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CDUS41 KBOX 090627
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
126 AM EST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         45    807 AM  67    1995  44      1       38       
  MINIMUM         16   1159 PM   7    1986  29    -13       30       
  AVERAGE         31                        37     -6       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          1.85 1933   0.12   0.37     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      0.96   0.13     0.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.09                      0.96   0.13     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.24                      8.18   0.06     2.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             8.0  1941   0.3   MM        0.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       2.6    3.5      0.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.1                       2.6    3.5      0.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     78.2                      36.9   41.3     29.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        29      5       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  270                       238     32      161       
  SINCE MAR 1    270                       238     32      161       
  SINCE JUL 1   4335                      4269     66     4314       
                                                                     
 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM EST   SUNSET   544 PM EST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM EST   SUNSET   545 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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