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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
155 AM EDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         67   1238 PM  93    2002  57     10       72       
  MINIMUM         38    511 AM  26    1908  41     -3       36       
  AVERAGE         53                        49      4       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1954   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      2.09  -0.51     7.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.47                      5.94  -0.47    10.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.62                     13.16  -0.54    13.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1935   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.5                      10.1    4.4     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.6                      44.5   42.1     39.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        16     -4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  308                       321    -13      333       
  SINCE MAR 1   1222                      1136     86     1117       
  SINCE JUL 1   5287                      5167    120     5270       
                                                                     
 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   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    55           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        94      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 PM EDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 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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