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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
602 AM EST SUN MAR 13 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         37    345 PM  69    1977  46     -9       42       
  MINIMUM         20   1132 PM   6    1984  27     -7       31       
  AVERAGE         29                        37     -8       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.61 1962   0.12  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.41  -0.40     0.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.01                      1.41  -0.40     0.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.32                      8.21   0.11     3.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.6          10.0  1959   0.3    2.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   13.5                       3.6    9.9      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.5                       3.6    9.9      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      40.5   28.1     39.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        29      7       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  462                       368     94      282       
  SINCE MAR 1    462                       368     94      282       
  SINCE JUL 1   4933                      4909     24     4856       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        79      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         5      1941                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM EST   SUNSET   555 PM EST   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM EST   SUNSET   556 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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