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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
219 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         57    320 PM  93    2001  67    -10       61       
  MINIMUM         39    515 AM  30    1964  44     -5       44       
  AVERAGE         48                        55     -7       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.17 1934   0.14  -0.10     0.76    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.42  -0.08     0.79    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.72                      8.16   1.56     9.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.03                     14.96   2.07    12.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   T     MM       MM       
                                      2001                          
                                      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       17                        10      7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        31     16       15       
  SINCE MAR 1   1436                      1361     75     1273       
  SINCE JUL 1   5907                      5902      5     5847       
                                                                     
 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 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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