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CDUS41 KBOX 170650
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
139 AM EST THU FEB 17 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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         54    224 PM  60    1910  39     15       30       
  MINIMUM         34    641 AM  -9    1943  24     10       12       
  AVERAGE         44                        32     12       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          2.64 1958   0.11   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      1.89  -0.18     1.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.82                      9.54   0.28     7.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.16                      5.81   0.35     2.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            19.3  1958   0.4   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       6.5   -5.4      2.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     51.6                      26.7   24.9     28.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     55.5                      29.5   26.0     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        34    -13       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  484                       561    -77      541       
  SINCE DEC 1   2588                      2597     -9     2801       
  SINCE JUL 1   3608                      3641    -33     3765       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        61      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -11      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   519 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   520 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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