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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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   1201 PM  92    2000  69    -12       62       
  MINIMUM         44    447 AM  31    1968  46     -2       40       
  AVERAGE         51                        57     -6       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.27 1931   0.14  -0.14     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      1.12  -0.68     0.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.82                      8.86   0.96     9.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.13                     15.66   1.47    12.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      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       14                         8      6       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                        76     58       69       
  SINCE MAR 1   1523                      1406    117     1327       
  SINCE JUL 1   5994                      5947     47     5901       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        10     -7        6       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        10     -7        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        97      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   536 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 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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