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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
227 AM EST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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    351 PM  70    1999  47     -2       29       
  MINIMUM         30    423 AM   5    1885  32     -2       26       
  AVERAGE         38                        39     -1       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.49 1968   0.12  -0.12     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      2.16  -0.25     1.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.91                      2.16  -0.25     1.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.06                      9.38  -0.32     3.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.4  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.4     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.0                       5.6    8.4     10.6     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.0                       5.6    8.4     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.1                      39.9   46.2     39.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        26      1       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  596                       509     87      457       
  SINCE MAR 1    596                       509     87      457       
  SINCE JUL 1   4661                      4540    121     4610       
                                                                     
 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  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
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    64          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        72      1903                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   549 AM EST   SUNSET   555 PM EST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   547 AM EST   SUNSET   557 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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