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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
219 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         64   1131 AM  93    2001  67     -3       66       
  MINIMUM         34    507 AM  30    1943  43     -9       58       
  AVERAGE         49                        55     -6       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          1.83 1989   0.14   0.12     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.28   0.02     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.68                      8.02   1.66     8.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.99                     14.82   2.17    11.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2001   T     MM        0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     19.0                       9.9    9.1      7.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     74.1                      47.8   26.3     45.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        10      6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        21      9        3       
  SINCE MAR 1   1419                      1351     68     1261       
  SINCE JUL 1   5890                      5892     -2     5835       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         6     -3        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         6     -3        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        30      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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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