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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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    352 PM  94    1962  73     -5       71       
  MINIMUM         42    407 AM  35    2002  49     -7       54       
                                      1944                          
  AVERAGE         55                        61     -6       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.23 1999   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      2.71  -1.96     1.60    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.13                     10.45  -0.32     9.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.44                     17.25   0.19    13.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      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       10                         5      5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       148     69       91       
  SINCE MAR 1   1606                      1478    128     1349       
  SINCE JUL 1   6077                      6019     58     5923       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15       37       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        21    -18       39       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        21    -18       39       
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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 (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        99      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   526 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   525 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 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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