000 CDUS41 KBOX 240547 CLIBDL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1235 AM EST THU MAR 24 2005 ................................... ...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 45 328 PM 75 1938 50 -5 44 MINIMUM 30 551 AM 9 1934 30 0 15 AVERAGE 38 40 -2 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 0.70 1950 0.13 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.16 2.84 -1.68 1.30 SINCE MAR 1 1.16 2.84 -1.68 1.30 SINCE JAN 1 8.47 9.64 -1.17 4.53 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 2.2 R 0.7 1993 0.2 2.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 15.7 6.5 9.2 7.0 SINCE MAR 1 15.7 6.5 9.2 7.0 SINCE JUL 1 70.8 43.4 27.4 45.5 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 25 2 35 MONTH TO DATE 786 659 127 652 SINCE MAR 1 786 659 127 652 SINCE JUL 1 5257 5200 57 5226 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 900 PM LOWEST 27 400 PM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 74 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 7 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE 547 AM EST SUNSET 608 PM EST MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE 545 AM EST SUNSET 609 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$