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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
221 AM EDT MON MAY 8 2006

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         67    451 PM  93    2000  69     -2       50       
  MINIMUM         37    352 AM  28    2001  45     -8       43       
  AVERAGE         52                        57     -5       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1908   0.14  -0.14     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      0.98  -0.52     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.13                      8.72  -3.59     9.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.62                     15.52  -1.90    17.13    
                                                                     
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      6.0                       9.9   -3.9     19.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     69.9                      46.8   23.1     74.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         9      4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        68     -6      120       
  SINCE MAR 1   1309                      1398    -89     1509       
  SINCE JUL 1   5479                      5939   -460     5980       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         3     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         9     -7        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         9     -7        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2006...........SUNRISE   538 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2006...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 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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