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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
139 AM EST THU FEB 17 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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         55    242 PM  72    1954  38     17       29       
  MINIMUM         32    657 AM -24    1943  20     12        6       
  AVERAGE         44                        29     15       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.27          1.11 1993   0.10   0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.92                      1.68   0.24     1.64    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.62                      9.12   1.50     8.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.39                      5.52   0.87     3.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            10.6  1958   0.4   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                       6.5   -3.4      4.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     40.4                      29.2   11.2     38.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     41.9                      32.7    9.2     38.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        37    -16       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  493                       608   -115      606       
  SINCE DEC 1   2843                      2880    -37     3023       
  SINCE JUL 1   3992                      4125   -133     4154       
                                                                     
 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        64      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -6      1922                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   644 AM EST   SUNSET   526 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   642 AM EST   SUNSET   528 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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