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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         68    500 PM  89    2004  72     -4       89       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  34    1996  48      4       60       
  AVERAGE         60                        60      0       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          1.93 1972   0.15   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      2.11  -1.43     1.10    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.06                      9.85   0.21     9.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.37                     16.65   0.72    12.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      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        5                         6     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  186                       126     60       89       
  SINCE MAR 1   1575                      1456    119     1347       
  SINCE JUL 1   6046                      5997     49     5921       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11       31       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        17    -14       33       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        17    -14       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   529 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   528 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 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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