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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
126 AM EST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         42    711 AM  69    1987  45     -3       39       
  MINIMUM         15   1107 PM   4    1986  26    -11       30       
  AVERAGE         29                        35     -6       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.69          1.16 1941   0.12   0.57     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.93  -0.08     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.85                      0.93  -0.08     0.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.16                      7.73   0.43     3.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            11.3  1941   0.3   MM        0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.5                       2.4    0.1      0.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.5                       2.4    0.1      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     57.6                      39.3   18.3     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        30      6       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  288                       251     37      171       
  SINCE MAR 1    288                       251     37      171       
  SINCE JUL 1   4759                      4792    -33     4745       
                                                                     
 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   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         5      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM EST   SUNSET   551 PM EST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM EST   SUNSET   552 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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