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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
235 AM EDT MON APR 17 2006

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2006...

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         62    423 PM  90    2002  60      2       65       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  21    1943  38      6       29       
  AVERAGE         53                        49      4       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.76 1996   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.74                      2.04  -0.30     2.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.52                      5.92  -3.40     5.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.01                     12.72  -1.71    13.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1992   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       1.7   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.0                       9.7   -3.7     19.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     69.9                      46.6   23.3     74.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        16     -4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       299    -56      248       
  SINCE MAR 1   1080                      1143    -63     1228       
  SINCE JUL 1   5250                      5684   -434     5699       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         1      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         1      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
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    63           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        95      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        25      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 PM EDT   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 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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