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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
136 AM EDT SAT APR 30 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         65    415 PM  91    1974  65      0       74       
  MINIMUM         35    421 AM  30    1949  42     -7       40       
  AVERAGE         50                        54     -4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.19 1996   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.18                      3.73   1.45     5.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.87                      7.61   1.26     8.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.18                     14.41   1.77    11.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1909   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     19.0                       9.8    9.2      7.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     74.1                      46.7   27.4     45.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        11      4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  396                       475    -79      457       
  SINCE MAR 1   1376                      1319     57     1258       
  SINCE JUL 1   5847                      5860    -13     5832       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         4     -1        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         5     -2        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         5     -2        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        31      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   548 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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