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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
337 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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    136 PM  91    2001  67    -10       58       
  MINIMUM         36    411 AM  28    1985  44     -8       39       
  AVERAGE         47                        56     -9       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.47 1984   0.14  -0.14     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.56  -0.22     0.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.72                      8.30   1.42     9.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.03                     15.10   1.93    12.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      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       18                        10      8       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        41     24       31       
  SINCE MAR 1   1454                      1371     83     1289       
  SINCE JUL 1   5925                      5912     13     5863       
                                                                     
 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  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        33      2004                    
                                             1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 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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