    -11      701       
  SINCE DEC 1    637                       648    -11      701       
  SINCE JUL 1   1786                      1893   -107     1832       
                                                                     
 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   N (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        60      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -6      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2004......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   423 PM EST   
DECEMBER 22 2004......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   423 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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