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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1242 AM EST TUE FEB 8 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 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         42    957 PM  56    1925  37      5       41       
  MINIMUM         29    742 AM  -5    1875  23      6       27       
  AVERAGE         36                        30      6       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.93 1978   0.12  -0.12     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      0.84  -0.57     1.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.38                      8.49  -0.11     7.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.72                      4.76  -0.04     2.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          19.0  1978   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.9   -2.9      2.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     50.5                      23.1   27.4     28.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     54.4                      25.9   28.5     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        35     -6       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       250    -19      234       
  SINCE DEC 1   2335                      2286     49     2494       
  SINCE JUL 1   3355                      3330     25     3458       
                                                                     
 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   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        66      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -12      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2005......SUNRISE   650 AM EST   SUNSET   508 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  9 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM EST   SUNSET   509 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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