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CDUS41 KBOX 110546
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1242 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         30    457 PM  71    1878  44    -14       40       
  MINIMUM         15    631 AM   6    1984  30    -15       29       
  AVERAGE         23                        37    -14       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.14 1881   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.20  -0.11     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.09                      1.20  -0.11     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.24                      8.42  -0.18     2.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1918   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.9                       3.2    7.7      0.9     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.9                       3.2    7.7      0.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     83.0                      37.5   45.5     29.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        28     14       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  359                       294     65      224       
  SINCE MAR 1    359                       294     65      224       
  SINCE JUL 1   4424                      4325     99     4377       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        67      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         9      1939                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   603 AM EST   SUNSET   546 PM EST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   601 AM EST   SUNSET   547 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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