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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
152 AM EDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         50    227 PM  93    2000  69    -19       85       
  MINIMUM         43   1116 PM  28    2001  45     -2       51       
  AVERAGE         47                        57    -10       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.88 1908   0.14  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.98  -0.54     0.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.82                      8.72   1.10     9.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.13                     15.52   1.61    12.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     19.0                       9.9    9.1      7.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     74.1                      46.8   27.3     45.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                         9      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                        68     52       55       
  SINCE MAR 1   1509                      1398    111     1313       
  SINCE JUL 1   5980                      5939     41     5887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         9     -6        6       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         9     -6        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  17   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   538 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 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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