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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
226 AM EST MON MAR 7 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         41    259 PM  70    1894  43     -2       60       
  MINIMUM         27    559 AM  -8    1972  29     -2       41       
  AVERAGE         34                        36     -2       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.15 1943   0.12  -0.12     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.72  -0.12     0.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.60                      0.72  -0.12     0.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                      7.94  -0.19     2.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.2  2001   0.3   -0.3     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       2.0    4.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.1                       2.0    4.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     78.2                      36.3   41.9     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        29      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       180     32      107       
  SINCE MAR 1    212                       180     32      107       
  SINCE JUL 1   4277                      4211     66     4260       
                                                                     
 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  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        69      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1872                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   541 PM EST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM EST   SUNSET   543 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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