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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1245 AM EST WED JAN 5 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    311 PM  61    1993  34     15       48       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  -7    1981  18     21       36       
  AVERAGE         44                        26     18       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          1.86 1982   0.12   0.21     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      0.48   0.21     0.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.92                      4.08   0.84     5.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.69                      0.48   0.21     0.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.1  1923   0.4   -0.4     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      1.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.6                      10.0   -0.4     24.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.1                      13.5   -2.4     24.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        38    -17       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       152    -57      118       
  SINCE DEC 1   1161                      1206    -45     1104       
  SINCE JUL 1   2310                      2451   -141     2235       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (350)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        63      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -10      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM EST   SUNSET   434 PM EST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM EST   SUNSET   435 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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