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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
143 AM EDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         64    423 PM  99    1996  73     -9       76       
  MINIMUM         44    459 AM  30    2002  49     -5       49       
  AVERAGE         54                        61     -7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1969   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      2.85  -2.10     1.60    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.13                     10.59  -0.46     9.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.44                     17.39   0.05    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       11                         5      6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  228                       153     75       93       
  SINCE MAR 1   1617                      1483    134     1351       
  SINCE JUL 1   6088                      6024     64     5925       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16       37       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        22    -19       39       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        22    -19       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   525 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 PM EDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   524 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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