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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1243 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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        MM  63    1976  42     -8       55        
  MINIMUM         19        MM   2    1907  27     -8       31        
  AVERAGE         27                        34     -7       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          2.01 1958   0.12   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.70                      3.30  -0.60     1.45    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.81                     10.95  -0.14     7.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.15                      7.22  -0.07     2.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.5           6.6  1948   0.4    2.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   17.7                      11.3    6.4      2.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     68.2                      31.5   36.7     28.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     72.1                      34.3   37.8     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        31      7       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  941                       951    -10      907       
  SINCE DEC 1   3045                      2987     58     3167       
  SINCE JUL 1   4065                      4031     34     4131       
                                                                     
 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   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        63      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -1      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM EST   SUNSET   534 PM EST   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM EST   SUNSET   535 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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