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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
118 AM EST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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    510 PM  66    2004  42     -8       66       
  MINIMUM         25    744 AM   0    1886  28     -3       38       
  AVERAGE         30                        35     -5       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.24 1983   0.12  -0.12     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.24   0.36     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.60                      0.24   0.36     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                      7.46   0.29     2.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.0  1916   0.4   -0.4     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       0.8    5.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.1                       0.8    5.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     78.2                      35.1   43.1     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        30      5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        61     10       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     71                        61     10       33       
  SINCE JUL 1   4136                      4092     44     4186       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        61      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         4      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM EST   SUNSET   537 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM EST   SUNSET   538 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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