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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
234 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         33    438 PM  67    1974  43    -10       51       
  MINIMUM         14    616 AM   2    1950  25    -11       34       
  AVERAGE         24                        34    -10       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.59 1940   0.12  -0.12     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.45  -0.29     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      0.45  -0.29     0.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.47                      7.25   0.22     3.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1955   0.3   -0.3     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    2.5                       1.2    1.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.5                       1.2    1.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.6                      38.1   19.5     38.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        32      9       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       129     29       75       
  SINCE MAR 1    158                       129     29       75       
  SINCE JUL 1   4629                      4670    -41     4649       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        63      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         4      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM EST   SUNSET   546 PM EST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM EST   SUNSET   547 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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