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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
209 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         48   1140 AM  82    1896  56     -8       53       
  MINIMUM         36    557 AM  28    1943  40     -4       41       
  AVERAGE         42                        48     -6       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1903   0.12  -0.12     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      1.85  -0.27     7.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.47                      5.70  -0.23    10.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.62                     12.92  -0.30    13.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.1  1916   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.6   -1.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.5                       9.9    4.6     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.6                      44.3   42.3     39.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        17      6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       288    -14      302       
  SINCE MAR 1   1188                      1103     85     1086       
  SINCE JUL 1   5253                      5134    119     5239       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
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    70           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        84      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        28      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   601 AM EDT   SUNSET   727 PM EDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   600 AM EDT   SUNSET   728 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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