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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
556 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         50    451 PM  69    1974  44      6       48       
  MINIMUM         34    657 AM  -6    2003  25      9       33       
  AVERAGE         42                        35      7       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1967   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.81  -0.65     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.16                      0.81  -0.65     0.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.47                      7.61  -0.14     3.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.4  1996   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.5                       2.1    0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.5                       2.1    0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.6                      39.0   18.6     38.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        30     -7       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  252                       221     31      141       
  SINCE MAR 1    252                       221     31      141       
  SINCE JUL 1   4723                      4762    -39     4715       
                                                                     
 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        69      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         4      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM EST   SUNSET   549 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM EST   SUNSET   551 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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