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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1253 AM EST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         39    406 PM  78    1946  47     -8       42       
  MINIMUM         21    612 AM   7    1948  28     -7       20       
  AVERAGE         30                        37     -7       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1986   0.13  -0.13     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.67  -0.66     0.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.01                      1.67  -0.66     0.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.32                      8.47  -0.15     3.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.1  1958   0.3   -0.3     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   13.5                       4.2    9.3      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.5                       4.2    9.3      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      41.1   27.5     39.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        28      7       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  532                       424    108      350       
  SINCE MAR 1    532                       424    108      350       
  SINCE JUL 1   5003                      4965     38     4924       
                                                                     
 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 (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        73      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM EST   SUNSET   557 PM EST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   601 AM EST   SUNSET   559 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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