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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
159 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         67    351 PM  91    1965  72     -5       77       
  MINIMUM         48    829 AM  35    1947  48      0       58       
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.34 1912   0.15  -0.08     0.32    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      2.26  -1.51     1.42    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.13                     10.00   0.13     9.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.44                     16.80   0.64    12.99    
                                                                     
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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  193                       132     61       89       
  SINCE MAR 1   1582                      1462    120     1347       
  SINCE JUL 1   6053                      6003     50     5921       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       34       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        18    -15       36       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        18    -15       36       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        33      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   528 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   527 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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