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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
247 AM EST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         46    429 PM  74    1945  48     -2       28       
  MINIMUM         26    631 AM   6    1916  29     -3       24       
  AVERAGE         36                        38     -2       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.45 1972   0.13  -0.13     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      2.06  -1.05     1.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.01                      2.06  -1.05     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.32                      8.86  -0.54     4.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1993   0.3   -0.3      0.4     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.5                       5.1    8.4      6.1     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.5                       5.1    8.4      6.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      42.0   26.6     44.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        27      2       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  621                       506    115      446       
  SINCE MAR 1    621                       506    115      446       
  SINCE JUL 1   5092                      5047     45     5020       
                                                                     
 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   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        70      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         1      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM EST   SUNSET   601 PM EST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM EST   SUNSET   602 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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