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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
156 AM EDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         69    304 PM  93    1996  74     -5       79       
  MINIMUM         39    229 AM  34    2002  50    -11       54       
  AVERAGE         54                        62     -8       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.35 1919   0.14  -0.12     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.77                      2.99  -2.22     1.72    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.15                     10.73  -0.58    10.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.46                     17.53  -0.07    13.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1989   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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       11                         5      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       158     81       93       
  SINCE MAR 1   1628                      1488    140     1351       
  SINCE JUL 1   6099                      6029     70     5925       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        17    -17       39       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        23    -20       41       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        23    -20       41       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   524 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   523 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 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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