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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1258 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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    410 PM  71    2000  46     -1       38       
  MINIMUM         32    725 AM  10    1872  31      1       27       
  AVERAGE         39                        39      0       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.15 1900   0.12  -0.12     0.65    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      1.92  -0.01     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.91                      1.92  -0.01     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.06                      9.14  -0.08     3.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          90.0  2001   0.3   -0.3      6.5     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.0                       5.0    9.0      7.5     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.0                       5.0    9.0      7.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.1                      39.3   46.8     36.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        26      0       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  542                       457     85      383       
  SINCE MAR 1    542                       457     85      383       
  SINCE JUL 1   4607                      4488    119     4536       
                                                                     
 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  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    53           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        70      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        10      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   552 AM EST   SUNSET   553 PM EST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   551 AM EST   SUNSET   554 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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