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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
145 AM EDT TUE APR 19 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         66   1034 AM  94    1976  57      9       62       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  26    1887  41     10       48       
  AVERAGE         59                        49     10       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1879   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      2.21  -0.63     7.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.47                      6.06  -0.59    10.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.62                     13.28  -0.66    13.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.6  1965   T      0.0      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        6                        16    -10       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  314                       337    -23      343       
  SINCE MAR 1   1228                      1152     76     1127       
  SINCE JUL 1   5293                      5183    110     5280       
                                                                     
 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   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (350)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
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    46          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     18          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    32                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        22      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 PM EDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 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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