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CDUS41 KBOX 190645
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
134 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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         34    134 PM  64    1981  39     -5       32       
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM  -4    1958  25     -5       28       
  AVERAGE         27                        32     -5       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.91 1998   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      2.11  -0.40     1.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.82                      9.76   0.06     7.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.16                      6.03   0.13     2.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            10.2  1893   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       7.3   -6.2      2.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     51.6                      27.5   24.1     28.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     55.5                      30.3   25.2     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        34      4       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  551                       629    -78      619       
  SINCE DEC 1   2655                      2665    -10     2879       
  SINCE JUL 1   3675                      3709    -34     3843       
                                                                     
 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  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        65      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         4      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 19 2005......SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   522 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   523 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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