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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
319 AM EDT SUN APR 30 2006

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         66    418 PM  91    1974  65      1       65       
  MINIMUM         37    447 AM  30    1949  42     -5       35       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.19 1996   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.89                      3.73   0.16     5.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.67                      7.61  -2.94     8.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.16                     14.41  -1.25    16.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1909   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       1.8   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.0                       9.8   -3.8     19.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     69.9                      46.7   23.2     74.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        11      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  399                       475    -76      396       
  SINCE MAR 1   1236                      1319    -83     1376       
  SINCE JUL 1   5406                      5860   -454     5847       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         5     -4        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         5     -4        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        31      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   548 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   547 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 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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