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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
158 AM EDT WED APR 20 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         71    553 PM  87    1914  57     14       86       
  MINIMUM         45    340 AM  22    1875  42      3       44       
  AVERAGE         58                        49      9       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1877   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      2.33  -0.75     7.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.47                      6.18  -0.71    10.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.62                     13.40  -0.78    13.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1961   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        7                        16     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  321                       353    -32      343       
  SINCE MAR 1   1235                      1168     67     1127       
  SINCE JUL 1   5300                      5199    101     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   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
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    65           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        89      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 PM EDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 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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