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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1253 AM EST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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    326 PM  76    1946  46     -5       43       
  MINIMUM         27    640 AM  12    1896  31     -4       25       
  AVERAGE         34                        38     -4       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.93 1958   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      1.68   0.23     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.91                      1.68   0.23     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.06                      8.90   0.16     2.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1980   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.0                       4.4    9.6      1.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.0                       4.4    9.6      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.1                      38.7   47.4     29.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        27      4       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  490                       404     86      331       
  SINCE MAR 1    490                       404     86      331       
  SINCE JUL 1   4555                      4435    120     4484       
                                                                     
 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  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
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    69           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        72      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        12      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM EST   SUNSET   551 PM EST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   554 AM EST   SUNSET   552 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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