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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
338 PM EST TUE FEB 22 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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         28   1237 AM  63    1930  39    -11       37       
  MINIMUM         21    740 AM  -2    1972  21      0       31       
  AVERAGE         25                        30     -5       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          1.76 1912   0.11   0.15     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.18                      2.19  -0.01     1.76    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.88                      9.63   1.25     8.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.65                      6.03   0.62     3.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        3.4           8.7  1947   0.4    3.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.5                       8.5   -2.0      4.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     43.8                      31.2   12.6     38.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.3                      34.7   10.6     38.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        35      5       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  692                       786    -94      786       
  SINCE DEC 1   3042                      3058    -16     3203       
  SINCE JUL 1   4191                      4303   -112     4334       
                                                                     
 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   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        69      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -2      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   533 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   534 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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