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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1239 AM EST WED DEC 22 2004

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         28    959 PM  60    1957  37     -9       35       
  MINIMUM         -1    247 AM  -6    1942  21    -22       17       
  AVERAGE         14                        29    -15       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.96 1973   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.95                      2.43   0.52     4.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.95                      2.43   0.52     4.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.04                     44.99  -3.95    54.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1975   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.6                       5.0    1.6     23.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.6                       5.0    1.6     23.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.1                       8.5   -0.4     23.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        36     15       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  688                       684      4      740       
  SINCE DEC 1    688                       684      4      740       
  SINCE JUL 1   1837                      1929    -92     1871       
                                                                     
 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   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        59      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -4      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2004......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   423 PM EST   
DECEMBER 23 2004......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   424 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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