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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1235 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009


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...THE HARTFORD CT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1904 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         34    859 PM  62    1907  34      0       52       
  MINIMUM         28    401 AM   1    1912  17     11       36       
  AVERAGE         31                        26      5       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.16          1.46 1938   0.13   1.03     0.00    
                                      1908                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      0.85   0.37     0.34    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.87                      4.45   3.42     4.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.22                      0.85   0.37     0.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           8.8  1977   0.4   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       2.8   -2.5      2.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     21.0                      11.2    9.8     20.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.0                      14.7    6.3     21.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        39     -5       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       269     13      278       
  SINCE DEC 1   1290                      1323    -33     1355       
  SINCE JUL 1   2507                      2568    -61     2365       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       

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THE HARTFORD CT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        62      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17        -7      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2009.......SUNRISE   718 AM EST   SUNSET   437 PM EST   
JANUARY  9 2009.......SUNRISE   718 AM EST   SUNSET   438 PM EST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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