NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

HARTFORD, CT

  
                                JAN    FEB    MAR    APR    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    DEC        YEAR 
 TEMPERATURE F:                                                                                                              
 Normals                                                                                                                     
  -Daily Maximum               33.2   36.4   46.8   59.9   71.6   80.0   85.0   82.7   74.8   63.7   51.0   37.5      60.2   
  -Daily Minimum               15.8   18.6   28.1   37.5   47.6   56.9   62.2   60.4   51.8   40.7   32.8   21.3      39.5   
  -Monthly                     24.6   27.5   37.5   48.7   59.6   68.5   73.7   71.6   63.3   52.2   41.9   29.5      49.9   
 Extremes                                                                                                                    
  -Record Highest      39        65     73     87     96     97    100    102    101     99     91     81     74       102   
  -Year                        1967   1985   1977   1976   1979   1964   1966   1975   1983   1963   1974   1984  JUL 1966   
  -Record Lowest       39       -26    -21     -6      9     28     37     44     36     30     17      1    -14       -26   
  -Year                        1961   1961   1967   1970   1985   1986   1962   1965   1979   1978   1989   1980  JAN 1961   
 NORMAL DEGREE DAYS:                                                                                                         
 Heating (base 65 F)           1252   1050    853    489    194     20      0      6     96    397    693   1101      6151   
 Cooling (bsde 65 F)              0      0      0      0     27    125    270    210     45      0      0      0       677   
 % OF POSSIBLE SUNSHINE39        55     57     56     55     57     60     62     62     59     57     46     48        56   
 MEAN SKY COVER(tenths)                                                                                                      
 Sunrise - Sunset      39       6.4    6.5    6.7    6.7    6.8    6.6    6.4    6.3    6.1    5.9    6.9    6.7       6.5   
 MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS:                                                                                                        
 Sunrise to Sunset                                                                                                           
  -Clear               39       7.7    6.8    6.7    6.4    5.6    5.7    5.8    6.7    8.5    9.3    5.7    6.9      81.6   
  -Partly Cloudy       39       7.9    7.5    8.5    8.4    9.7   10.4   12.1   10.9    8.8    8.7    8.3    7.6     108.8   
  -Cloudy              39      15.4   13.9   15.8   15.2   15.7   13.9   13.2   13.4   12.7   13.0   16.1   16.5     174.8   
 Precipitation                                                                                                               
 .01 inches or more    39      10.5   10.3   11.4   11.2   11.7   11.3    9.7    9.8    9.5    8.5   11.2   11.9     127.0   
 Snow,Ice Pellets                                                                                                            
 1.0 inches or more    39       2.9    2.6    2.5    0.5    0.*    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.*    0.5    3.2      12.3   
 Thunderstorms         39       0.1    0.2    0.7    1.2    2.2    3.9    4.5    3.7    2.1    1.0    0.4    0.1      20.2   
 Heavy Fog Visibility                                                                                                        
 1/4 mile or less      39       2.2    2.4    2.2    1.3    1.7    2.3    1.9    2.3    3.2    3.6    2.2    2.9      28.4   
 Temperature F                                                                                                               
  -Maximum                                                                                                                   
  90 and above         34       0.0    0.0    0.0    0.3    1.2    3.4    7.6    4.8    1.3    0.*    0.0    0.0      18.8   
  32 and below         34      13.6    9.1    1.9    0.1    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.5    9.4      34.5   
  -Minimum                                                                                                                   
  32 and below         34      28.7   25.6   21.5    8.4    0.7    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.4    6.4   16.5   26.9     135.1   
   0 and below         34       2.8    1.6    0.*    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    0.0    1.1       5.5   
 AV. STATION PRES.(mb) 21    1010.0 1010.4 1009.3 1007.7 1008.4 1007.9 1008.5 1010.3 1011.7 1012.0 1011.1 1011.1    1009.9   
 RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)                                                                                                       
  Hour                 34        69     68     68     69     76     81     82     84     86     81     75     73        76   
  Hour                 34        71     72     72     70     73     77     78     83     86     83     79     76        77   
  Hour                 34        56     54     50     45     47     51     51     53     55     51     56     59        52   
  Hour                 34        62     60     56     53     56     60     62     66     71     67     67     67        62   
 PRECIPITATION (ins):                                                                                                        
 Water Equivalent                                                                                                            
  -Normal                      3.41   3.23   3.63   3.85   4.12   3.75   3.19   3.65   3.79   3.57   4.04   3.91     44.14   
  -Maximum Monthly     39      9.61   7.27   6.86   9.90  12.00  13.60   8.43  21.87   9.02  11.61   8.53   8.36     21.87   
  -Year                        1978   1981   1983   1983   1989   1982   1988   1955   1975   1955   1972   1969  AUG 1955   
  -Minimum Monthly     39      0.38   0.45   0.27   1.38   0.73   0.67   1.07   0.54   0.84   0.35   0.51   0.78      0.27   
  -Year                        1981   1987   1981   1966   1959   1988   1983   1981   1986   1963   1976   1955  MAR 1981   
  -Maximum in 24 hrs   39      2.56   2.16   2.62   3.01   4.90   6.14   3.48  12.12   5.28   4.45   2.90   3.12     12.12   
  -Year                        1979   1965   1987   1979   1989   1982   1960   1955   1960   1959   1988   1973  AUG 1955   
 Snow, Ice Pellets                                                                                                           
  -Maximum Monthly     39      37.0   32.2   43.3   14.3    1.3    T      0.0    0.0    0.0    1.7    8.7   35.4      43.3   
  -Year                        1978   1969   1956   1982   1977   1993                        1979   1986   1969  MAR 1956   
  -Maximum in 24 hrs   39      14.7   21.0   14.8   14.1    1.3    T      0.0    0.0    0.0    1.7    8.6   13.9      21.0   
  -Year                        1978   1983   1993   1982   1977   1993                        1979   1980   1969  FEB 1983   
 WIND:                                                                                                                       
 Mean Speed (mph)      39       9.0    9.5   10.0   10.0    8.8    8.1    7.4    7.2    7.3    7.8    8.5    8.7       8.5   
     through 1963               NW     NW     NW     S      S      S      S      S      S      N      S      N               
 Fastest Obs. 1 Min.                                                                                                         
  -Direction (!!)       8        30     29     18     29     05     30     35     18     17     26     19     31        17   
  -Speed (mph)                   30     37     37     33     28     26     35     40     43     33     40     39        43   
  -Year                        1993   1989   1987   1988   1987   1986   1991   1988   1985   1986   1989   1992  SEP 1985   
 Peak Gust                                                                                                                   
  -Direction (!!)      10        NW     NW      S     NW     NW      W     SW     NW      S      S      S     NW        SW   
  -Speed (mph)         10        49     49     62     48     48     53     89     55     66     72     60     55        89   
  -Date                        1993   1990   1987   1988   1990   1993   1988   1991   1985   1990   1989   1992  JUL 1988