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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
210 AM EDT MON MAY 22 2006

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         68   1229 PM  93    1996  74     -6       69       
  MINIMUM         43   1120 PM  34    2002  50     -7       39       
  AVERAGE         56                        62     -6       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          2.35 1919   0.14  -0.04     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.42                      2.99   3.43     0.77    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.09                     10.73   0.36    10.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.58                     17.53   2.05    17.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1989   0.0   MM        0.0     
  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        9                         5      4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       158     37      239       
  SINCE MAR 1   1442                      1488    -46     1628       
  SINCE JUL 1   5612                      6029   -417     6099       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        17    -16        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        23    -21        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        23    -21        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2006...........SUNRISE   524 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
MAY 23 2006...........SUNRISE   524 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 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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