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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1258 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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    356 PM  79    1990  48     -6       38       
  MINIMUM         29    644 AM   9    1992  28      1       26       
  AVERAGE         36                        38     -2       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1974   0.13  -0.13     0.50    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.93  -0.92     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.01                      1.93  -0.92     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.32                      8.73  -0.41     4.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.1  1976   0.3   -0.3      5.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.5                       4.8    8.7      5.7     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.5                       4.8    8.7      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      41.7   26.9     44.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        27      2       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  592                       479    113      407       
  SINCE MAR 1    592                       479    113      407       
  SINCE JUL 1   5063                      5020     43     4981       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        74      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         6      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM EST   SUNSET   600 PM EST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM EST   SUNSET   601 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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