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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1242 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         48    331 PM  65    1965  35     13       48       
  MINIMUM         24    124 AM -15    1917  19      5       32       
  AVERAGE         36                        27      9       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.09 1948   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.23                      3.60   0.63     4.96    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.23                      3.60   0.63     4.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.32                     46.16  -3.84    55.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1939   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.6                       8.4    1.2     23.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.6                       8.4    1.2     23.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.1                      11.9   -0.8     23.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        38     -9       25       
  MONTH TO DATE 1066                      1054     12      986       
  SINCE DEC 1   1066                      1054     12      986       
  SINCE JUL 1   2215                      2299    -84     2117       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        61      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18        -8      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM EST   SUNSET   430 PM EST   
JANUARY  2 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM EST   SUNSET   431 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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