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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
227 AM EST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         45    259 PM  70    1999  48     -3       34       
  MINIMUM         26    627 AM   1    1956  29     -3       23       
  AVERAGE         36                        39     -3       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1936   0.13  -0.13     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      2.19  -1.18     1.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.01                      2.19  -1.18     1.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.32                      8.99  -0.67     4.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.4  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.5                       5.4    8.1      6.6     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.5                       5.4    8.1      6.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      42.3   26.3     45.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        26      3       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  650                       532    118      482       
  SINCE MAR 1    650                       532    118      482       
  SINCE JUL 1   5121                      5073     48     5056       
                                                                     
 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   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
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    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        67      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -6      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM EST   SUNSET   602 PM EST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   554 AM EST   SUNSET   603 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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