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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
602 AM EST SUN MAR 13 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         37   1128 AM  69    1902  45     -8       51       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM   7    1900  30      1       31       
  AVERAGE         34                        38     -4       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.80          1.55 1936   0.12   0.68     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      1.44   0.47     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.91                      1.44   0.47     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.06                      8.66   0.40     2.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.8           6.4  1959   0.3    2.5      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.0                       3.8   10.2      1.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.0                       3.8   10.2      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.1                      38.1   48.0     29.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        28      3       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  427                       350     77      273       
  SINCE MAR 1    427                       350     77      273       
  SINCE JUL 1   4492                      4381    111     4426       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        73      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         3      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM EST   SUNSET   548 PM EST   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   558 AM EST   SUNSET   550 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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