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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
151 AM EDT THU AUG 14 2003

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         90    334 PM  98    2002  83      7       98       
  MINIMUM         72    117 AM  45    1957  61     11       66       
  AVERAGE         81                        72      9       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1955   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.06                      1.61   3.45     0.87    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.98                      9.13   4.85     8.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.78                     28.06   2.72    23.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        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 JUN 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                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     51                        41     10       57       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         3     -3        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         8      8       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       109     44      139       
  SINCE JUN 1    533                       530      3      593       
  SINCE JAN 1    536                       574    -38      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        99      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1941                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 14 2003........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
AUGUST 15 2003........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.