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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1248 AM EST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         46    427 PM  72    1990  46      0       52       
  MINIMUM         31    625 AM  12    1993  31      0       37       
  AVERAGE         39                        39      0       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.39 1953   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      1.80   0.11     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.91                      1.80   0.11     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.06                      9.02   0.04     2.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          90.0  2001   0.3   -0.3     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   14.0                       4.7    9.3      1.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.0                       4.7    9.3      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.1                      39.0   47.1     29.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        27     -1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  516                       431     85      351       
  SINCE MAR 1    516                       431     85      351       
  SINCE JUL 1   4581                      4462    119     4504       
                                                                     
 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 (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        71      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        10      1872                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   554 AM EST   SUNSET   552 PM EST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM EST   SUNSET   553 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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