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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
152 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         85    345 PM  96    1913  83      2       78       
  MINIMUM         62    516 AM  45    1979  61      1       54       
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.85 1962   0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      2.13  -0.91     2.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.47                      9.65   1.82     9.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.27                     28.58   1.69    24.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE JUN 1     18                        41    -23       52       
  SINCE JUL 1      4                         3      1        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         7      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       138     84      112       
  SINCE JUN 1    766                       559    207      448       
  SINCE JAN 1    769                       603    166      490       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1941                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 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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