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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
145 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2005

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         38    312 PM  63    2000  38      0       43       
  MINIMUM         19   1047 PM  -6    1942  22     -3       22       
  AVERAGE         29                        30     -1       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1970   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      1.99  -0.42     2.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.57                      1.99  -0.42     2.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.10                     44.55  10.55    40.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.6  1970   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   12.7                       3.8    8.9      1.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.7                       3.8    8.9      1.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.0                       7.3    8.7      2.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        35      1       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  660                       543    117      505       
  SINCE DEC 1    660                       543    117      505       
  SINCE JUL 1   1738                      1788    -50     1654       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1013                       759    254      662       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
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    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        57      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -6      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   421 PM EST   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   422 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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