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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
204 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

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...THE HARTFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         81    340 PM  98    1973  79      2       79       
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  39    1965  58      2       72       
  AVERAGE         71                        69      2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.42 1917   0.14  -0.14     0.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.36                      3.84   0.52     2.10    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.66                     11.36   4.30    12.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.05                     30.29   5.76    31.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        11     -4        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     42                        52    -10       18       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        14     -7        4       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       215     19      309       
  SINCE JUN 1    765                       636    129      853       
  SINCE JAN 1    810                       680    130      856       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE HARTFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        98      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        36      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2006........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   726 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2006.....SUNRISE   616 AM EDT   SUNSET   724 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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