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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
338 PM EST TUE FEB 22 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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   1017 PM  63    1906  40     -6       41       
  MINIMUM         24    411 AM  -1    1950  25     -1       33       
  AVERAGE         29                        33     -4       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          2.45 1898   0.12   0.25     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      2.46  -0.38     1.45    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.19                     10.11   0.08     7.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.53                      6.38   0.15     2.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        5.5           8.5  1947   0.4    5.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.6                       8.5   -1.9      2.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     57.1                      28.7   28.4     28.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     61.0                      31.5   29.5     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        33      3       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  670                       728    -58      709       
  SINCE DEC 1   2774                      2764     10     2969       
  SINCE JUL 1   3794                      3808    -14     3933       
                                                                     
 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  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        66      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         2      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   526 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   629 AM EST   SUNSET   527 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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