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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
156 AM EST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         48    431 PM  72    1903  47      1       34       
  MINIMUM         31    628 AM   5    1876  32     -1       27       
  AVERAGE         40                        40      0       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1899   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      2.29  -0.38     1.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.91                      2.29  -0.38     1.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.06                      9.51  -0.45     3.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.2  1956   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   14.0                       5.9    8.1     10.6     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.0                       5.9    8.1     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.1                      40.2   45.9     39.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        25      0       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  621                       534     87      491       
  SINCE MAR 1    621                       534     87      491       
  SINCE JUL 1   4686                      4565    121     4644       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    49           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    36                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        79      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        10      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   547 AM EST   SUNSET   557 PM EST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   545 AM EST   SUNSET   558 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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