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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
430 AM EDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         62    517 PM  93    1949  68     -6       62       
  MINIMUM         30R   505 AM  33    2004  44    -14       33       
                                      1974                          
  AVERAGE         46                        56    -10       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.86 1922   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.70  -0.36     0.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.72                      8.44   1.28     9.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.03                     15.24   1.79    12.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1917   T      0.0     MM       
  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       19                         9     10       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        50     34       48       
  SINCE MAR 1   1473                      1380     93     1306       
  SINCE JUL 1   5944                      5921     23     5880       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         7     -4        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         7     -4        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
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    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   539 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 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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