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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
247 AM EST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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    411 PM  70    1990  47     -1       31       
  MINIMUM         30    609 AM  10    1916  32     -2       24       
  AVERAGE         38                        39     -1       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1968   0.12  -0.12     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      2.04  -0.13     1.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.91                      2.04  -0.13     1.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.06                      9.26  -0.20     3.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1993   0.3   -0.3      2.7     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.0                       5.3    8.7     10.2     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.0                       5.3    8.7     10.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.1                      39.6   46.5     39.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        26      1       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  569                       483     86      420       
  SINCE MAR 1    569                       483     86      420       
  SINCE JUL 1   4634                      4514    120     4573       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
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    64           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        70      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   551 AM EST   SUNSET   554 PM EST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   549 AM EST   SUNSET   555 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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