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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
200 AM EDT TUE MAY 24 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         61    408 PM  96    1964  74    -13       82       
  MINIMUM         41    434 AM  37    1976  50     -9       49       
  AVERAGE         51                        62    -11       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          2.07 1931   0.14   0.02     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      3.27  -2.21     1.76    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.44                     11.01  -0.57    10.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.75                     17.81  -0.06    13.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      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       14                         4     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  267                       167    100      101       
  SINCE MAR 1   1656                      1497    159     1359       
  SINCE JUL 1   6127                      6038     89     5933       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        21    -21       40       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        27    -24       42       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        27    -24       42       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   523 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   522 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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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