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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1245 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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         28    359 PM  65    1961  39    -11       43       
  MINIMUM         13    759 AM   4    1936  25    -12       25       
  AVERAGE         21                        32    -11       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.40 1972   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      2.22  -0.51     1.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.82                      9.87  -0.05     7.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.16                      6.14   0.02     2.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          90.0  2001   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       7.7   -6.6      2.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     51.6                      27.9   23.7     28.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     55.5                      30.7   24.8     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        33     11       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  595                       662    -67      650       
  SINCE DEC 1   2699                      2698      1     2910       
  SINCE JUL 1   3719                      3742    -23     3874       
                                                                     
 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        68      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         0      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   523 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   632 AM EST   SUNSET   524 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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